Polished Opals

Polished Opals

Posted by on Oct 19, 2016 in Opal ring, Articles Jewelry., Polished opals |

Polished opals Australian gemstone package. Polished opals direct from Graham’s Heritage mine is safer then buying and cutting polishing opals, because this very specialized skill. Rough opal in uncut state is purchased often from the middlemen or sometimes direct from the primary producer miners. Specialized skill dealers sort through the rough parcels direct from the opal mines, hopefully professionally predicting the value of gemstones which can be cut polished from the rough stones. The only way to guarantee you’re buying direct is to go to the mining towns, it’s better not to buy in town because often they are middlemen again based in town. You have to go out of town direct to the mining fields, then hopefully find someone that is finding something,and has rough and has not already been to the cutters and had there rough polished. Video Polished Opal Rubs from Graham’s official Government Heritage mine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2LGfrRpg-4 opals from Australia. Polished opals Australian gemstone package. But there is never any guarantee as cutting and the final polishing can produce very different unpredictable outcomes every time unless you have many years of experience. This is why I recommend starting with purchasing finish polished opals, and then maybe moving into rubs and get a very good look at rubs before buying rough. The opal cutter sorts through the rough material parcel and decided which color pieces of rough are worth cutting, than to the diamond saw cut the rough opal into desired sizes, the next stage will bring you closer to the rubs. Any excess grey black or white colors material plus cracks and potch is cut off and discarded, the rough opal is cut into a basic stone shape, you are now getting close to the rub stage. Australian Queensland boulder opal can be much more difficult to cut as it forms in tiny cavities in the ironstone, but often very thin colour veins, ironstone is generally left to support the finished gemstone and the back of the stone is often orange to brown colour. Ironstone is also harder than crystal opal black or white opal which is about as hard as glass. Opal will cut away a lot faster quicker than ironstone, extra care must be taken with Australian Queensland boulder Opal.   Basic concept for all cutters they always need to think about keeping the colors of the opals as much as possible and size as big as possible, making sure of little waste and maximizing the size of the gemstone. Always work slow even during the final polishing, or small pits can form on the face of the surface of the stone forcing the final value down,because the final smooth surface and polish has been interfered with because of heat .Every rotation moment when cutting reduces the size of the gemstone, maximum concentration control must be exercised. Never forget do not allowed to much...

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Opal Mines In Australia, And The History Of Black Opal Mines.

Opal Mines In Australia, And The History Of Black Opal Mines.

Posted by on May 22, 2015 in about opals, Australian opal centre, Black opals, Cutting opals, History of black opals, How to price opals, Lightning Ridge opal miners, National symbols Australia, october birthstones, October gemstone, Opal certificates, Opal ring, Articles Jewelry., opals, Polished opals, Wholesale opals |

Opal mines in Australia at Lightning Ridge black opals. Opal mines in Australia best quality are only found in and around the town of Lightning Ridge in the state of New South Wales, the rarest and best quality black group is N1 N2 only found in lightning Ridge Australia.  Black opal is the official state symbol of the State NSW and all opals from Australia are classified as the official national symbols along with the Australian flag emblems etc. Graham Opal mines the only official government State heritage listed opal mine in Australia the only Lightning Ridge heritage listed opal mines location is situated at the 3 mile also known as the lunatic Hill, 10 minute drive from downtown lightning Ridge, the mine was also listed on a National Australian registry. This particular opal mine is very rare produced green and yellow color gemstone two official Australian national emblem, also the N1 N2 black gemstone the official state NSW symbol, Guinness Book of World Records famous gemstone, Heritage listed opal mine and more accolades the opal mine is known to produce the best quality ever discovered in the world. Google maps showing the location of Mr Graham Black famous opal mine, next door to where the Guinness book of record World famous opal was discovered. Graham Black famous opal mine at Lightning Ridge Capital black opals Australia.       The state of Queensland Australia opal mines produce large amounts of boulder opal, mostly thin seams of crystal color trapped inside the rock ironstone mostly semiprecious. South Australia the major producer of crystal and white opal in the world, today the country of Ethiopia is most likely producing more crystal then the mining towns of South Australia. One thing i can say the crystal opal mines in Australia are by far the brightest most beautiful crystal colors ever discovered. But the most dazzling fire opal colors come from the black opal mines in the state of New South Wales Australia, this location in and around town has the most dazzling fire in the gemstone but also amazing patterns, picture stones resembling butterflies and many objects of beauty along with rare harlequin pattern, galaxy and the pattern list goes on. Opal mines Lightning Ridge black opal mining Australia. My favorite and a very unusual Australian opal mines location is at Lightning Ridge mineral claims district, Office of resources & energy, Lot 60 Morilla street Lightning Ridge N.S.W 2834 Australia, N.S.W State gemstone emblem is black opal,official symbol New South Wales .   Opal mines  in Australian N.S.W State official museum under construction name the Opal centre at Lightning Ridge the only black opal country in Australia. The state heritage listed site place which represents two official national Australian emblem, one is the gemstone national emblem & at the same location green and yellow opal the National colors emblem of Australia,...

