Boulder Opal Gemstones and Cats Eye Opal Gemstones

Item: Boulder Opal Mineral Specimen
	This unique item is sold. Code#: opam138 Size: 1.7" x 1" x 0.9" ( 44 x 27.5 x 24.5mm) Location: mined in Queensland, Australia Price: $28.50 This piece of 100% natural boulder opal rough consists of brown clay-ironstone matrix with thin seams of precious opal. Within the opal there are areas with intense flashes of purple and some blue colors. This mineral specimen is completely natural boulder opal, with no dyes, glues, laminations or fillers.
Item: Boulder Opal Mineral Specimen
	This unique item is sold. Code#: opam139 Size: 1.8" x 1.1" x 1.7" ( 46 x 29 x 43.5mm ) Location: mined in Queensland, Australia Price: $38.50 This piece of 100% natural boulder opal rough consists of brown clay-ironstone matrix with thin seams of precious opal. Within the opal there are areas of intense flashes of green and some purple-blue colors. This mineral specimen is completely natural boulder opal, with no dyes, glues, laminations or fillers. The photo at left shows a close-up photo, see also a full-view photo.
Item: Boulder Opal Mineral Specimen
	Code#: opam140 Size: 1.7" x 1.7" x 0.7" ( 44 x 43.5 x 19.5mm ) Location: mined in Queensland, Australia Price: $44.50 This piece of 100% natural boulder opal rough consists of brown clay-ironstone matrix with thin seams of precious opal. Within the opal there are areas of intense flashes of green and lots of purple-blue colors. This mineral specimen is completely natural boulder opal, with no dyes, glues, laminations or fillers. The photo at left shows a close-up photo, see also a full-view photo.
Item: Boulder Opal Mineral Specimen
	This unique item is sold. Code#: opam141 Size: 3.1" x 1.3" x 1.3" ( 80 x 33.5 x 33mm ) Location: mined in Queensland, Australia Price: $48.50 This piece of 100% natural boulder opal rough consists of brown clay-ironstone matrix with thin seams of precious opal. Most of the opal has blue-purple color. This mineral specimen is completely natural boulder opal, with no dyes, glues, laminations or fillers. The photo at left shows a close-up photo, see also a full-view photo.
Item: Boulder Opal Mineral Specimen
	Code#: opam142 Size: 2.7" x 2.4" x 1.8" ( 68 x 61.5 x 45.5mm ) Location: mined in Queensland, Australia Price: $78.50 This piece of 100% natural boulder opal rough consists of brown clay-ironstone matrix with thin seams of precious opal. Within the opal there are areas of intense green flashes and some blue colors. This mineral specimen is completely natural boulder opal, with no dyes, glues, laminations or fillers. The photo at left shows a close-up photo, see also a full-view photo.
Item: Boulder Opal Mineral Specimen
	This unique item is sold. Code#: opam143 Size: 3.2" x 2.4" x 0.9" ( 82 x 63 x 24mm ) Location: mined in Queensland, Australia Price: $112.50 This piece of natural boulder opal consists of brown clay-ironstone matrix with a thin seam of precious opal. Within the opal there are areas of intense flashes of green, orange, yellow, red, and some blue colors. Other than its semi-polished surfaces, this mineral specimen is completely natural boulder opal, with no dyes, glues, laminations or fillers. The photo at left shows a close-up photo, see also a full-view photo.
Item: Boulder Opal Mineral Specimen
	Code#: opam144 Size: 2.6" x 2.2" x 1.5" ( 67 x 57 x 37mm ) Location: mined in Queensland, Australia Price: $112.50 This piece of natural boulder opal consists of brown clay-ironstone matrix with a thin seam of precious opal. Within the opal there are areas of intense flashes of green, and some blueish-purple colors. Other than its polished surfaces, this mineral specimen is completely natural boulder opal, with no dyes, glues, laminations or fillers. The photo at left shows a close-up photo, see also a full-view photo.
