Genuine Solid Australian Opal 14k gold fill deals wire wrap 1.63ct size 7 Hand cut

This stone has some has green and orange fire mostly with some red and yellow. The fire is all over this stone and has a nice color. I hand cut this Australian opal myself. It weighs approximately 1.63cts.

No glue was used so you can always take the stone out if you want. The ring size is approx. 6 but will fit 6.5.

There is no treatment whatsoever, it is totally natural. This stone is a freeform cut, not a standard size. Standard sizes can be nice, but when you try to conform to a certain shape and size with opal, you can lose precious fire from the opal. These freeform stones are all one of a kind pieces that cannot be duplicated.

The stone is SOLID, not a doublet or triplet. Australian Opal is not absorbent like a lot of the Ethiopian Opal. It will not absorb water like the Ethiopian Welo Opal so the stone won't crack as it dries.

Be careful of any Opal, like a lot of the Ethiopian(Welo) that is porous as well. These types of Ethiopian Opal are called Hydrophane(porous). Some cutters will treat these opals because they are so easily absorbent. They will use smoke treatment or an acid/sugar bath so that you get a false dark base background to make the colors(fire) stand out. It won't be worth the price you are paying for it and it since they are treated, they cannot be considered natural stones anymore. Also, since these Opals are porous, you would have to keep them out of water as well because they will absorb the water and then when it dries, it may crack the stone.
Just make sure that you are careful when buying the Opal types like that. Australian Opal is not porous so you don't have to worry about any of these problems.

The pics are taken as close as we can to the color, but opals can be tricky because the fire sometimes looks different as you roll the stone. Usually the stone looks much better in person. The pics were taken in natural outside light.

The wire is 14k gold fill which is real 14k gold layered over a brass core. This is NOT PLATE. Plate is just a microfilm of 14k gold over another metal that will wear off and can give rashes to people who are allergic to other metals. This is 100 times thicker and won't wear off.

If you would like to have it shipped outside the country, please contact me before bidding. Thank you.

I accept Payment with Paypal which accepts credit cards. The shipping is for insured mail that is why it is $6.00. I will combine items for shipping. deals