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Opal jewellery store.

Opal jewellery store.

Posted by on Jan 13, 2015 in Australian opal diamond ring, Australian opal jewelry, Australian opal ring, Australian-opal-gemstone-rings, Black opal earrings, Black opal jewellery, Black opal jewelry, Black opal rings, Black opals, buy sell custom opal rings, Custom opal diamond ring, fire opal jewelry, Handmade opal jewelry, Handmade opal necklace, Jewelry October, opal jewellery, Opal jewelry, opal ring, opal ring, opal ring handmade, Opal ring, Articles Jewelry., opals, Opals for sale, Polished opals, selling opal jewelry |

Opal jewellery Store online. Opal jewellery store Amazing Offer Sale for Customers, free Custom made jewelry simply if you buy one opal over $199. Graham will hand make free of charge one custom ring or pendent design jewelry free of charge. Best prices here Graham has better prices then you will fine any where for handmade opal jewelry. Opal jewellery store jewelry stores at wholesale prices, you will not find more affordable custom goldsmith. Cut out all the middle people and go direct to the primary producer, Australian opal gemstone specialist in the Industry . Graham the only opal expert with Government official Heritage listed opal mine, because the stones are known as the best quality, listed as item of environmental heritage in LEP National Trust of Australia. Free honest certificate the only opal producer from the Capital of the black opal Industry in the Premier State the Capital Sydney Australia. Opal jewellery store 15 years ago it was very difficult to find an opal jewellery stores, but today not only countries like Australia and Hong Kong America Japan have opal jewellery stores, but you can go online in all countries these days. Heritage stones from opal specialist Graham, best prices for unique opal jewelry and the best quality opals ever discovered direct from Goldsmith Master Artisan that did not major in American English, but you will not find more honest affordable custom jeweler, please excuse the graphic web designer also because the guy’s from India. Because the country of Ethiopia has found in recent times a large deposit of crystal mostly low grade and commercial grade, today you can find this jewellery in many more countries India Thailand China South America Africa, but as cities in these countries are so big its often still difficult to find specialist opal jewellery store,getting more difficult to find Australian opal this is where eBay and websites with many more major online jewellery stores you can find in the comfort of your lounge room or office computer with smart phones. Before this large deposit was discovered in Ethiopia, Australia was the major supplier well over 90% was mined there. The much more inferior cheaper crystal from Ethiopia has confused jewellers, destroying the Australian supply but if you are looking for the best quality regardless of your budget pressures gem commercial grade, semiprecious low grade Australian is still the only option, on-line Australian opal jewellery store at Graham Black Opal Jeweller. Opal jewellery Store. We have a special opal jewellery store offer, if you purchase one of our gemstone over $191 dollars our master goldsmith is free, your jewellery design with opal from Australia will be custom-made free.You only have to pay for the gold used, a limited amount of silver is free for a ring design or pendant, if you need extremely detail custom goldsmith artisan work with other gemstones incorporated into the jewellery...

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Opal Information Opal Rings.

Opal Information Opal Rings.

Posted by on Apr 27, 2014 in about opals, Australian opal centre, Australian opal jewelry, Australian opal ring, Black opal jewellery, Black opal jewelry, Black opal rings, Care for opal jewelry, Lightning Ridge opal miners, National symbols Australia, Opal ring, Articles Jewelry., Polished opals |

