New Arrivals Natural Matrix Boulder Opal Gemstone, Pendant Cabochon, Designer Stone, Hand Cut, Matrix Opal Suppliers, Wholesale Crafts, 7257 LaLapidaryInc 5 out of 5 stars (2,248) AU$ 3.32 AU$ 4.42 AU$ 4.42 (25% off) Boulder Opal is a type of unique rock found in Queensland, Australia. It appears as "seam" and "matrix" opals, or "nuts", like the famous Yowah nut. "Matrix opal" is a name used for rough or finished gemstones in which precious opal occurs in intimate mixture with the parent rock. Much matrix opal is found in sedimentary rocks such as sandstone, limestone, chert, or ironstone.

Two popular cutting styles are: 1) a gem that shows seams and patches of precious opal within host rock, and, 2) a thin seam of precious opal as the face of …

Beside loose opals, we offer drilled opals (pendants) and some edged into gold and silver. We offer a unique selection of australian opals, especially boulder opals, matrix boulder opals and black opals from Koroit and Lightning Ridge, Australia. Boulder Opals are cut from solid rock, usually ironstone or sandstone, but the precious opal gemstone is left connected to the rock and not cut away. Koroit Opal Company We offer a unique selection of australian opals, especially boulder opals, matrix boulder opals and black opals from Koroit and Lightning Ridge, Australia.
Unfollow matrix black boulder opal to … Opal Auctions has all types of Rough Opal including Black Opal Rough, Boulder Opal Rough and Coober Pedy Rough Opal. Koroit Opal Company . It forms in voids and cracks within weathered ironstone boulders in Outback Queensland, hence the name.

Opal mining fields in Queensland. Buy Boulder Matrix Opal Rough online direct from the mines at wholesale prices. This differs from boulder opal, in which the opal is confined mainly to seams and fractures. View all different kinds in … Winton - The town is famous for being the birthplace of Waltzing Matilda, but also home of boulder matrix, a rare form of opal.

Beside loose opals, we offer drilled opals (pendants) and some edged into gold and silver. 15 results for matrix black boulder opal Save matrix black boulder opal to get e-mail alerts and updates on your eBay Feed.

View all different kinds in … It is easily identifiable because it is a mixture of ironstone and opal either in a matrix or layered; the stones often have a more ‘Earthy’, ‘rocky’ look and feel about them.

This kind of precious opal displays the same brilliance and play of colours than the much better known black opals.

The thin slivers of precious opal would be too delicate on their own or easily broken if one attempted to remove it from the host rock.

Opal Auctions has the largest online section of Rough Opal with over 10,000 pieces and parcels. 31.6Cts - Pattern opals are the best sellers . Winton is a lovely Outback town that … They contain opal randomly distributed through the rock. Matrix opals are a type of boulder opal and are found as part of a host rock, called Boulder ironstone. Buy Boulder Matrix Opal Rough. 44.90Cts - Blue and Green Matrix Opal Boulder opal is a rock containing thin seams and patches of precious opal that are too thin or too small to cut into solid opal. In simple words, Boulder Opal is opal and rock. Small streams of opal run throughout the ironstone and form interesting stones.

$26.00 USD 35.7 x 16.4 x 7.1mm .