Boulder opal from Yowah 1175

Rare pair of Yowah 'Nuts' Collection items

$3,000.00

Yowah Boulder Opal

Opal Type: Yowah Black Boulder Opal

Stone (s): 2 (Matching pair)

Stone Size: 30×17 mm (1 1/4″ approx)

Stone Shape: Free Form- two pieces cut from one Yowah nut specimen

Opal Origin: Yowah Opal fields Australia, south west Queensland

Yowah Boulder Opal Description

Dynamic thrusts of green, blue, orange, emanate from deep inside the stone, creating an enduring fascination, every time you look at your Yowah Opal Ring on your finger. The dark color of this stone reflects and contrasts nicely with natural skin color, or with a lighter outfit.

The patterns, colors, shapes, and pictures in these amazing pieces from the Yowah and Koroit and Winton mines, really get your imagination going. Never again will you ever see any of the original natural works of art, duplicated. Often termed Yowah Nuts because of the shape of the small boulders and the nut-like centres that sometimes (rarely) contain opal.

Are Yowah Opals Black Opals?

Contrary to common believe, black boulder opals are not black. They were given this name many years ago when the first prospectors who found them were astounded to see the dark brilliant colors coming from an opal that traditionally was considered a light colored stone. The Europeans had long known the value of precious opal from the Hungarian mines which as far as we know where all pale or light colored stones. Then, when opal was found in White Cliffs, and Coober Pedy, most of the stones were pale. Black Boulder Opal was one of the first stones found in Australian opal history and Yowah Opal is another variety of Boulder Opal

It’s the dark in the background of the opal that causes the color to throw forward and have denseness and dynamic that the more delicate pale opal does not have. The recent opal nomenclature (official naming) has identified boulder opals, if they have the same very dark background as Lightning Ridge, as Black opals. So properly they can be termed black boulder opal

Free Extras that come with this Boulder opal from Yowah

International registered airmail to your door or post office. There is no more to pay. A free black velvet gift box is also included, ready to be presented as a gift or added to your jewelry collection. Your Yowah Opal stone will be remembered for a very long time.

Another free service:

Keep in mind that we have a free ‘late gift’ service just in case you need it. Please ask about it in the blog below if you are buying this item for a gift and you have left it a little late to get to you on time. We can email the card to you for printing. Just give us the first names of the giver and receiver.

Boulder opal from Yowah 1175