103 Cts. HONDURAS BLACK MATRIX HONDURAN OPAL RUB ROUGH LOT 2240 for Sale

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103 Cts. HONDURAS BLACK MATRIX HONDURAN OPAL RUB ROUGH LOT 2240 For Sale

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103 Cts. HONDURAS BLACK MATRIX HONDURAN OPAL RUB ROUGH LOT 2240:
$103.00

103 Cts. HONDURASBLACK MATRIX HONDURAN OPAL RUB ROUGH LOT 2240

OPALRUB!!! We have already primed the surfaces and edges. This opal needs very little or NOpreparation; simply cut and polish into your desired final product.

This opal comes directly from theTablon mine in Honduras. This rough gemstone is ready to be cut and polishedinto any shape; perfect for fashioning into cabochons, beads, focal beads orusing as inlay.

NOTE: Most all the host rock (basalt) has been removed from thepure opal seam to make sure there is minimal waste.

PHOTOGRAPHS: Our pictures of roughopal are taken WET under a highintensity light and cropped to reveal the brilliance of the fire and othercolors embedded within the black matrix. With every movement of the stone, andaccording to the lighting conditions under which the stone is exposed, color,pattern and hue shifts and changes in genuine opal. Due to the intensity oflighting while taking our photos, an unavoidable white “arc” of light may bereflected from the lamp; it is not in the stone. Please be aware that differentcomputer, tablet or phone screens may result in a slight variation of thecharacteristic and/or color from the original gemstone.

Specificationsare as follows:

Total Weight: 103 cts.

Size: 54 mm x 31 mm x7.1 mm

TREATMENT: SB Malls has been dealing inHonduran opal since 2001. Rough opal,straight from the mine, is a porous material containing “potch” pockets (perthe Honduran miners) that is surrounded with basalt (think porous lava).Untreated, opal is very difficult to work with due to the fragile nature of thematerial, and, when cut and polished, the end product not only has a dullfinish, but the intensity of the colors running throughout the opal isdiminished and it is visibly full of tiny pores of “potch” pockets. Over the years,we have worked hard to develop a treatment that not only hardens the opal andfills in the pores; it also removes most of the basalt, amplifies the grain andpulls the flash of color of the remaining opal forward. The process is long and laborious, but wethink our buyers will appreciate the ease with which our opal is to work with,and the brilliance of the colors that pop out once the opal is cut and polishedinto a solid, smooth finished product.

Among other Central American goods,we are also offering rough jadeite jade, which we acquired directly from theminers in the Motagua River Valley of Guatemala.

All SB Malls items are guaranteed to be authentic and ofthe highest quality.

FOREIGN PURCHASERSPLEASE NOTE SHIPPING CRITERIA: Please contact us regarding shipping charges.NOTE: SB Malls will not be responsible foradded duty, tax or postal fees required in your Country. We will, however, markinvoices that the items are a gift, sample, or other specified category at yourrequest.