Black Opal Carvings

The most beautiful and unique of all opal is the Black Opal Carvings. By using this method of cutting opal the colour and shape is determined by the way nature formed it. Sometimes a piece of opal rough with brilliant colours has to be cut and ground away, wasted, to cut a calibrated stone. Using a dremell drill instead, and quite a lot of patience, a gem can be created which is absolutely unique in its shape and colour. The cutter can also optimise the facing characteristics of the opal.

As with any free form opal they need a custom setting. Most miners don’t bother with Opal Carvings because of the high cutting costs. Opal cutters become quite ecstatic when they create a gem masterpiece, which has an absolute uniqueness, that can never be recreated or duplicated.

If you choose a carving as a gift, you have the satisfaction of knowing no one will have one the same anywhere.


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Item No.CV7

12.9ct Black Opal Carving

This is a typical commercial stone. It is a rather flat double sided gem with attractive grooves carved into it to enhance the different colour sections...

Dimensions of the stone 34mm*20mm*4.3mm
Cost per ct $85/ct
Total $1100

Item No.CV9

27.48ct Black Opal Carving

This is an absolute top stone. The double sides of the stone are going to make a very high quality pendant. The pin fire pattern on side, is multi coloured with red being the dominant colour...

Dimensions of stone. 30mm*20mm*10mmm
Cost per ct $360/ct
Total $9800

Item No.CV3

3.9ct Carving

An odd shaped stone. This small carving is a double-sided stone. It is a mixture of green/blue and orange in colour. The green is the dominant colour but when rotating the stone there are intermittent flashes of green/orange and brief flashes of blue...

Dimensions of the stone. 16mm*13mm*4mm
Cost per ct $100/ct
Total $390

Item No. CV8

31.31ct Black Opal Carving

This is an unusual stone. It basically has three levels. The lower level is a brilliant gem green/blue. The second level is very similar in colour and brightness except the blue/green colour is more dominant...

Dimensions of the stone 49mm*15mm*14mm
Cost per ct $63/ct
Total $2000

Item No.CV6

4.13ct Carving

This is an attractive little stone. It has a bright multi coloured pin fire pattern which gives way to a straw pattern on parts of the stone. The concave side is a little brighter than the other side. The hole through the stone is where there was a sand imperfection...

Dimensions of the stone 28.3mm*12mm*5mm
Cost per ct $55/ct
Total $230

Item No.CV5

59.72ct Black Opal Carving

This is a double sided stone. The size of this stone is suited for a pendant, or to make a nice addition to a collection. The brighter side of this exceptionally large stone has a very attractive green/orange pattern that has an electric blue background, which appears to pierce through the overlying green/orange as the stone is rotated...

Dimensions of the stone. 49mmm*35mm*7mm
Cost per ct $250
Total $14900

Item No.CV4

9.85ct Black Opal Carving

This is a high quality stone that has a very unique shape. It has been stepped up to enhance the character of the stone and utilize the beautiful colours. The electric green/blue flash that jumps out at you when the stone is rotated makes this opal very high quality...

Dimensions of the stone. 31mm*13mm*9mm
Cost per ct $225
Total $2200

Item No.CV1

17.4ct Black Opal Carving

This is another beautiful stone from The Airstrip Field, near Grawin. This is actually a chip off a much larger stone. It had a natural crack, which would have separated while being mined or washed. The colour of this stone is predominately electric green/blue...

Dimensions of the stone 28mm*25mm
Price per ct $110
Total $1900

Item No.CV2

10.9ct Black Opal Carving
This is a rather thick stone. It has a fairly high stepped dome face. There are black potch lines separating the colour ......

Dimensions of Stone 22mm*15mm*17mm
Cost per ct $50
Total $545


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