BEAUTIFUL AUSTRALIAN **NATURAL BLACK OPAL** GREEN RED GOLD COLOUR PLAY 3.05CT!!

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THE IMAGE IS ENLARGED**

**OPAL PICTURES ARE TAKEN UNDER PENLIGHT LIGHTING**

**STUNNING NATURAL BLACK OPAL FROM LIGHTNING RIDGE AUSTRALIA 3.05CT -ABSOLUTE BARGAIN!!**

ITEMS DESCRIPTION:

SHAPE  - OVAL CABOCHON

COLOUR - BLACK OPAL WITH - RED , GREEN , YELLOW, GOLD , MAGENTA AND BLUE COLOUR PLAY.

WEIGHT - 3.05 CT

CLARITY - TRANSLUCENT / OPAQUE

SIZE - 11.42 MM X 8.92 MM X 6.48

ORIGIN - LIGHTNING RIDGE , AUSTRALIA

HARDNESS - 6.5 MOH'S SCALE

BLACK OPAL:

Opal with play of color has always been considered one of the most desired gems in the marketplace, earning it the undisputed title as "Queen of Gemstones." Opal's name evolved from the Greek opallios, meaning "to see a change of color." The Greek word was a modification of the ancient Indian Sanskrit name for opal, upala, which meant "precious stone." Opal's phenomenal play-of-color effect is not seen in any other gemstone; a unique quality that has attracted the attention of gem lovers through the ages.