Item: Boulder Opal Mineral Specimen
	Code#: opam145 Size: 3.8" x 1.5" x 1.1" ( 98.5 x 39 x 28mm ) Location: mined in Queensland, Australia Price: $168.50 This specimen of natural boulder opal rough consists of brown clay-ironstone matrix with a thin seam of precious opal. Within the opal there are areas with intense flashes of green, orange-red and some blueish-purple colors. Other thasn its polished surfaces this mineral specimen is completely natural boulder opal, with no dyes, glues, laminations or fillers. The photo at left shows a close-up photo, see also a full-view photo.
Item: Cats Eye Opal Gemstone, 5.32 carats
	Code#: opag107 Weight: 5.32 carats Size: 12.5mm x 8.7mm x 8.3mm Location: mined in Tanzania Price: $239.40 This cabochon gemstone was ground & polished from natural cats eye opal rough that was mined in Tanzania. It has light honey color with a very well formed cat's eye.
Item: Natural Black Opal Cabchon
	Code#: opag128 Weight: 7.66 carats Size: 17.7 X 13.8 X 4.9 mm oval cab Location: Mined in Australia Price: $2681.00 This beautifull, genuine black opal cabochon gem mined in Australia is very nicely fashioned and polished. It has a body color of a deep blue with flashes of lighter blues and flecks of greens all throughout the upper side of the gem. Some flashes of blue and green penetrate right through to the back side. This is a solid opal, not a doublet. The back of the gem is mostly a deep gray blue that does penetrate through to the upper side in a few small areas. A few patches of violet and purple allso roll across the top as the light or the gem is moved.The photograph is taken under incandescent (bulb) light.
Item: Mexican Fire Opal Cabchon 8.53 carats
	Code#: opag129 Weight: 8.53 carats Size: 17.0 X 13.8 X 7.1 mm oval cab Location: Mined in Mexico Price: $512.00 This is a gorgeous deep orange natural color Mexican fire opal with some play of color in various tones of yellows, orange and greens. This gem is completely eye-clean and is very well fashioned. It is a good sized gem at 8.53 carats. The photo was taken under incondescent (bulb) light.
Item: Precious Opal Shell Fossil
	This unique item is sold. Code#: opag131 Weight: 45.1 carats Size: 34 X 24 X 14 mm Location: Mined in Australia Price: $190.00 This genuine opal fossil clam mined in Australia has very good morphology, how-ever it does contain an indeterminant amount of sand stone. The primary colors of the opal are in the green, blue and violet range. It would make a very handsome specimen in any ones opal or fossil collection.
Item: Precious Opal Shell Fossil
	Code#: opag132 Weight: 43.25 carats Size: 34 X 30 X 11 mm Location: Mined in Australia Price: $280.00 This genuine opal fossil clam mined in Australia contains multicolors of crystal opal in predominately greens, blue through violet, to purple colors within a slightly bluish body color. The precious opal shell thickness is from 2 MM to over 5 MM thick covering a sandstone center. It is an excellent specimen as is but could be polished to bring out the colors even more.
Item: Polished Boulder Opal
	This unique item is sold. Code#: opam118 Weight: 138.7 carats (27.7 grams) Size: 2.1x 1.4 x 0.5 thick (53mm x 35mm x12mm) Location: Queensland, Australia Price: $154.50 This colorful boulder opal piece makes a nice specimen or "pocket rock" just as it is, although it could also be set into a very nice custom jewelry item. It was ground & polished from 100% natural boulder opal rough into this free-form cabochon shape. The matrix is a dark brown clay-ironstone, and within the precious opal there are green and blue flashes as well as a few orange-red flashes. Other than being polished, it is completely natural, with no dyes, glues, laminations or fillers.
Item: Polished Boulder Opal
	This unique item is sold. Code#: opam120 Weight: 96.6 carats (19.3 grams) Size: 2.4x 1.0 x 0.4 thick (62mm x 21mm x9mm) Location: Queensland, Australia Price: $161.50 This colorful boulder opal piece makes a nice specimen or "pocket rock" just as it is, although it could also be set into a very nice custom jewelry item. It was ground & polished from 100% natural boulder opal rough into this free-form cabochon shape. The matrix is a dark brown clay-ironstone, and within the precious opal there are beautiful flashes of green. Other than being polished, it is completely natural, with no dyes, glues, laminations or fillers.

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