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Buying Guide Opals Gemstones.

Posted by on Apr 24, 2014 in about opals, Australian opal jewelry, Australian opal ring, Black opal earrings, Black opal jewellery, Black opal jewelry, Black opal rings, Black opals, buy sell custom opal rings, How to price opals, Opal mining, Opal ring, Articles Jewelry., opals, Polished opals, selling opal jewelry, Tucson Gem Show, Wholesale opals |

Buying guide opals and Black opal . Buying guide opals precious opal from Australia that shows fire a play of color, buying guide for opal gemstones the stone is a mineraloid with internal structure. Australian precious stones composed of spheres of silica ,diffraction light at micro measurements 150 to 300nm diameter that make play of colors, this determines how much money you pay for precious gem from Lightning Ridge Australia.   Buying guide opals guys forget about the scientific stuff, if you’re buying a gemstone you need to get down to grassroots the basic how much is opal in dollars?  Buy the opal that appeals to you first off and do your homework on the Internet before purchasing. The best and most precious black opal predominantly red multicolor, high cabochon perfect dimensions for a lady ring two carat symmetrical oblong or-round cut stone, a classic pattern Harlequin,Chinese writing ,cats eye pattern. Five out of five fire in dark conditions and light conditions meaning outside and inside, the stone must be extremely bright good Clarity no flaws cracks sand or grey color, or lines on the face of the Opal. The back of the stone must be very black allowing light to come through the face colors, come through and touch the back of the colors, that are visual from the front of the gemstone and reflect back off the black back of the stone. And when rotating the stone you must see colors at every angle and the fire must reflect strongly for every angle when rotating the gem. Australian opal rings. Graham custom jewelry designer specializing in limited heritage opals with certificate of authenticity master jeweler, 40 years specializing in custom-design jewelry and opal cutting, wholesale prices direct from our Australian mines. Graham Black Opal Jewelry promotion free of charge when purchasing stones over $199,one custom jewelry design made free, but its the beauty of this gem that makes it appreciate and there never is two opals the same. We have the only mine leased listed on State Heritage Register List as an item of environmental heritage in LEP National Trust of Australia Register . Buying Guide for opal gemstones. Buying guide opals the next most precious opal is crystal have similar characteristics as precious, red multicolor a classic pattern Harlequin,Chinese writing ,cats eye pattern. High cabochon good Clarity perfect dimensions for a lady ring, two carat symmetrical round cut or oblong stone. Five out of five fire in dark conditions and light conditions meaning, outside and inside the crystal must be extremely bright. And when rotating the stone you must see colors at every angle the fire must reflect strongly also every angle when rotating the gem. No flaws grey color lines on the face of the opal,cracks sand in the face of the colors.The back of the stone must be transparent through to the top of...

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Opals cost how much.

Posted by on Apr 18, 2014 in about opals, Australian opal jewelry, Australian opal ring, Black opal jewellery, Black opal jewelry, Black opal rings, Black opals, buy sell custom opal rings, How to price opals, Opal certificates, opal ring, Opal ring, Articles Jewelry., opals, selling opal jewelry, Tucson Gem Show |

