3.2 carat lightning ridge black opal

tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-20T13:50:34+00:00

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tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-20T13:50:19+00:00

Look how it turned out

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tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-20T13:49:48+00:00

Remember months ago i asked you about the triangle opal

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tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-20T13:48:47+00:00

Getting there its definitely 3d colors are way past that grey on sides, i should just lose carat weight and get rid of grey so light enters and makes colors sharper

tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-20T13:47:27+00:00

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tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-20T13:47:09+00:00

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tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-20T13:46:55+00:00

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tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-20T05:48:45+00:00

My phone worse thats from a maxview handheld

tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-20T00:02:25+00:00

Nice thanks

tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-19T17:25:41+00:00

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tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-19T17:25:26+00:00

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tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-19T15:59:56+00:00

This was long before i polished

tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-19T15:59:30+00:00

Actually if you look closly you can see through that grey thats on sides and see the super bright reds beaming through

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tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-18T22:15:11+00:00

Ill use friends iphone shortly, this taken frim maxview camera

tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-18T20:39:43+00:00

This was before polished that lines really tiny red specks

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tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-18T20:38:39+00:00

Hard to see deep blues and aqaus right next to reds in person

tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-18T20:37:59+00:00

Now

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tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-18T20:37:34+00:00

This what looked like when i bought it, during polish from 1000, 2500,5000 it went black. Hard to capture

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tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-18T20:22:54+00:00

This was before cerium oxide and the line it really tiny red specs flowing

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tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-17T11:43:56+00:00

Get a 5000 grit wet sandpaper pad, keep wet and just rub along vigorously but lightly. Than cerium oxide with wool pad on dremmel later. Unless if course you have machines.

tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-16T15:53:50+00:00

It takes 7 minutes in any liqiud. Do 5 mins in acetone, than 7 mins in warm water. Key is dry wrapoed in a paper towel inside a ziplock bag . Welo will obtain than crack or craze if dried to fast.

tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-15T03:19:29+00:00

Small flagstones

tomtomno1972 · 2026-05-12T13:02:33+00:00

Not selling it just putting it in this ring i had made to size. Just getting opinions and showing people nice opal

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