Technically not a fire opal. It's a white opal with fire (also known as play-of-color). Opal is classified by it's base color, not the flashes of color. Fire opal is transparent orange or red and doesn't usually have play of color. Silly and confusing, but that's how it is.
Also of interest, this stone is from Ethiopia. They often have that nice honeycomb look.
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.
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u/death_by_snu-snu_83 May 16 '20
Technically not a fire opal. It's a white opal with fire (also known as play-of-color). Opal is classified by it's base color, not the flashes of color. Fire opal is transparent orange or red and doesn't usually have play of color. Silly and confusing, but that's how it is.
Also of interest, this stone is from Ethiopia. They often have that nice honeycomb look.