11.5 cwt Untreated Earth Mined Opal in Pendant . Independent Master Valuer Appraisal: $2,500 BEFORE setting! See Video

22.1x 13.8 x7.7 mm. October Birthday. If you are not sure how big this is , make certain you check on a measure marked in millimeters... the standard for measuring gems. Please read the IMPORTANT TERMS AND INFORMATION page at least once as it applies to all listings. ANY questions, please ask. This gem deserves a gold setting. Get one at wholesale

This opal was appraised by an independent master valuer for $2,500 Canadian retail replacement value. (Steven Knight, GG,R.M.V.,CJA-CAP. ) .Feel free to download his appraisal at no charge. If you want a signed , sealed copy for insurance purposes, one can be sent to you in your name for an additional $20, as I have already partially paid for the appraisal. Master valuers are THE experts on coloured stones, and signed sealed appraisals from them are accepted by insurance companies as verified retail replacement value.

Setting is silver, coated in rhodium to look like white gold. Melee stones are white topaz. Such an opal is worth the expense of setting in gold and diamonds, but leave that to you. Nothing wrong with rhodium coated silver, and gold will add considerably to the cost. We include the silver setting at no charge, and can arrange a gold setting if you request . Pictures in setting were taken under slightly overcast sun. Other pictures under bright lights. See below why I use silver for setting Any questions, please ask.
Video taken under bright light.

Opal is an alternate birthstone for those born in April and October. One of my favourite gems. My price is determined by what I had to pay. Some I have had for decades.

Supply and demand rules in true gem buying as in every other human investment.
Each earth mined gem is a unique work of art, unlike the lab produced stones that can be produced in unlimited quantities.
Even worse than the lab produced stones are the glass enhanced ones....almost worthless.
Some people will never understand why people buy an original work of art when they can buy a poster for next to nothing.
Earth mined gems are for those that do. Invest in quality.