Red is the rarest color to find followed by yellow and orange.
Blue real blue opal stone price.
All opal comes in every color of the rainbow.
At about this point the price escalates when compared with boulder and crystal or white opal.
Some colors are harder to find than others and this is a determining factor in the price.
If this is the way you prefer to shop we suggest you filter by base color.
Opal is a sedimentary stone.
As the blue turns to blue green or green blue with a very dark or black background the stone can then sell up to around 250 per carat.
Clarity since blue opal is a delicate gemstone the presence of fractures and pits effects the beauty durability and value of the blue opal gemstone.
You will also have the ease of shopping our opal by faceted opal cabochon opal single loose opal opal pairs and opal lots.
Make offer opal red mintabie dark base australia 1 08ct oval 10 3x5 2mm i cut the opal h082 16ct lightning ridge solid black opal brilliant zoned green blue fire 800 00.
A solid opal that can be translucent to opaque with an optional play of color on a blue base color.
Light blue opal stones or excessively dark blue opal with brown patches are relatively cheaper.
If you are ready to take the plunge and purchase your first opal or if you are an avid collector this article is going to walk you through the 10 factors that contribute to the final price of an opal.
Opal has a complicated classification system for valuations that is much harder than diamonds or any other gemstones.
There is also a pink variety of this common opal.
Opal is an amorphous form of silica chemically similar to quartz but containing 3 to 21 water within its mineral structure gem grade opals usually have 6 to 10 water content.
Blue brown green multicolor orange pink white and yellow.
The blue and violet stones are the most common and the most affordable.
Many buyers look for a specific color or size when purchasing opal.
Under the proper conditions water percolates through the earth becoming rich in dissolved silicates.
The opaque blue common opal from the andes is just called blue opal.
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According to the trade rule cleaner and deeper is the blue higher is the blue opal stone prices.
Blue opals that are bright and very dark to black can reach much higher prices.
Blue black opal 80 p c.