4.5"Boulder OPAL+Matrix-Green-Blue Neon Flash-Australia - eBay (item 380174934421 end time Nov-12-09 20:30:51 PST)


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Item specifics

Origin:	Australia	Mineral:	Opal
Size:	Large Cabinet	Specimen Type:	Display Specimens
Item Type:	Gemstone	Form, Shape:	Gem Rough
Item Condition:	Great Neon Color Flashes, Good Coverage

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PRECIOUS OPAL
WITH NEON GREEN, BLUE & NEON FLASHES

~ COOBER PEDY, AUSTRALIA ~

SIZE: 4.5" x 3.2" x 0.7" SHIPPING WEIGHT: 1.4 POUNDS NICE FLASH OF RED, BLUE & ELECTRIC GREEN COLOR! SUPERB BOULDER OPAL FORMATION! POWERFUL METAPHYSICAL TOOL! SHIPS WITHIN 24 HOURS!	Great specimen of boulder opal (an opened seam of opal on matrix) Click on the pictures to see enlarged view Excellent multi-color opalescent flash	Click on the pictures for enlarged view Very bright colors Extra-large 4.5" size
DESCRIPTION	Here is a terrific specimen of BOULDER OPAL from COOPER PEDY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA . The opal in this specimen shows good OPALESCENCE, flashing RED, BLUE, ORANGE, YELLOW, & ELECTRIC GREEN in color. Opal has been a popular gem for many centuries and has a very interesting structure. Opal is considered a mineraloid because this structure is not truly crystalline. The chemistry of Opal is primarily SiO2 and varying amounts of water. The amount of water varies from 5 -10% and greater. This water can help geologists determine the temperature of the host rock at the time the opal formed. Although there is no crystal structure, (meaning a regular arrangement of atoms) opal does possess a structure nonetheless. Random chains of silicon and oxygen are packed into extraordinarily tiny spheres. These spheres in most Opals are irregular in size and inconsistent in concentration. Yet in Precious Opal, the variety used most often in jewelry, there are many organized pockets of the spheres. These pockets contain spheres of approximately equal size and have a regular concentration, or structure, of the spheres. This has the effect of diffracting light at various wavelengths, creating colors. Each pocket produces a different color, with a different intensity depending on the angle from which a viewer sees it. The multicolored flashes of light that Opal emits gives it a truly beautiful and valuable look. The name opal probably is derived from the Sanskrit name for precious stone; upala. It has been mined for centuries, at least since Roman times when they extracted the opal from areas now within the Czech Republic. The Aztecs made use of local Mexican sources as did the Spaniards when they exported the material back to Europe. Today most precious opal comes from Australia with significant sources from Mexico and the Western United States. This is a terrific specimen which we picked up recently out of a retiring dealer's old stock. This one came with an old invoice from the 1960's, so it is definitely from the "good old days". this will make an excellent mineral specimen, or it could be worked into a piece of fine jewerly.
METAPHYSICS	People interested in METAPHYSICS and crystal healing tell us that opal assists us in COMMUNICATION of all forms; verbal, ESP, etc. Some like to use this stone to communicate with their guides, angels, animal guides, devas, and entities of unknown origin. Boulder Opal is also a good choice for CLEARING BLOCKED CHAKRAS, and for strengthening and adding light into the aura. It produces STABILITY, especially good for those who have a problem staying in one place! Boulder Opal is also a very SPIRITUAL STONE, it has long been used by native people in ceremonies and rights of passage.
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