10.85 carat Lightning Ridge black opal free form red Harlequin
 
Stunning bright red multicolored Harlequin pattern opal from the Light Ridge mines.  Cut free form with a slight curve to the face, the pattern is blocky with a rolling ribbon effect laid out like the harlequin pattern.  Stunning to see in hand will make a stunning pendant.
 
Mine - Lightning Ridge
Body Tone - N4
Brightness - 4.5
Fire colour - Red Blue Green Orange
Size - 25x14x5.1mm
Weight - 10.85
 
Price is for the stone pictured
 
About Opals
 
Treatment: Natural
Color: Black, White, Blue, Green, Red, Yellow, Pink, Grey, Purple, Orange, Brown
Luster: Pearly, Vitreous, Opalescence
Birthstone zodiac sign: Libra
Associated month: October
Crystal system: Amorphous solid
Chemical formula: SiO₂·nH₂O
Hardness (Mohs hardness scale): 5.5 – 6.5
Country of origin: Australia, Ethiopia, Mexico and Cornwall amazingly 
Size variations: can vary 0.3mm each way on all dimensions given.
 
Properties:
 
In mystical circles, opal is considered a stone representing hope, innocence and purity. It has strong connotations of happiness, faithfulness, loyalty and confidence.  Regarded as a powerful sea stone for safty on the water.
 
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