Big, bold and a little unassuming — one thing is for certain, we’re going to need to bring out the heavy grit wheel to work on this monster gem. Weighing in at a colossal 950 carats, we’ll need to ...
Upon my first observation of this nobby, I could see some incredibly bright color breaking in and out of the rough. The color bar looks thick, but it does wedge down a bit on the sandy side.I am co...
I am always up for a challange and sometimes those challenges have a way of working out better than you could ever imagine — This was one of those moments! A beautiful Witches Hat nobby rough opal ...
When I came across this piece of rough opal, its organic shape struck a similarity to the map of Australia and who doesn’t want an opal that is shaped like Oz? With the sand wreaking havoc on my i...
Witches Hat Nobby Opal are unique to Lightning Ridge and is easily recognisable from its peaked form on top of the rough opal piece.Working Through The Witches HatThis gorgeous Witches Hat Nobby s...
This humble piece of rough nobby opal certainly does take us from a zero to 100 in a short, albeit intense, amount of time. I didn’t have the highest of expectations for this piece of rough opal, ...
This week I am working on a Jag Hill Nobby Opal piece and I’m anticipating a great outcome for this one. The opals from this particular region in Lightning Ridge are some of the very best out there...
I have been saving this red bar rough piece until I had studied it long enough to work out how to tackle it. If it faces with a nice stone it will make for a ripper of a gem, but we could run into ...
To find a gorgeous piece of crisp and clear Crystal Opal from Seam Country in Lightning Ridge is quite rare, they are usually found to be quite milky or white — so I am super excited to see what em...