Opals cost how much money? Opals cost but how much money are you willing to pay, so first determine the type of opal you can afford.    Do you want a doublet-triplet opal they are cheaper than a solid stone,  do you want to make custom-design jewelry, rings earrings, brooch pendant necklace? Gifts etc triplets doublet are a good buy but if you have investment in mind, then buy a solid Australian black stone multicolor predominantly red, with good harlequins pattern or picture stones pattern or Chinese writing pattern galaxy pattern, all stones N1 N2 body tone and with good play of color,high dome cabochon stone with good fire. Master jeweler 40 years specializing in custom-design jewelry and opal cutting, why buy from Graham Black Opal Jewelry “wholesale prices direct from our Australian mines, free of charge when purchasing stones over $199, custom jewelry design made free with certificate of authenticity, but it is the beauty of this gem that makes it appreciate and there never is two stones the same. We have the only mine leased listed on State Heritage Register List as an item of environmental heritage in LEP National Trust of Australia Register . How much money do opals cost. Australian opal rings. If value is important to you there are guidelines determining the value of an all types of gemstones emerald garnets or pearls ruby’s, jade sapphires, spindle, topaz tourmaline emerald diamond, have simple – guides weight clarity and flaws will add to the value. Not so with opal factor red on black opal with brilliance fire, fire stones of 3 colors green blue orange color will be more valuable than duller gemstones. Depth flash of color with an attractive pattern is valuable,stones that are colored are more valuable . Regular shapes are more valuable than irregular shapes, inclusions decrease the value of the stone noticeable cracks and other marks on the face . Opals are not easily bought from jewelry stores, some major cities and Australian tourists business you will fine opal jewelry. Cate Blanchett wore lucky opal earrings at the Oscars, everyone noticed Cate’s jewelry as she collected her Oscar for best actress 2014. Since the end of the Corcoran rush in 1990s there has not been a lot of crystal and black stones being produced in Australian, in the recent years around 2007 the country of Ethiopia has produced the greatest quantity of crystal that is on the market today about 80% in 2014. Opals first mined around 4000 B. C. in Ethiopia, their popularity did not start until the Romans loved them around 100 B. C. By then, the majority of stone were mined in Hungary. For over a 1,000 years Hungary supplied European rulers with the treasure of opals. At the same time, Australian gemstones appeared in the market,  buyer were hesitant but Australian stones are much more stable with fire and brilliant...

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Opal Pricing Grading Information On Buying.

Opal Pricing Grading Information On Buying.

Posted by on Apr 3, 2014 in about opals, Australian opal jewelry, Australian opal ring, Black opal earrings, Black opal jewellery, Black opal jewelry, Black opal rings, Black opals, buy sell custom opal rings, homepage, How to price opals, Lightning Ridge opal miners, Opal certificates, Opal ring, Articles Jewelry., Opals for sale, selling opal jewelry, Tucson Gem Show |

Opal pricing grading guide for opal gemstones. Opal pricing grading Australian crystal opal best crystal gemstone’s in the world by far. Australian opals have many grades A grade crystal B grade C grade D grade found in 3 States. 1/New South Wales 2/Queensland 3/South Australian, black opal the most amazing quality an expensive opal gemstones of all.       Today most crystal opal come’s from the Country of Ethiopia at the place named Wollo, lots of guys mining brown and crystal with light colors. The mines produce just a small amount of B grade stones, lots of C grade along with D also. Wollo Ethiopia play of color is not A grade play of color. Mines producing large amount’s of C grade D grade play of color. Light colors lots of orange and green with low fire on pattern grade’s C grade D grade,”but A+ good domed cabs”unfortunately a lot of Ethiopia is notoriously unstable. Information about buying stones.  Australia was the main source of stones about 95% of all opals come from the remote deserts in 3 states of Australian the hardness is 6.5 to 5.5 and is the most expensive opal stone of all. Opals are found in the Country’s of Indonesia and Honduras also Czechoslovakia, Peru and in the Country of Mexico, Brazil and in the USA . Opal pricing grading information. Since about the year 2000 South Australian crystal and white opals have not been producing a lot of stones.  New Corcoran rush around Lightning Ridge and around 1990s had lots of A grade black stones, but not a lot of opal is produced around Lightning Ridge today , Ethiopia producing lots of crystal in the recent years from about 2007 the country of Ethiopia has produced the greatest quantity of crystal that is on the market today about 80% . semi precious stones. A grade Black N1 N2 body tone gemstone from Australia only found around 100 kilometers the Township of Lightning Ridge Australian,good grade stones exhibits the phenomenon known as play-of-color, produced by the diffraction of white light through a micro-structure of orderly arrayed silica spheres to produce changing spectral hues.     Common stones do not exhibit a play-of-color. The distinction between common stones and porch is based on formation and structure. Porch is structurally similar to precious opal but has a disorderly arrangement of silica spheres, shows some degree of micro crystallinity. Australian opal rings. The first British and European prospectors pioneers explores that heard about the rare multicolor that sparkled dazzling red fire from rocks and stones, travelled to these locations and started the first opal mining fields. Hard men it was all blood sweat and tears in the semi-arid deserts no fresh water most of the year, stinking hot summers and cold winters, all backbreaking work by hand. No machinery, candle lighting shovels and picks and a hand held windless to wind...

