Ɔkwan Bɛn so na Opal Akyi Ne Nea Wɔatwa no Kyerɛ Bo a Opal Bo?

Opal atɔfo bisa Opal ahoɔden ne sɛnea ɛtra hɔ kyɛ ho asɛm bere nyinaa sɛ ɛwɔ nneɛma a wɔde ka ho anaasɛ anhwea a ɛwɔ akyi a. Yɛbɛbua wo nsɛmmisa na yɛasusu sɛdeɛ Opal no akyi nso bɛtumi aka boɔ a ɛsom no ho asɛm. Ɛyɛ asɛmmisa a ɛho hia.

Ɛfata sɛ wokae sɛ opal yɛ wɔ anhweatam mu enti wubetumi ahwɛ kwan sɛ anhwea bi bɛba Opal no mu wɔ abɔde mu. Esiane sɛ matwitwa Australiafo Black Opals mpempem pii wɔ mfe 25 a atwam no mu nti, ɛkame ayɛ sɛ mahu akyigyina ahorow biara a wobetumi asusuw ho. Mayɛ adwumayɛbea ahorow a wotwitwa nneɛma na mahyɛ sɛnea opals akyi te sɛ nea ɛsono emu biara no nyinaa nsow. Sɛ wohwɛ sɛnea agudeyɛfo de nneɛma a wɔde ka ho ne anhwea si Opal so wɔ Opal no ase a, ɛma wunya sɛnea ɛka ɔbo no nyinaa ho nhumu kɛse.

Ɔhaw kɛse a Jewelers hyia ne sɛ wɔde cheese block cut (Opals a n’afã yɛ tẽẽ) besi hɔ. Ɛyɛ den sɛ wubenya nsateaa a wode bɛkura mprɛte no mu denneennen anaasɛ Opal no betumi ayɛ teateaa. Opal betumi abubu bere a wɔde nhyɛso pii ahyɛ ring no so no. Opal akyi no de ɔhaw ba Jewelers so bere a anhwea wɔ Opal nkyɛnkyɛn nkutoo. Yɛbɛkɔ nneɛma a yɛbɛhwehwɛ no mu akyiri yi kakra.

Dɛn ne Potch?

Potch a ɛwɔ Opal no ase ne ade a ɛne silica no afra bere a wɔayɛ no mfe ɔpepem pii no. Potch nni Opal kɔla ahorow. Sɛ nsu fa mpaapaemu a ɛwɔ asase mu na ɛhyɛ abura a ɛda mpan mu ma a ɛtɔ mmere bi a afã horow no bɛkyere anhwea bi na akyere no wɔ Opal no mu. Mmere foforo nso aboɔden abo a ɛyɛ tumm te sɛ anhwea ne abotan nso betumi akɔkyere. Potch bi nso wɔ silica wɔ mu na ɛyɛ den.

Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhyɛ no nsow sɛ ɛnyɛ anhwea a ɛwɔ kuku mu nyinaa na ɛyɛ pɛ. Ɛsono sɛnea nneɛma gyina pintinn. Anhwea betumi ayɛ fɛ na ayɛ mmerɛw anaasɛ ebetumi ayɛ den na ayɛ den. Anhwea matrix soronko bi wɔ hɔ a wɔfrɛ no ‘shin cracker’ a ɛyɛ anhwea a wɔde Silica afra. Anhwea a ɛte sɛɛ yɛ den yiye na ɛyɛ den.

Me nhyehyɛe no mebu Opal bi sɛ ɛsom bo wɔ gyinapɛn ahorow so ansa na mahwɛ Opal no akyi. Nsɛmmisa a mibisa me ho bere a merehwɛ Opal no atifi ne sɛ mɛsusuw nipadua no nne ne ne hyerɛn ne sɛnea ɛte ne ne kɔla no mu den nso.

• Ɔbo a wɔatwa no yiye hwɛ yɛ anigye na ɛkari pɛ.
• Wɔpɛ luster a ɛkorɔn (quality of the polish) a ɛtwe adwene si kɔla ahorow no so.

Enti wɔ sikɔne kakraa bi mu no, woasusuw Opal no ho na woabu no sɛ ɛsom bo.

Afei misusuw sɛnea Opal yi bɛtɔn ntɛmntɛm, so ɛyɛ oval shape a agye din a ɛyɛ freeform shape. Free form shapes binom yɛ abɔde mu rhythmic shapes a edi mũ na wɔtɔn ntɛmntɛm. Afoforo nso yɛ odd freeform shape na wɔyɛ slow sellers a wohia papa a jeweler to set.

Ade a Edi hɔ a ɛbɛma wɔabu Opal sɛ ɛsom bo ne sɛ wɔbɛhwɛ nsɛm nketenkete mu yiye.

