How to spot treated opal
This week Justin will take you through some obvious and not so obvious differences between natural Australian black opal and treated black opal. Key factors … Read more
I smoked an Ethiopian opal
Ethiopian opal is beautiful but very different to Australian opal. Today, I show you how Ethiopian opal can be treated to look like glass or … Read more
Synthetic opal or not? These opals need testing!
While I was in Tucson this year I cam across some opal that had me stumped for a while. At first I thought it was … Read more
New and improved synthetic opal BEWARE!!
New synthetic opals are being created every year and manufacturers are getting better at replicating natural opal. I recently obtained some of the new material … Read more
3 ways to spot a synthetic or fake opal
In today’s video we give you 3 tips on how to spot a synthetic or fake opal. Opal is one of the most fashionable gemstones right … Read more
Which opal is the impostor?
How can I tell if an opal is lab created, treated or fake opal? I get many enquiries with people asking me this question and … Read more
Which opal is a natural black opal?
Only one of these opals is real. So have a go at trying to pick the right one. There are three different types of opal … Read more
Ebay and fake Lightning Ridge Black Opal: The Proof
A few months ago we talked about how to spot a fake Lightning Ridge black opal and the many examples of the fake stuff found … Read more
How to spot a fake black opal
In this video, we show you how to spot a fake black opal. Unfortunately, much of the opal being misrepresented as Lightning Ridge black opal … Read more
Learn how to spot a synthetic opal
Watch the video link as Justin from Black Opal Direct gives you an invaluable insight and learn how to spot a synthetic opal. In a … Read more
Synthetic Opal
What is Synthetic Opal? A synthetic opal is an opal that is manmade. A synthetic opal can either have the same chemical composition as a … Read more
