Opalite Rough

Buy Opalite Rough

Buy Opalite rough and it is natural, untreated, generally purple or lavender in color. And has reputation to have good Chatoyancy or chatoyance , rolling cats eye effect. It is known a scats eye opal and cats eye Opalite and is rare is a rare chatoyant form of Opal As the rough slice and slabs are thick they are perfect to cut into matching cabs with those rolling cats eyes caused by is very fine inclusions within the stone which is rare in most other opals This rough is also formed by silica so wear mask and googles when cutting, especially the google a splinters can come off this rough when cutting so very important to wear safety glasses Rough stocks have till recently all come from Brazil and you can see iridescent opalite stones cut and polished.Now there is n w field in Indonesia ,it is softer and has nickel in it to give pastel green to jade colour green and is also good for cabochons but does have lot inclusions so best to hold to light to see fault lines and than cut the slab on saw Opalite is also mined in several other countries including western Australia,New Mexico ,USa but these fields have very little colour and more white or called opalaized glass but it is formed naturally Always have plenty of water on saw and also safety gear including mask n safety glasses, and good cutting setup should have an air extractor or even basin vacuum cleaner

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