Opal-An Australian Adventure

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Abstract carving

boulder opal leaf

boulder crocodile

Copi is a White-ish impurity in opal from the Lightning Ridge area. I have not seen it happen myself but I believe that it can grow inside the stone and destroy the color. Cobweb. Stringy cobweb like inclusions that take away from the quality of the stone

Cobwebs inside a dark opal from Lightning Ridge

Fire Opal. I’ve heard different definitions for this term. Some say that it must be red and fire-like, but depending on where you come from, the term is often applied to just any brilliant opal with a fiery look to it, whether it’s red, blue, yellow, orange or green. I suppose, when you look at real fire, you often see all those colors in it.

Brilliant red fire opals from the Winton fields

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