What colour opals are the most valuable?

What colour opals are the most 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.

Is white opal worth anything?

Value. By comparison, white opals are the least valuable form of opal. Opals with a very white body tone also tend to have very pale colour. However, good quality white opal can be incredibly beautiful, and may fetch prices up to AUD $200 per carat.

Are opals going up in value?

Australian opal is highly prized, rare and the best quality opal in the world. Opal is considered a safe investment because the material has never dipped in value and has only ever increased due to the demand of the world market and jewellery production.

What is Bello opal?

Bello Opal® is the mainstream of crushed opal in the world. It is offered in various size range, depends on different needs. Crushed opal have been widely used in different businesses, such as inlay jewelry, nail art, stationary, furniture etc. 2mm to 30mesh and 2 to 3mm are the most popular sizes.

What determines the value of an opal?

The value of an opal depends on many factors. The type of opal, body tone, brilliance, pattern, colour bar thickness, the play of colour, and faults all play important roles in determining the value. Other important factors include the quality of the cut & polish, and the size of the stone.

How much is a doublets of Opal worth?

Doublets prices are usually 15\% to 35\% of the value of similar looking natural, (solid,) gem. However, they occasionally run as high as 50\% of a natural opal if they are of exceptional quality. Triplets are only about 1\% of the value of an equivalent natural and peak at .

Are opals with no pattern worth anything?

Opals that have no or only slight pattern are generally less valuable. The Opal Body Tone Guide was endorsed by the Opal Association of Australia and was intended to be a guide for Black Opal and Boulder Opals. It is now generally excepted for all opals worldwide.

What is the value of black opal?

Black opal can start from completely black base through differerent shades of gray to almost white or crystal body tone. This helps to determine the value, because the darker the body tone, the more brilliantly other colours are displayed. For this reason, black opals are more valuable, than lighter opals as in body tones.