Went thrift shopping today and came across a place with tons of jewelry, so I took a look around. Most of it was costume but a few things stood out to me, because the stones had inclusions. Long story short ended up buying them. I went to inspect them with some wire cutters and a screwdriver and found out the setting was gold plastic over pot metal. However, the stones where real! 2 white opals and 2 tiny rubies. The larger opal oval has good play of color and good size. The other one is milky but still good. The rubies are tiny but appear unheated. Opals show strong blue, green and blue. Teardrop shaped opal has no play of color but occasional red opalescence.

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All but 1 of these necklaces looks like Ethiopian to me. Are they identified correctly in the descriptions? The prices just seem too low if they are as described.

I am going to meet up with an opal dealer I was recommended to by a friend this week to buy some Australian rough. My friend says the guy is trustworthy but in opals and nuclear arms deals, you should trust, but verify.

I have looked at eBay and opal auctions to try and train my eye for rough prices but to further this training my training, could people please post pictures of rough they have with the price you bought it for/think it’s worth? Thx so much!

2 ct. Lightning Ridge Cushion Cut Blue/Green w/Yellow Flecks, N7 Crystal, B3 Brightness.

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Material: 925 sterling silver

Total weight: 9.88 gram

Ring Size: 7

Stone weight: 1.75, 1.85 cts

Price: $350 Total

Worldwide shipping with tracking. PayPal accepted. 7-day return policy if the item does not match the description.

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One bright Opal. The kind of Opal that can sit still & show colors all over its face Looks great in low, medium, & bright light. It is blinding in sunlight. Super vivid neon colors in high 3-D, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet & purple. Especially nice red, purple & blue here. Natural Black Ethiopian opals of this quality is extremely rare .

No dead spots. No cracks. No potch . Great polish.

Weight:6.79 ct

Size: 17.73 x 13.94 x 5.63 mm

Price: $1350 ( $48 Fedex shipping )

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Just finished this doublet tonight. It was Lightning Ridge material that was pretty sand included. I knew I could get the sand out, but also knew my final stone would be thinner than I would like. Instead of cutting it into a couple of smaller stones that would have been OK, I decided to make a larger doublet. Very bright and turned out almost great IMHO. Small amount of webbing in face and 2 microscopic pits...but I'm a sucker for a green/blue play of color especially if it's on a black background.

1.82 ct. Coober Pedy, marquise cut, medium dome, N7, B3, faces well from all angles.

Coober Pedy, 2.25 cts, N8, B3.

No derogatory comments on the state of my nails please...I already know 😁