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How much are precious opals worth?
White opals typically range from $20-$200, but they can be much higher depending on the quality of the stone and size. As for fire opals, they can fetch a very high price. High quality fire opals can fetch anywhere from $50-$10,000 per carat. It depends on the intensity of the play of color and level of transparency.
How can you tell if an opal is valuable?
The ‘dominant colour’ in an opal can affect its value, with red commanding the highest cost, followed by orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. However, do not forget, a blue-green brilliant stone will be more valuable than a dull red.
Which opals are the most valuable?
Black opal is the most prized type of opal and may earn prices over $10,000 USD a carat. Boulder opals also have a dark body tone but are not quite as valuable, while white opals have a light body tone and are generally the least valuable form of opal.
What’s worth more opal or gold?
Opals Are Worth More Than Their Weight in Gold.
How do I sell my opal?
How to Sell My Opals
- Get your opal appraised by a jeweler.
- Take pictures of your opal at different angles.
- Sell your opals on eBay.
- List your opal for free on craigslist.
- Sell your opal to a jeweler in your area.
- Take your opal to a pawn shop if you need immediate cash and are having problems selling your item.
What is genuine opal?
Natural opal is a variety of silica. This stone usually contains between 5\% and 10\% water and is relatively soft – its hardness rating is 5.5-6.0 on the Mohs scale. Opal can be colorless or colored; its colors can range from white, yellow, orange, and red to green, blue, brown, and black.
How valuable are Opals?
By comparison, black opals are the most valuable form of opal – due to their dark body tone and the resulting vibrant play of colour. Top of the range gem quality black opal can fetch prices up to AUD $15,000 per carat. However, just because an opal is black doesn’t make it valuable.
How much does Opal cost per carat?
Opal prices will vary depending on a lot of factors. Countless attributes make opals a desirable gemstone for jewelry buyers and collectors. The rarer you choose, the higher the prices will be for the gemstone. Opal costs can come from $10 per carat to as high as $6,000 per carat. The size and the quality are the biggest influence on the price tag.
What is the value of a fire opal?
The value of a fire opal is based upon the desirability and uniformity of its color, with yellow being on the low end of value and red being on the high end. Transparent stones are preferred over translucent stones.
What are the different types of Opal?
There are many different types of natural opals. There is black opal, white opal, crystal opal and jelly opal. There are other kinds – fire opal, hyalite , water opal, hydrophane and honey opal.