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Oct 16, 2026DE

Black Opal – A luminous blaze of color like a hidden universe. 15.5- 3.1 g

This extraordinary Black Opal impresses with a deep, dark blue to almost black body tone, which forms an exceptionally strong contrast to its vivid and expansive play-of-color. Across the entire curved surface, an intense display of color from glowing neon green, vivid red, fiery orange, electric blue, and individual yellowish color accents is distributed, with the combination of green and red creating an enormous visual impact. In the first view a broad, nearly flat green color play dominates, streaking like a luminous light flow through the dark opal body and being interrupted by individual red and orange color fields. Particularly fascinating is the way the colors do not appear simply as point-like spots, but are distributed over the surface in interconnected, organically seeming structures. In the second view the appearance changes noticeably: beside intense green, strong red and orange color flashes now emerge, which together with the blue areas create an exceptionally lively and almost three-dimensional pattern. It is precisely this strong alternation that makes the stone especially interesting, because even a small change in viewing angle can cause individual color areas to disappear and others to glow intensely. The highly glossy polish further intensifies the color depth and lets the light glide across the surface, giving the opal remarkable optical dynamics. Notably the extraordinarily intense neon green, which at several points appears almost closed off and thus creates a very strong contrast to the dark base body. At the same time the red and orange areas produce a veritable fire that appears between the green and blue color fields. The fine blue and turquoise accents complement the color spectrum and give the stone additional depth. Due to its rounded, curved, carefully polished form, this specimen is excellent as a high-quality collectible and an extraordinary display piece. The combination of dark body, high color saturation, strong contrast, and a particularly varied color change makes this Black Opal an expressive and visually exceptional natural stone. A fascinating specimen for collectors, distinguished above all by its intense green fire, the spectacular red and orange flashes, and the accompanying blue and turquoise tones, showing a new face under different lighting. Weight 15,5ct Gem Type Black Opal Shape As Picture Size 21,6x17,5x8,6mm Color Play of color Origin Ethiopia Treatment Smoked Unsere Versandkosten sind von Catawiki geprüft und anerkannt. Wir haben eine externe Versandfirma, die die Abschlusskontrolle, Abholung, Verpackung und den Versand durchführen; dadurch kommen diese Versandkosten zustande. Käufer trägt alle eventuellen Import- und Exportkosten, Zollkosten, Versandkosten, etc.. Siehe auch unsere anderen Artikel und Versandkosten, Abholkosten sparen.. Auf einigen der Bilder wurde der stein Durchleuchtet um Ihnen die Farbe des Steins zu zeigen. Bei manchen steinen haben wir eine Beleuchtung unter den Stein gehalten um die Farbe der stücke besser zeigen zu können. Und es kann zu Abweichungen der Farben etc führen, da jeder Computer, Monitor und Handys andere Qualitäten der Farben zeigen KÖNNEN! The disclaimer about the healing properties as previously given : It is believed that certain gemstones and minerals have beneficial health and spiritual properties. We und Catawiki cannot guarantee or be held liable for these suggested attributes which have no scientific evidence and cannot be considered a substitute for traditional medical treatment. #MWFINDS

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