Starstruck8
Brilliant_Rock
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- May 13, 2021
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I've just bought this opal (darkish, Lightning Ridge). It's only blue and green, and not the most contrasty, but it has well-defined sharp-edged blocks of colour, and the transparency gives a fascinating 3-dimensional look.
(Width about 10mm)
The right picture was taken in softened sunlight. Only a few blocks light up, but the contrast is reasonable. The left picture was taken in shade under a clear sky. With light from more directions, more blocks light up, but the contrast is lower.
I'm thinking this may have been a mistake. Not that it's bad, but that it's diverted money from a potentially better (i.e. more contrasty) one. But, mistake or not, it's fascinating!
![OpalComp.jpg OpalComp.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/933/933832-1ffd34b07c54cb44002c6c21f909809d.jpg)
(Width about 10mm)
The right picture was taken in softened sunlight. Only a few blocks light up, but the contrast is reasonable. The left picture was taken in shade under a clear sky. With light from more directions, more blocks light up, but the contrast is lower.
I'm thinking this may have been a mistake. Not that it's bad, but that it's diverted money from a potentially better (i.e. more contrasty) one. But, mistake or not, it's fascinating!