This Boulder Opal specimen is made from Organic Pipe Opal.
It has absolutly sparkling bright hot pink colors glowing with bright green and blue colors.
The gorgeous opal colors are in a pinfire pattern combined with a small amount of coffee colors.
Pipe opal is formed by tubes of opal occurring in sandstone rather than ironstone boulders.
It formed millions of years ago when organic matter, such as twigs and leaves, disintegrated leaving cavity’s that the liquid opal filled.
This natural formation allows us to create gorgeous unique organic opal pieces.
This opal specimen has a highly polished surface with heaps of natural character .
The specimen has a slightly domed surface which invites you to touch.
This Boulder Opal specimen has some natural inclusions present, hence why it has been polished as a specimen.
Boulder Pipe Opal is a beautiful and unique opal that has a huge variety of color not found in any other gemstone.
It is a unique form of opal because it is found as a mixture of precious opal and sandstone together.
The Boulder Pipe Opal specimen was mined in the Winton area and has been expertly hand shaped and polished by us to highlight the natural beauty of the opal.
This is an excellent showpiece for any gemmologist, collector or opal enthusiast.
The polished Boulder Pipe Opal specimen comes packaged in a gift box.
Opal Specimen Dimensions
The polished Boulder Pipe Opal specimen measures 25mm by 12mm at the base.
The specimen stands 38mm tall.
