Lightning Ridge Raw Rough Opal Specimen from Australia, 4ct weight #36

Australian Lightning Ridge Rough Opal small specimen stone

Country of Origin: New South Wales, Australia

10-point scale of mineral hardness: 5.5 – 7.0 (10 – Hard, 1 soft)

Quantity: 1 Lightning Ridge Opal Specimen. You will receive the exact gemstone shown in the photos. We have tried to capture the beautiful colour tones as best we can in a photograph.

Treatment: Untreated, natural raw state

Size: approx 0.7cm x 1.3cm x 1cm

Weight: 0.8 grams, 4 carats

Care has been taken to ensure that weights and measurements are as accurate as possible, however please do note that these are only approximate.

These stones have been photographed with water. Being wet brings out the maximum colour.

These specimens are in their natural raw form and shedding of small crystals is normal. Natural inclusions, cracks and pockets are all visible and all part of the natural stone. Please handle with extra care.

Lightning Ridge in New South Wales Australia, is the main source of the black opal. These Opals contain a predominantly dark background, grey to blue and black, displaying a wide range of colours.
The type of opal you can get from Lightning Ridge can be a mixture of seam and bumpy opal and can be crystal, black, and white opal. Black opal is the most valuable followed by crystal opal and at the end, white opal.