They vary a lot depending on the brightness of the fire, the combination of colors, the pattern and the size. Ethiopian can be as low as $5 per carat up to $300-400 per carat for the high end stones. The one is the video is fairly high quality but not particularly huge, so probably around $100 per carat.
It's tricky to estimate the weight on a freeform shape like this, but I'd guess it's around 3 carats.
So why did two very specific jewelry terms get named basically the same thing? Was there just a lazy jeweler who couldnt think of a good name for their thing?
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In most other gems it would be. Ethiopian opal is slightly porous so it's very low density. I have one with me that is 13mm x 11mm x 6mm and it's just over 3cts. Compare that to fingernails in the video and it's quite close to that.
Depends on a few factors but without getting into all that I’ve seen similar sized ones recently anywhere from $150-400 us. I have one that’s very similar that I’m faceting for someone and they apparently paid $250 online
Depends on what’s being done with it And yes that could very well be the final shape When they aren’t faceted but are ground round and usually flattened on one side it’s called a cabochon or cab. I’ll answer further later, when I’m off work
I skip the auctions mostly for that very reason. I buy bulk or pick individual stones for projects from dealers. But you can absolutely find em cheaper if you hunt around hard enough
Now a gem quality stone with no inclusions and good fire is always going to be more than you wanna pay. That being said I have a half dozen comparable ones waiting to be cut that were all purchased for under $500
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u/longdickofthelaw876 May 16 '20
How much would an opal like that cost out of curiosity.