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Blue Opals Or Multicolors.

Blue Opals Or Multicolors.

Posted by on Jan 9, 2014 in about opals, Australian National gemstone., Australian opal centre, Australian opal diamond ring, Australian opal jewelry, Australian opal ring, Australian-opal-gemstone-rings, Black opals, How to price opals, Lightning Ridge opal miners, Opal mining, Opal ring, Articles Jewelry., opals, Opals for sale, Polished opals, Tucson Gem Show |

 Purple color and blue opal fire is common when processing mining clay . Blue opals we design jewelry using blue opals in the design,  you can have all the colors of unique rare and different gemstone from around the world in one jewelry design. “Special Graham Black opal offers clients free of charge” when purchasing fire opal over $191. His jewelers will hand make professional goldsmith design jewelry to suit the gemstone purchased ,clients personal designs  excepted also a limit of 15 g – 1/2 oz of free solid sterling silver, we include free insurance and postage to your home. Opal from Lightning Ridge three mile field have been recognized  of the highest quality . We have the only mine lease, listed on State Heritage Register List as an item of environmental heritage in LEP National Trust of Australia Register.Submission read “Opal More rarely, specimens contain precious opal” and these are surely among the most beautiful natural objects on earth. The opal is of the highest quality, characterized by red/black gems of superlative brilliance, in every conceivable pattern including harlequin, picture stones and Chinese writing.  Purple color and blue opal fire is common color fire . All colors plus blue opals when all the clay has been clearly washed out of the agitator barrel make sure you turn the engine down so it is running very slow as there will only be solids left in the agitator and you do not want to break any single color fire opal or multicolor fire in the barrel. Put the agitator into reverse and naturally all the material will come up and out and run down the chute to your processing table, make sure you have a good sorting table with access to water and I cannot emphasize  tailing out should be done extremely slowly” patient is a virtue.   You do not want to miss blue opals or any colors, this is where a lot of businesses make a huge mistake .   Many people noodling often days after looking for what you have missed  please this final job you must do in the middle of the day where there is plenty of light and sun available , good luck hope you find lots of gem black because you will be very rich wisely invested you can live off your interest for the rest of your life.   One more time sorting through the  tailing’s this truly is most important job because it is so easy to miss seeing stones color amongst the material when you are sorting through this final stage of opal mining.   It is important to have a 12 meter water holes handy  to keep the tailings very clean and wet you must rotate the material looking for color the whole time on a sunny day if you follow this procedure and have patience and you are working country...

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Selling Opals & Handmade Opal Rings & Jewelry.

Selling Opals & Handmade Opal Rings & Jewelry.

Posted by on Jan 8, 2014 in about opals, Black opals, Cutting opals, History of black opals, How to price opals, Lightning Ridge opal miners, National symbols Australia, october birthstones, October gemstone, Opal certificates, Opal mining, Opal ring, Articles Jewelry., opals, selling opal jewelry, Tucson Gem Show, Wholesale opals |

