44ct TW Boulder Opal Rub Parcel

44ct TW Boulder Opal Rub ParcelThis beautiful boulder opal rub parcel was mined from a deposit in Winton, Queensland, Australia. "Rubs" are partially preformed rough opals that have been trimmed and shaped to show their potential but are not polished. The images show the stones both wet and dry. These pieces are perfect for beginners just starting out with cutting and polishing opal to practice on. They are also great as as collectors pieces when kept in water or you can even use

This bright heliodor is a lovely delicate yellow and totally eye clean

It is almost eye clean with just a few barely visible wisps coming in from one of the long edges

violet and green fire running in beautiful waves of precious opal and translucent cream potch opal

with possible quartz inclusion

with just a slight haze visible to the naked eye giving the stone a soft glow

This piece comes with a full gemmological lab report

The setting is 10 carat gold and is of a very naturalistic form as it simply follows the shape of the shard

Stone Type Feldspar Cut Oval Cut Weight 1

05mm Colour Pink/Green Clarity I Treatment No treatment Origin Brazil

This stone is a great buy as it faces up much larger than its weight would suggest due to its shallow cut however when a shallow cut can sometime negatively affect a stones appearance

Clarity VS/SI

11ct Dimensions 6