2.45 carats SOLID AUSTRALIAN LIGHTNING RIDGE BLACK OPAL (12578)

Description

From those famous opal mining areas of Lightning Ridge Australia comes this beautiful gem.  Fiery dancing and flashing, 4.2 out of 5 bright green colors with a unique band of natural black potch (mother opal) in this N2 dark, 13.40mm X 7.50mm X 3.70mm, 2.45 carats opal gem.

The cutter of this wonderful gemstone has left some of the natural opal clay it was found in still in the back, proving beyond a doubt this is the real thing and hasn’t been dyed or treated in any way.