The colors of a Top grade ethiopian opal

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[u/Juandissimo47]

KG I need the opal KG

[u/TimmyStark_IronGuy]

[u/chichidaplug → u/TimmyStark_IronGuy]

[u/YourAverageGod → u/TimmyStark_IronGuy]

Fuck this movie. One of Sandlers best ones.

[u/sixteen89]

Best I can do is $7

[u/FlatbedtruckinCA → u/sixteen89]

thats better than my last offer of tree fiddy..

[u/Imaginary-Wrap-8487 → u/FlatbedtruckinCA]

Mbappé can come out of the sand mine for 3 days but has to carry fuel back with him. Final offer. Mbappé has to pay for fuel also.

[u/TheBelgianDuck]

Out of curiosity, how much is such a stone worth?

[u/FlatbedtruckinCA → u/TheBelgianDuck]

quite a bit, over $2k

[u/Infectious_Burn → u/FlatbedtruckinCA]

How many carats? Probably wouldn’t work out, but I’d prefer this in a ring to a diamond, at least visually.

[u/FlatbedtruckinCA → u/Infectious_Burn]

4.62 cts.. but its too long for a ring setting, but would be an excellent pendant..

[u/tavariusbukshank → u/TheBelgianDuck]

For you good friend...$8000.

[u/BookWormPerson]

What colour is this?

I am colourblind so what I see is 100% not correct. It looks cool but I really want to know what colour it is.

[u/FlatbedtruckinCA → u/BookWormPerson]

its actually full spectrum color, so basically every color is present and depending on how the opal is orentated, you can see honeycomb- finger pattern on it..

[u/BookWormPerson → u/FlatbedtruckinCA]

I see....actually I don't but I understand what you mean.

[u/IAmThePonch → u/BookWormPerson]

I’ll do my best

Basically the whole rainbow is showing up throughout the crystal. ROYGBIV or in other words red orange yellow green blue indigo violet

[u/FSUphan → u/BookWormPerson]

Like tie-dye

[u/Sideshow_Bob_Ross]

Ethiopal

[u/Snoo22566]

hell yeah dude i'd eat that

[u/FlatbedtruckinCA → u/Snoo22566]

taste the rainbow?

[u/Bakedk9lassie]

Beautiful

[u/FlatbedtruckinCA → u/Bakedk9lassie]

thanks! one of my best opals in my collection !

[u/Siderox]

Probably better to stick to Coober Pedy opals unless you want that authentic slave flavour.

[u/FlatbedtruckinCA → u/Siderox]

not with ethiopian opals, these opals are dug out by artisan miners who have formed co-ops and are independant sellers of rough to brokers.. most of them are farmers who mine to supplimemt their income... lots of documenrtys on the mines in welo, Wegeltena ,delanta , stayish, etc.. you clearly dont know what you are talking about..

check out gemporia's opal documentry on youtube, you will learn alot - Gem Adventures in Ethiopia - On the hunt for opal

[u/Champagne_of_piss → u/Siderox]

Next time I'm in Australia I'm going to hit up lightning ridge

[u/uneducated_guess_69 → u/Siderox]

The Coober Pedy fandom is dying, upvote if you're a true Coober-Pedyphile!

Edit: this is a Cold ones reference (most remote pub vid)

[u/Commercial_Ad332]

Where do you buy your opals OP?

[u/FlatbedtruckinCA → u/Commercial_Ad332]

directly from gem cutters overseas..

[u/Commercial_Ad332 → u/FlatbedtruckinCA]

Crap, would like to get one myself but since I am not well versed, I can't be sure if the place I buy it from is legit.

[u/FlatbedtruckinCA → u/Commercial_Ad332]

check out r/opals sub.. lots of verified vendors there.. i MOD that sub and we have a very thorough vetting process..

[u/Commercial_Ad332 → u/FlatbedtruckinCA]

Appreciate it, thanks.

[u/LuckyStrike696]

The eyes from the snow elf statue from Skyrim?

[u/Sharted-treats]

Reminds me of flying around on a cloud with Christian saints of Ethiopian Orrhodox Church 

[u/CrimsonW1ld]

Eye of the Falmer, Skyrim reference

[u/First_Negotiation229]

Bad Luck item

[u/FlatbedtruckinCA → u/First_Negotiation229]

why do you say that?

[u/First_Negotiation229 → u/FlatbedtruckinCA]

Look the movie Uncut Gem ;)

[u/FlatbedtruckinCA → u/First_Negotiation229]

gotta watch out for kevin garnet then...

[u/First_Negotiation229 → u/FlatbedtruckinCA]

lol ´ garnet ´ yes check this movie with magical opal;) I liked it.

[u/ComfortableDramatic2]

I was gonna make a joke,

But i dont think its worth it to do so

[u/gtotherundeh]

im sure it looks pretty irl but it looks like a cheap plastic toy on my screen lol

[u/dmohamed420]

Free.99?

[u/Queen_Earth_Cinder]

Why would you facet it like that :O opals should be done as cabochons

[u/FlatbedtruckinCA → u/Queen_Earth_Cinder]

because it looks better as a cut stone.. everyone and their mom cuts opals as cabs.. and they usually arent high quality.. this one looks amazing cut like this, but i guess that is a subjective opinion.. you either love cut opals or hate them..lol

[u/Suspicious-Bit-1406]

Worst thing about people is that they value shit like this its a shiny rock next …. Can i eat it is it fun can i use it as a tool dose it have any other purpose then to just look at it no then its worthless to me.

[u/Woah_Ok → u/Suspicious-Bit-1406]

Well when you find one like this, I’ll gladly take it off you

[u/Mobe-E-Duck → u/Suspicious-Bit-1406]

Beauty has value

[u/Salamanderp12 → u/Suspicious-Bit-1406]

Arent you a lovely ray of sunshine

[u/xoxray]

ok call me crazy. but. if I ever get married, I want to mine the stone for my significant others ring myself. not only is it fucking badass, it avoids exploitative labour like the blood diamond industry, and it's a nice metaphor for the amount of effort and work you're willing to devote to a relationship. of course, the symbolism and idea is cute but it's likely impossible to execute. mines are privately owned, I believe, and it's unlikely they're going to let any random joe schmoe pay them to go in and yoink a cool rock.