Selling opals Australian gemstone.     Selling opals Sale On Now about 75% Savings Off about on your own free personal handcrafted opal jewelry design, free if you purchase one of our wholesale opals over $199 US, the goldsmith will make free your choice in design pendant free or Australian handcrafted opal ring free , you pay International going price for gold or silver, delivery insurance free to your address. Custom crafted goldsmith specialist in opal jewelry a lot cheaper at this site because the owner is the primary opal producer mining in Australia, plus you have gone direct to the goldsmith graham handcrafts jewelry and designs and has open cut his own Australian opal mine which is famous, the best opals ever discovered in Australia at official government Heritage listed opal mine, Heritage listed NSW because the gemstone quality is know internationally as the best deposit of opal gemstones ever discovered at 3 mile opal mines. Wholesale prices all welcome Australia opal jewelry handmade jewelry and all natural Australian opal 100% gemstones, fine goldsmith craftsman will place firmly your favourite choice in our stoned secure into each opal jewelry we design. Guaranteed money back if the opal is not natural Australian opals and the jewelry is well made, just send the opal ring back in the same condition as when you received it in the post, with International Lab testing certificate stating the opal is otherwise. Mr Graham Black Policy is good for 12 months from the commencement of customers receiving jewelry in the post, plus your certificate stating this will be emailed to you also description of the natural Australian opal and the jewelry description. Selling opals one reason is that we sell at wholesale prices direct from the mine, but it is the beauty of this piece that makes it appreciate, and there never is two opals the same.  The ring sold for $6,000.00 and can be resold at $12,000.00 dollars.  About selling opal jewelry more information at YouTube Channel the channel is named opal jewelry with various videos on the subject of selling opals and opal jewelry.  Selling Heritage opal stones for sale from our Goldsmith, sorry I have not majored in English and our graphic web designer did not major in English but I am a Master Artisan goldsmith, and Graham’s site has the best prices for unique opal jewelry and the best quality opals ever discovered. Selling opals or buying at www.grahamblackopal.com  professionals buyers coming and going from the mining towns in Australia and also there are always some resident buyers based around the mining town. If you are mining all you need to do is arrange to show your stones to them in the privacy of their shops, or if you have found a fabless Opal patch then I am sure they will arrange to come to your place when it suits you. Business is reasonably...

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Opal Gemstone Jewelry Show.

Opal Gemstone Jewelry Show.

Posted by on Jan 7, 2014 in `Australian opal rings American, about opals, Australian opal jewelry, Australian opal ring, Bangkok Australian opal diamond jewellery, buy sell custom opal rings, Care for opal jewelry, Cutting opals, History of black opals, Lightning Ridge opal miners, Opal certificates, Opal mining, Opal ring, Articles Jewelry., Polished opals, selling opal jewelry, Tucson Gem Show, Wholesale opals |

Opal gemstone jewelry show Tucson gem show and mineral & Bangkok gems Jewelry fair. Opal gemstone jewelry show Graham offer clients free of charge when purchasing stones in category over $191 dollars, “Free our jewelers custom hand make 1 professional goldsmith design jewelry” To suit the stone purchased. Clients personal designs excepted also we include free insurance and postage to your home. Gem Jewelry show for the trade have gemstones jewelry, Internationally events in Paris and opals at the Japan fair Tokyo and Japanese people love jewelry .    Italy jewelry trade show have some lovely  jewelry,    Australia where opals are the national gemstone the JAA Jewelry fair Sydney Australia you will find this gemstone also at wwwgrahamblackopal.com . Fabulous black stones from lightning Ridge Australia the capital of the black Opal industry.    The mother land of Australia “England at the Jewelry London jewelry   exhibitions like watch and Jewelry. Dubai have a beautiful display also.  Hong Kong Jewelry exhibition, and Europe Germany gems Jewelry fairs. Most of the international opal gemstone jewelry show trade exhibitions, should at least have some solid cut opals on display. Australian sculptures and carvings are becoming more prevalent at gem and mineral shows internationally. Opal Rings . Opal gemstone jewelry show you can often purchase gemstone rough . Cutting and polishing is an art a good cutter can greatly increase the value of opals. A cabochon allows more surface area on opal stone.      And if you are having any difficulties in pricing an opal at the Bangkok gems and Jewelry fair then please do not hesitate to contact us at the fair, as we would be more than happy to answer any question regarding the subject of pricing stones .  Under nearly all circumstances if a certain opal appeals to you that is the gemstone you should buy at gems fair often, intuition is the best judge! When purchasing stones, some key words to look for are triplet a very thin slice of opal enhanced by blackening the underside to make the colors stronger and a quartz or plastic dome placed on top of the stone to magnify the color and pattern. The advantage is they are cheap and fit readily into standard size jewelry. Doublet a thicker slice  with a blackened underside advantage over a triplet is the surface is real .  Solid as the name suggests a real and solid stone therefore triplet has less value than doublet which has much less value than  solid when size color and pattern are the same.   We design jewelry using opals in the design for opal gemstone jewelry show, opals can have all the colors of unique rare and different gemstone from around the world in one jewelry design. Opals have green colors like emerald, red garnets, white pearls,dark pigeon red ruby’s, light green-dark green of jade and the dark blue-light blue of sapphires,red...

