Purchase opal jewelry Jason has been testing Ethiopian stones sold on eBay.
Purchase opal jewelry this stone is worth over $40,000.00 and can be resold at $60,000.00 dollars. 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.
When purchasing opal jewelry and all gemstones and jewelry I am sadly to say it is buyer-beware-buying a car or a gemstone-house. Unfortunately not only on eBay purchasing all types of gemstones and jewelry. You must get a receipt and certificate of treatments . It is very difficult when you’re in a shop to do the methylated spirits treatment test on Ethiopian opal like Jason has in the youtube video. Graham Black opal has 37 years experience in the black opal industry-the only man alive that has a black opal mining lease listed as a heritage listed site in the world.
Justin takes on the big guy at eBay.
Purchase opal jewelry a good tip a diamond loop with a good light have a look at the back of the Opal, you will see inside the fine scratches are darker then the surface of the back of the stone, as the treatment material has been polished off the back. They cannot polished in the very fine scratches even on the front of Ethiopian treated stones it is difficult to polish 100% every fine little mark out even with a good finish polish, when viewing Opal with a diamond loop.
Purchase opal jewelry from Graham Black opal.
Jason the website owner of black opal direct has been doing some test on Ethiopian black stones purchased on eBay auctions, and as I know there is no such thing as a N1 N2 black opal from Ethiopia, I would have too agree with Jason, as his test clearly show on his youtube video when he purchased some stones on eBay, they had clearly been treated most likely with smoke or die treatment.
You will find the vast amount of Ethiopian stones being sold by guys from India, as most of the Ethiopian ruff has been perches by the factories in this country, also some stalls in gem shows I have seen the same treated and this type of treated Ethiopian stones in some jewelry shops .
I should know nearly 40 years open cut mining-Specialist in opals and diamond design jewelry ,we also offer clients free of charge when purchasing opals in category over $191 dollars, our jewelers custom hand make professional design jewelry, to suit the stone you purchased. Clients personal designs excepted also we include free insurance and postage to your home,we have a limit on the amount of free silver in custom design.
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 .
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 up a bucket of clay from the bottom of the shaft. A cable was connected to the bucket back to the handheld windless that have to be rotated 360° many times by manpower to allow the bucket to come to the surface under intense heat.
