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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 6, 2012 0:49:50 GMT -5
Lets see if this posts this time.... From the rough I got at the AOS opal show on Saturday 12.5mm x 8.5mm x 2.99mm 1.7ct
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herchenx
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Post by herchenx on Nov 6, 2012 11:20:42 GMT -5
nice!
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Nov 6, 2012 11:26:48 GMT -5
There you go, playing with fire again!
beautiful opal cab!
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steveo
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Post by steveo on Nov 6, 2012 14:33:44 GMT -5
O so very nice, they are great.
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 6, 2012 15:03:01 GMT -5
Your too funny Diane....thanks everyone!
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Post by Tonyterner on Nov 6, 2012 19:43:42 GMT -5
Very nice. Little opals are fun to cab and that's a great piece.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Nov 6, 2012 20:12:14 GMT -5
Beautiful cab!!
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Post by Toad on Nov 6, 2012 21:19:57 GMT -5
Lovely - just full of fire!!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Nov 6, 2012 21:22:35 GMT -5
thats sweet! opal is my sons birthstone so he has been bugging me to try it. just out curiosity what does a piece of rough for a cab like that cost? ( I know if you need to ask you probably can't afford it ...lol)
Chuck
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jason12x12
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Post by jason12x12 on Nov 7, 2012 0:06:39 GMT -5
very nice!! and i would bet it is 10x better in person
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Post by gingerkid on Nov 7, 2012 6:28:02 GMT -5
That's a gorgeous opal, Christopher! Really like the shape of it, too! Did you buy any other opal rough at the show?
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hope
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Post by hope on Nov 7, 2012 21:24:40 GMT -5
Really nice cab with some great fire.
Hope
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pporky
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Post by pporky on Nov 7, 2012 21:37:49 GMT -5
Very nice piece Chris
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 7, 2012 21:52:01 GMT -5
Thank you everyone.
Chuck,
You can expect to pay $2 and up per gram for decent Australian opal. The sky is the limit depending on quality and type. The rough this one came from was $5 per gram for the rough.
Jason, This stone ROCKS in hand!!
Jan, I did buy other rough of various types of opals.
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ltpaulbtv
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Post by ltpaulbtv on Nov 7, 2012 22:35:50 GMT -5
Very beautiful! What do you think the finished piece will be worth? What type of setting?
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 8, 2012 1:16:17 GMT -5
I imagine that the price this stone could garner is dependent on many details e.g. type of metal used & design.
Bezel or prong setting would work well for a pendant design and a protected type of setting for a ring I imagine. I have advertises this stone for sale on my Facebook page. Solid Opal is getting premium prices right now because there just isn't a lot out there. Visit any major department store jewelry display and you will see very little, if any, solid opal. What you will see a lot of is synthetic opal, doublets and triplets. I hope that helps ltpaulbtv
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Post by helens on Nov 8, 2012 3:45:51 GMT -5
Gorgeous stone, and love the shape!
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 8, 2012 21:46:49 GMT -5
Thank you Helen. The cab sold today!
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