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Opal Industry Opal Jewelry Opal Rings.

Opal Industry Opal Jewelry Opal Rings.

Posted by on Jan 4, 2014 in about opals, Australian opal jewelry, Black opals, Care for opal jewelry, Cutting opals, Handmade opal jewelry, Handmade opal necklace, How to price opals, october birthstones, October gemstone, Opal certificates, Opal mining, opal ring, Opal ring, Articles Jewelry., opals, Opals for sale, Polished opals, selling opal jewelry, Tucson Gem Show, Wholesale opals, いらっしゃいませ |

Post is about Australian opal industry in recent years in Australia. Guy’s big sale on now black opal rings jewelry hand made Australia stones,from the only mine lease, listed on State Heritage Register List as an item of environmental heritage in LEP National Trust of Australia Register. Free of charge when purchasing stones over $191, the jewelers will hand make professional goldsmith design jewelry to suit the gemstone purchased ,clients personal designs excepted. Heritage submission read “Opal More rarely, specimens contain precious opal and these are surely among the most beautiful natural objects on earth. The opal is of the highest quality, characterized by red/black gems of superlative brilliance. Opal Industry particularly in the state of New South Wales the mining towns have had to adapt to so many changes . These changes mostly come from the State government which controls the industry the mining registered office is situated in the town of lightning Ridge . Chemical  Si02.nH20 and the name comes from the Ancient word ”Opalus” meaning to see a play of colors, opal’s consists of Hydrated amorphous Silica. The unique play of colors characteristics of this gemstone, caused by silica spheres cemented together by silica gel .Hardness 6 average. Volcanic rocks in cavities and cracks sedimentary volcanic percolating water in the ground dissolves silica that precipitates to make an opal, can replace wood fossils shells and animal bones that lived 100,000,000 years ago, original material had dissolved.     Cate Blanchett wore lucky opal earrings at the Oscars, everyone noticed Cate’s jewelry as she collected her Oscar for best actress 2014.      Please do not hesitate to contact us if you are interested in similar gems, and more information regarding top quality Opals . Jan head coach of world champion Australian women’s basketball team has a opal gemstone from Graham Black opal, and will remain Jan preferred lucky jewelry to wear with pride .   Jan the coach has carried and worn a piece of opal  jewelry during all the major campaigns whilst coaching the Australian Basketball team, throughout the world Championships of 2002, the Athens Olympics of 2004, the 2006 World Championships and in Beijing Olympics .     Opal Industry, all surrounding mining leases in the State come under the control of the NSW government .    To renew a claim it has got easier the last couple years where a lease holder can renewal there yearly lease when they receive their yearly notification from the Department the prospector simply filling out the form and mails payment and the form back to the government authority. This would have to be the best upgrade the Department has made in decades which improves the working conditions of the miners particularly if they are a long way from their mines visiting relatives funerals weddings etc . “But the Department need to take into account claim holders traveling off shore marketing their gemstones , visiting jewelry boutiques and...

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