Gateway Gems

Opal

	20.5x11mm Freeform teardrop black base opal. My cut. Low dome cabochon. The camera saw this different than the eye. The color is more of a violet shade, and the fire seen here is more subdued in lower light conditions. The color can be seen as a low luster. In brighter light you can see the blues and violets easily. Quite an interesting opal. 3.7 carats @ $10/ct.  $37.00	SOLD
	11.5x7.5mm  Freeform Fine Blue/green opal. My cut. Semi-transparent. Full cabochon cut. The pic is two angles of the same opal. Bottom two thirds shows mostly green sparkle with some blue. Upper third shows entirely blue. Kind of a two-tone effect. Bottom is painted black to show the color, and can be removed or left on. 1.75 carats @ $ 20.00/ct.  $35.00	op814b
	WOW!!  Get a load of this one. My cut and proud of it. 12x11.5mm Almost clear screaming color freeform seven sided opal. Two angle picture. Base painted black to show the colors. Can't call it a harlequin. Blues, reds and green colors flow back and forth through the stone as it is tilted.  Top of the line opal for the best jewelry. 3.75 carats @ $20/ct  $75.00!!	SOLD op814d
	Huge 22x14.5mm Freeform White base opal. Loaded with irresdescent green flash with red and yellow flashes mixed in. Reminds me of the shark-skin pants I wore in high school. A dandy opal. Will make an outstanding center piece for a pendant. 10.4 carats @ $20/ct. $208.00	op814e
	16x7.5mm Long freeform Oval.  Hard to see here but the matrix is a cloudy brownish gray. The predominant color is an irredescent green picture doesn't show well. Intermixed is a subdued blue color that flows inside the stone as it is rotated. Good performer at all angles.  1.65 carats @ $20/ct.  $33.00	SOLD

 

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