Want to learn about opal types? This is the video for you.
It’s all well and good to see an image of an opal pattern, but in order to really understand them, you must be able to see it move and emerge through a gem.
This video showcases opal, up close and personal, exploring their unique patterns and color.
The following opal pattern types are covered:
- Rolling Flash
- Mackerel Sky
- Boulder Matrix
- Moss
- Harlequin
- Broadflash
- Cloverleaf
- Feather
- Asteria
- Flagstone
- Sheen
- Chinese Writing
- Pinfire
- Chaff
- Floral
- Broadflash/Chaff
- Flash of Fire
Are you full of opal patterns knowledge now? Which one is your favourite?
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