Opal Information black opal gemstone also. Opal Information 75 per cent of all opal on the market in 2008 2014 comes from the country of Ethiopia, and the majority is C grade and lower grades crystal. This opal lacks play of color Ethiopia stones simply are named common stones, the country supply come from the dry and remote deserts of Ethiopia Wello. Prior year 2008 crystal came from Australia with all fine stones along with A+ grade group of fine gems includes all number of wonderful red/black gems of superlative brilliance gemstone . Characteristic fantasy Australian gemstone, “sparkle in a continually fire or play of colors”, in every conceivable pattern – including harlequin, picture stones and Chinese writing,play of colors describe opals. Australian opal rings.   The first British and European prospectors pioneers explores that heard about the rare multicolor that sparkled dazzling red fire from rocks and stones, travelled to these locations and started the first opal mining fields. Hard men it was all blood sweat and tears in the semi-arid deserts no fresh water most of the year, stinking hot summers and cold winters, all backbreaking work by hand. No machinery, candle lighting shovels and picks and a hand held windless to wind up a bucket of clay from the bottom of the shaft. A cable was connected to the bucket back to the handheld windless that have to be rotated 360° many times by manpower to allow the bucket to come to the surface under intense heat. The history of Australian Opal began about 75 million years ago,the country was covered by an inland sea, sediment deposited on the shoreline,water flooded back and flushed water silica niches into the rocks also the remains of animals trees . Water silica stone transformed into this gemstone. In 1960s a team of scientists analyzed this stone with an electron microscope the phenomenon play-of-colors was discovered spheres interference and refraction responsible for turning colors of the rainbow new and always different in every Australian gemstone. Australian opal Information . Information about us jewelry designer specializing in limited heritage certificate of authenticity Australian opals , Graham Black Opal mine only leased listed on State Heritage Register List as an item of environmental heritage in LEP National Trust of Australia Register. Wholesale prices direct from our Australian opal mine, free of charge when purchasing stones over $199 Custom jewelry design made free, but it is the beauty of this gem that makes it appreciate and there never is two opals the same. Master jeweler 40 years specializing in opal cutting and open cut mining. More Opal Information can be found at www.grahamblackopal.com Pprice of dollars stones value per carat- 1 grams = 5 carot to a gram, based on criteria number of colors, pattern type, color brilliance, the cut, the size , perfection of the stone, black N1 N2 N3 to N9...

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Buying Guide Opals Gemstones.

Posted by on Apr 24, 2014 in about opals, Australian opal jewelry, Australian opal ring, Black opal earrings, Black opal jewellery, Black opal jewelry, Black opal rings, Black opals, buy sell custom opal rings, How to price opals, Opal mining, Opal ring, Articles Jewelry., opals, Polished opals, selling opal jewelry, Tucson Gem Show, Wholesale opals |

Buying guide opals and Black opal . Buying guide opals precious opal from Australia that shows fire a play of color, buying guide for opal gemstones the stone is a mineraloid with internal structure. Australian precious stones composed of spheres of silica ,diffraction light at micro measurements 150 to 300nm diameter that make play of colors, this determines how much money you pay for precious gem from Lightning Ridge Australia.   Buying guide opals guys forget about the scientific stuff, if you’re buying a gemstone you need to get down to grassroots the basic how much is opal in dollars?  Buy the opal that appeals to you first off and do your homework on the Internet before purchasing. The best and most precious black opal predominantly red multicolor, high cabochon perfect dimensions for a lady ring two carat symmetrical oblong or-round cut stone, a classic pattern Harlequin,Chinese writing ,cats eye pattern. Five out of five fire in dark conditions and light conditions meaning outside and inside, the stone must be extremely bright good Clarity no flaws cracks sand or grey color, or lines on the face of the Opal. The back of the stone must be very black allowing light to come through the face colors, come through and touch the back of the colors, that are visual from the front of the gemstone and reflect back off the black back of the stone. And when rotating the stone you must see colors at every angle and the fire must reflect strongly for every angle when rotating the gem. Australian opal rings. Graham custom jewelry designer specializing in limited heritage opals with certificate of authenticity master jeweler, 40 years specializing in custom-design jewelry and opal cutting, wholesale prices direct from our Australian mines. Graham Black Opal Jewelry promotion free of charge when purchasing stones over $199,one custom jewelry design made free, but its the beauty of this gem that makes it appreciate and there never is two opals the same. We have the only mine leased listed on State Heritage Register List as an item of environmental heritage in LEP National Trust of Australia Register . Buying Guide for opal gemstones. Buying guide opals the next most precious opal is crystal have similar characteristics as precious, red multicolor a classic pattern Harlequin,Chinese writing ,cats eye pattern. High cabochon good Clarity perfect dimensions for a lady ring, two carat symmetrical round cut or oblong stone. Five out of five fire in dark conditions and light conditions meaning, outside and inside the crystal must be extremely bright. And when rotating the stone you must see colors at every angle the fire must reflect strongly also every angle when rotating the gem. No flaws grey color lines on the face of the opal,cracks sand in the face of the colors.The back of the stone must be transparent through to the top of...

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Gemstone Articles Opal Cutting .

Gemstone Articles Opal Cutting .