• So kɔla no kyerɛ kwan anaasɛ anim a ɛyɛ ma?
  • Sɛ anim nyinaa yɛ kɔla a, ne bo kɔ soro

• Sɛ ɛwɔ nhwɛso soronko a ɛho tew a ɛbɛma ne bo akɔ soro a

• Sɛ ɛyɛ cabochon a ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ a, ne bo kɔ soro

• So mpaapaemu ne nneɛma a ɛka ho nni mu a aniwa nkutoo na wotumi hu?

• Nea etwa to no mehwɛ Opal no ase.

Enti sɛ yɛfa Black Opal fɛfɛ a ɛyɛ den a efi Lighting Ridge sɛ yɛn base Opal na yɛde toto Black Opal a ɛwɔ anhwea akyi a ebia ne bo bɛyɛ 30% a ɛba fam. Sɛ ɔbo no wɔ anhwea a emu dɔ wɔ mu a ɛma ɔbo no yɛ mmerɛw a ebetumi atɔn de agye 50% a ɛba fam.

Sɛnea Wobu Opal Base Atemmu

Backing a Wogye Tom

Opal no wɔ nnyinasoɔ tuntum a ɛho tew anaasɛ ɛdi gyinapɛn a ɛdidi soɔ yi a ɛbɛnya nkɛntɛnsoɔ ketewaa bi wɔ Opal boɔ so:

• Anhwea bi a ɛwɔ akyi no yɛ nea wogye tom
• Potch a ɛwɔ Opal ase no wɔ mmeae nketenkete a potch a ɛyɛ fitaa wɔ potch tuntum so
• Base wɔ webbing nkyerɛwde

Backings A Ɛbɛka Ɔbo no Boɔ

• Sandy potch a ɛwɔ Opal no nkyɛn. Eyi ma ɛyɛ den ma Jeweler sɛ ɔde besi hɔ
• Opal wɔ mfɛnsere na ne fã bi yɛ nea ɛda adi bere a worehwɛ wɔ soro no
• Sandy potch a ɛwɔ Opal no nkyɛn no bɛhyɛ no ma wɔayɛ no bezel set mmom sen sɛ wɔde claw set bɛhyɛ mu
• Mmeae akɛse a anhwea wom a ɛwɔ nnyinaso no so
• Pitted base ne potch. Titiriw no, ntokuru a ɛwɔ ase
• Sandy potch a ɛbɛn baabi a nsateaa no bɛkura ɔbo no. Ebia eyi bɛma nhyehyɛe no ayɛ den sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ebetumi akura mu.
• Sɛ ɛyɛ crystal stone a ɛyɛ transparent a wubetumi ahu anhwea no afi anim. Eyi taa brɛ bo no ase nanso nnipa binom ani gye 3D nkɛntɛnso a ɛwɔ nneɛma a wɔde aka ho wɔ ɔbo no mu no ho.
• Opal anaa Opal a ɛyɛ tratraa a anhwea a emu dɔ wɔ akyi no bɛma ɔbo no ayɛ mmerɛw efisɛ ebetumi abubu bere a wɔabɔ no.
• Ebinom a wɔyɛ agude betumi ahyɛ nnyinaso no den de ahoɔden aka ho te sɛ doublet nanso ɛsɛ sɛ wɔpae mu ka sɛ saa ɔbo yi yɛ ɔbo a wɔayɛ ho adwuma.
• Sɛ ɔbo bi yɛ teateaa a jeweler no betumi de ahyɛ bezel setting a ɛbɔ ɔbo no ho ban fi knocks mu kɔ akyiri.

Backings a Ɛsɛ sɛ Wohu Ho Nhwɛso

• Sɛ anhwea no mu dɔ na ɛkɔ soro wɔ nkyɛn a ebetumi de ɔhaw aba.
• Sɛ anhwea a ɛwɔ Opal yi akyi no mu dɔ a ebetumi ama wayɛ mmerɛw.
• Ɛfata sɛ wohwɛ sɛ mpaapaemu biara nni ɔbo yi akyi.

Sɛnea wubetumi ahu no, Opal akyi betumi aka Opal bo nanso bere a anhwea anaa ntokuru a ɛho hia wɔ hɔ nkutoo. Adeɛ a ɛho hia paa sɛ wobɛhwɛ kane berɛ a worebu Opal atɛn ne afɛfɛdeɛ a ɛfiri soro. Saa nneɛma yi (kɔla, nipadua a ɛwɔ fam, symmetry) nyinaa boa ma Opal bo a etwa to no ba. Akyigyina no di dwuma ketewaa bi wɔ Opal a etwa to no a wɔkyerɛ sɛ ɛsom bo no mu.

Seesei a Wunim Nea Ɛsɛ sɛ Wohwehwɛ Hwɛ Yɛn Opals

Black Opal

Crystal Opal

Ethiopian Opal

Opal Carvings