Light Blue Opal Value

Base color is one of the four primary characteristics that determine an opal s value.

Light blue opal value.

When light hits the opal and deflects off the spaces between the spheres inside the opal the play of colours is produced. Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica sio 2 nh 2 o. Base colors sometimes called background colors include black semi black crystal semi crystal white gray blue orange brown boulder black and boulder brown. Blue black opal 80 p c.

The base color of an opal is determined by looking directly at the top of the stone. At about this point the price escalates when compared with boulder and crystal or white opal. As the blue turns to blue green or green blue with a very dark or black background the stone can then sell up to around 250 per carat. Blue opals that are bright and very dark to black can reach much higher prices.

Common opal this type of opal is usually milky in appearance and has no play of colours. The blue opal is a delicate gem of great beauty and ornamental value. Density and intensity of color is also important to determine the price. The greeks believed that it came from the tears of zeus luck.

Light blue opal twist toe ring adjustable toe ring 925 sterling silver toe ring dainty toe ring october birthstone minimalist toe ring lunaandlilly. This is because the hydrated silica spheres. The blue opal is a mineral with a composition similar to that of quartz but with water molecules inside. Above black opal semi black opal boulder opal crystal opal white opal the play of colour the phenomenon known as the play of colour is the brilliant range of the full spectrum of colours caused by the diffraction of white light by the internal structure of orderly arrayed spheres of silica.

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The thickness of the color bar can help to amplify the brilliance of the opal color. Blue and violet are more common while red is scarcer and therefore more valuable. 4 5 out of 5 stars 46 46 reviews 15 20.