Posted by on Mar 2, 2014 in about opals, Black opals, Care for opal jewelry, Cutting opals, How to price opals, Opal certificates, Opal mining, Opal ring, Articles Jewelry., opals, Polished opals |

 Articles opal cutting gemstone orientation and polishing . Articles opal cutting and these rough stones are worth over $4000.00 and can be resold at $9,000.00 dollars. One reason is that we sell at wholesale prices direct from the mine, that makes it appreciate and there never is two opals the same. Articles opal cutting first rub the top of the opal color I would recommend good diamond wheels and please use plenty of water to keep the rough cool ,and when you get close to the color please work slow. then I would shape the stone a little bit,you must then putt all your stones on to dobbing sticks ,you must make sure the gemstone is sitting square 90° to the dobbing sticks and let them set firmly over night . Our opal blog is named Australian opal hunter. Next day you must work on a finder diamond wheel some people like to make three stages of different grades of grinding wheels before they start polishing. Again there are many techniques some stone cutter also like to use three stages in the polishing process, very important you must not let any contamination interfere with the final polishing stages, example keep your polishing wheels in a dust free environment unto you are ready to use them.   You must then take the Opal’s off the sticks and clean them with warm water after a final check of the gems find the scales weight each one, placed them in the individual plastic bag and price them. More information on our opal blog, named Australian opal hunter. Australian opal rings. Articles opal cutting the most important procedure by far is orientating the rough because if this stage is incorrect then you will lose large amount of color and there is nothing you can do to fix the problem, all the polishing and cutting will not put the color back. This procedure takes many years to learn and the only way to learn is to rub down as much low grade inexpensive rough as you can possibly fine .   Please remember black opal is different to crystal and boulder stones is different again ,learn your particular type of opal and remember just because you understand one type of Australian stone,  if you go out to the Queensland boulder opal towns to buy boulder, you have specialized in orientating and cutting crystal for example then you really need to change your approach and thinking...

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Buy Opal Online.

Buy Opal Online.

Posted by on Jan 9, 2014 in about opals, Australian National gemstone., Australian opal ring, Black opals, Cutting opals, How to price opals, Jewelry October, october birthstones, October gemstone, Opal certificates, Opal mining, Opal ring, Articles Jewelry., opals, Polished opals, Wholesale opals |

Buy opal from the famous 3 mile of Lightning Ridge. Buy opal online the stone is worth over $27,000.00 and can be resold at $40,000.00 dollars, one reason is that we sell at wholesale prices direct from the mine. But it is the beauty of this piece that makes it appreciate, and there never is two opals identical the same. Graham Black opal offers clients free of charge when purchasing stone over $199, jewelers will hand make professional goldsmith design jewelry to suit the gemstone purchased ,clients personal designs excepted, we  include free insurance and postage to your home. Buy opal from the richest area and the highest quality of all the mining areas in Australian,  great news the large open cut in the middle of the 3 mile is being fenced by the Department which controls all of the leases on the Ridge . Buy opal online very attractive deals. Buy opal online when the new opal center open’s,$20 million dollar Australian opal center fossil museum underground about 50 meters from my famous open cut mine of Graham Black Opal where the European settlers first discovered the most beautiful and rare pattern , the harlequin pattern this is a spectacular tourist attraction and you can clearly see the profile of the different clay and sandstone types, also all the mining shafts The department has excepted the proposal of a Heritage register list, because of its rare and unique highest quality opals and history. Gemstone October Birth Stone. I have a lot of experience in Australian gemstone,black stones ,Queensland boulder ,crystal,white stones.      We have worked an open cut mine on the famous original 3 mile field, the mine is adjacent to where one of the largest uncut black opal was found  known internationally as “HALLEY’S COMET” is listed in the Guinness Book of Records.   Opal from Lightning Ridge three mile field have been recognized  of the highest quality . And is the only mine lease, listed on State Heritage Register List as an item of environmental heritage in LEP National Trust of Australia Register.Submission read “Opal More rarely, specimens contain precious opal” and these are surely among the most beautiful natural objects on earth. The opal is of the highest quality, characterized by red/black gems of superlative brilliance, in every conceivable pattern – including harlequin, picture stones and Chinese writing. Buy opal online don’t forget Graham’s offers clients very attractive deals. We design jewelry using opals in the design,  you can have all the colors of unique rare and different gemstone from around the world in one jewelry design.   Detecting traces of stones underground prospector is looking for signs of material which has color often forms on it, there are many colors from jet black to black and light black, grey and white. The material producing country can carry opal in three usual locations the roof...

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Opal Mining in Australian.

Opal Mining in Australian.

