This beautiful Chatham Crystal Opal displays an enchanting combination of translucent beauty and brilliant multicolored fire. Its luminous body reveals an extraordinary blend of vibrant turquoise and aqua blue, soft lavender, rich pink and warm golden yellow. The colors flow into one another, creating a striking iridescent effect that gives the gemstone a remarkable sense of depth and dimension. Its bright, colorful appearance makes it especially attractive, with a distinctive play-of-color that captures the eye from every angle.
Cut in a classic cabochon style, this genuine Chatham Crystal Opal features a smooth, polished dome that beautifully highlights its colorful display. The semi-transparent quality allows the colors to appear layered and luminous, while the combination of cool blue and green tones with warm pink, purple and golden hues creates a particularly appealing visual effect. It is an excellent choice for a distinctive ring, pendant or other custom jewelry creation.
Crystal opals are especially admired for their translucent appearance and beautiful interaction of light and color. This Chatham-created gemstone offers a lovely interpretation of these sought-after characteristics, making it an appealing addition to any gemstone collection.
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- Price/Carat
- N/A
In gemstones and diamonds, the Price Per Carat refers to the dollar cost per unit of carats, the traditional unit of measurement for gemstones. 1 carat equals 0.2 grams. The price per carat is the best way to compare very similar gemstones in terms of quality. The higher price per carat reflects a higher quality gem.
- Shape
- oval
Shape refers to the geometric shape of the gemstone. Traditional shapes are Oval, Pear, Marquise, Trillion, Cushion, Emerald, Round, Radiant, Princess. Other shapes are usually referred to as Fancy.
- Make
- Very Good
This gemstone has a Very Good Make as graded by a professional gemologist. It has been crafted with the highest degree of craftsmanship, with very good proportions, symmetry and polish. It has been cut with little regard to the weight loss of the gemstone rough, and primarily to optimize the gemstones optical properties to its fullest potential.
- Symmetry
- Very Good
This gemstone has Very Good Symmetry as graded by a professional gemologist and any symmetry flaws are extremely difficult to detect under 10x magnification. Gemstones with at least a Very Good symmetry and Make grade will display superior brilliance. The symmetry grade refers to alignment of the facets, poorly shaped facets or the presence of extra facets.
- Treatment
- lab created
This loose gemstone has undergone no detectable treatment of any kind as determined by a professional gemologist using standard gemological testing or has a dealer guarantee that the gemstone has undergone no treatment. All gemstones offered by AfricaGems.com have full treatment disclosure.
- Identification
- Chatham
AfricaGems 'This gemstone is sold with a Gemstone Grading Analysis issued by AfricaGems' GIA 'This gemstone is sold with a gemological certificate done by the GIA (Gemological Institute of America) gemological laboratory.' GRS 'This gemstone is sold with a gemological certificate done by the GRS (Gem Research Swiss Lab)Gem Research Swiss Laboratory) gemological laboratory.' AGTA 'This gemstone is sold with a gemological certificate done by the AGTA (American Gem Trade Association) gemological laboratory.' GIT 'This gemstone is sold with a gemological certificate done by the GIT (Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand)gemological laboratory.'
- Clarity:
- Eye Clean
This gemstone was graded Eye Clean by a professional gemologist. Type I and Type II gemstones such as Aquamarine, Tanzanite, Yellow Chrysoberyl, most Tourmalines, Yellow Topaz Alexandrite, Peridot, Spessartites, Rhodolite, Ruby, Sapphire, Spinel, and Tsavorite, inclusions will not be visible with the naked eye. This gemstone will display superior brilliance. <br>Type III gemstones such as Emerald, might show some slight eye visible inclusions with an Eye Clean clarity grade. This emerald will display superior brilliance compared to lower clarity grades.
- Dimensions
- 6.00 x 4.00 mm to 12.00 x 10.00 mm
Dimensions are used to describe the size of a gemstone measured in millimeters. The measurements are described first by length, then by width and finally by the depth of the gemstone.
