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      $180.00 USD
      Estimated RRP $550.00

      8.25CTS OPAL FOSSIL PINEAPPLE-GLAUBERITE-IKALITE /// FO-1354

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      SKU
      FO-1354
      Dimensions (mm)
      17.000 x 11.000 x 8.000mm
      Weight (cts)
      8.250
      Colours

      FOSSIL OPALS -TRADING AS TRUEBLUEOPALS PTY - LIGHTNINGOPALS LLC


      OPALISED FOSSIL PINEAPPLE

      PURPLE MAUVE

      One of the rarest and most fascinating types of opal comes in the shape of a palm-sized cluster of radiating points that resembles a pineapple. These "Opal Pineapples" are found only in the Cretaceous sediments of the White Cliffs in Australia

      White Cliffs is the only place where these marvelous (and very rare) pseudomorphic “pineapple” opals have been found. They were formed when a mineral crystal of glauberite (or ikalite) was first replaced by calcite and then opalized.

      Formula: SiO2•nH2O
      Colour : Colorless, white, various
      Hardness: 5½ - 6½

      A pseudomorph (which means false shape in Latin) is a mineral that has replaced another mineral's chemistry or structure with its own without changing the outward shape of the original mineral while color, hardness, and other properties change to those of the replacing mineral. Transformations from one mineral to another are not unusual in nature, but preserving the outward shape of the original mineral is! The end result is that the crystal appears to be one mineral but is actually another.

      Opal "Pineapples" - an opal pseudomorph formed by the replacement of glauberite by opal - found only in New South Wales.



      PICTURE TAKEN WET TO SHOW HOW THE OPAL WILL LOOK AFTER FINAL POLISH

      THESE COLORS ARE NATURAL
      NOT TREATED OR ENHANCED IN ANY WAY
       When opal arrives and you are not 100% happy you can return for refund, but if you alter or cut the rough it is yours and we cannot exchange However, if you touch any piece you are accepting ownership and Negative or neutral feedback cannot be left Please study carefully before cutting. Images of the rough opals are taking with water.

       As with all our rough you may return it for a full refund provided it is NOT rubbed or touched in any way-we suggest you look at it dry with a loop before cutting.

       However you are dealing with nature so some stones will come out BETTER OR WORSE

      YOU ARE BUYING THE EXPERIENCE
      IF ONLY A BEGINNER BUY POTCH AND COLOUR FIRST OR PREFORMED RUBS

      LARGE PARCELS WILL NOT BE REFUNDED

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      sally Patel and natassa Patel have been in business for 35 years trueblueopal us family owned company Lightningopals llc is USA based sister branch of trueblueopals, we wholesale top opals from all opal fields , working with mining partner's like David Darby of yowah we specialize in investmentopals , and work with auction houses as well , sally has held several positions in opal association and is current treasurer we are members of ica and Agta and American opal society and Lrma other family members are also selling on opalauctions with over 20 stores catering from rough cut fossil beads specimens carvings and more
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      Overview

      Listing Type : Standard
      Product ID : 1001871
      Starts : 29th January 2025 06:17 pm PST
      * All prices are in USD