Posted by on Jan 9, 2014 in about opals, Australian National gemstone., Australian opal centre, Australian opal jewelry, Australian opal ring, Black opals, How to price opals, Lightning Ridge opal miners, National symbols Australia, opal jewellery, Opal mining, opal ring, opals, Polished opals, Wholesale opals |

Australian opal mines thinner the drive is the safer it will be. We also design jewelry using opals in the design,you can have all the colors of unique rare and different gemstone from around the world in one jewelry design. Graham Black Opal offers clients free of charge when purchasing stone over $191. His jewelers will hand make professional goldsmith design jewelry to suit the gemstone purchased ,clients personal designs excepted also, we include free insurance and postage to your home. Australian opal mines it does not particularly matter about the height of the roof as long as you can get easy access to the roof, as this is usually your best chance of finding opal under the sandstone between that and that clay level. You will find pockets of material and maybe opal’s and even seen in the floor of your claim, there are many methods of working safe underground if you need to have wide drives then you can use wood supports and wood props which are readily found around the leases. I would recommend the Australian cypress pine which has great strength and is quite tolerant to water , many people like to leave the bottom section of their drives and dig wider around the roof this method is no different to removing all the clay and having wide drives it will get more dangerous as the clay dry and starts cracking. We are Australian opal mines  . Opal from Lightning Ridge three mile field have been recognized  of the highest quality . We have the only mine lease, listed on State Heritage Register List as an item of environmental heritage in LEP National Trust of Australia Register.Submission read “Opal More rarely, specimens contain precious opal” and these are surely among the most beautiful natural objects on earth. The opal is of the highest quality, characterized by red/black gems of superlative brilliance, in every conceivable pattern – including harlequin, picture stones and Chinese writing. Australian Opal mines,open cut mining it is always a great start if there is already a few opal leases that have been cut already adjoining your claim. As this allows you to remove all your benches and have them processed, what do I mean by benches the government department that controls the industry has strict guide lines you must follow,every 6 meters you must leave a two meter squared bench. It also makes it a lot easier if you have somewhere to dump your over burden and a big hole in the ground close by is a great place to refill. Australian opal rings. Open cut mining for opal gemstone there are many factors you have to consider in these modern times particularly requirements of government mineral resources department there is a contract you have to full in the industry around the feels of lightning Ridge New South Wales. The good old days are...

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Blue Opals Or Multicolors.

Blue Opals Or Multicolors.

Posted by on Jan 9, 2014 in about opals, Australian National gemstone., Australian opal centre, Australian opal diamond ring, Australian opal jewelry, Australian opal ring, Australian-opal-gemstone-rings, Black opals, How to price opals, Lightning Ridge opal miners, Opal mining, Opal ring, Articles Jewelry., opals, Opals for sale, Polished opals, Tucson Gem Show |

 Purple color and blue opal fire is common when processing mining clay . Blue opals we design jewelry using blue opals in the design,  you can have all the colors of unique rare and different gemstone from around the world in one jewelry design. “Special Graham Black opal offers clients free of charge” when purchasing fire opal over $191. His jewelers will hand make professional goldsmith design jewelry to suit the gemstone purchased ,clients personal designs  excepted also a limit of 15 g – 1/2 oz of free solid sterling silver, we include free insurance and postage to your home. Opal from Lightning Ridge three mile field have been recognized  of the highest quality . We have the only mine lease, listed on State Heritage Register List as an item of environmental heritage in LEP National Trust of Australia Register.Submission read “Opal More rarely, specimens contain precious opal” and these are surely among the most beautiful natural objects on earth. The opal is of the highest quality, characterized by red/black gems of superlative brilliance, in every conceivable pattern including harlequin, picture stones and Chinese writing.  Purple color and blue opal fire is common color fire . All colors plus blue opals when all the clay has been clearly washed out of the agitator barrel make sure you turn the engine down so it is running very slow as there will only be solids left in the agitator and you do not want to break any single color fire opal or multicolor fire in the barrel. Put the agitator into reverse and naturally all the material will come up and out and run down the chute to your processing table, make sure you have a good sorting table with access to water and I cannot emphasize  tailing out should be done extremely slowly” patient is a virtue.   You do not want to miss blue opals or any colors, this is where a lot of businesses make a huge mistake .   Many people noodling often days after looking for what you have missed  please this final job you must do in the middle of the day where there is plenty of light and sun available , good luck hope you find lots of gem black because you will be very rich wisely invested you can live off your interest for the rest of your life.   One more time sorting through the  tailing’s this truly is most important job because it is so easy to miss seeing stones color amongst the material when you are sorting through this final stage of opal mining.   It is important to have a 12 meter water holes handy  to keep the tailings very clean and wet you must rotate the material looking for color the whole time on a sunny day if you follow this procedure and have patience and you are working country...

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