It would be nice to show the stones while elaborate.
@mwhite475911 ай бұрын
This video is great, would love if you to show the stones close up as you talk about them.
@charliekezza7 ай бұрын
I come from an opal mining family in Australia. "Red on black" opals are the most expensive not necessarily the rarest but they are broght up pretty quickly for the asian market so they end up being "rare" to be sold anywhere else.
@mariaadam10474 ай бұрын
My husband and I drove out to Lightning Ridge, and I studied up on opals before I went. We went to a reputable retailer. He bought me the most beautiful small solid black opal ring. I chose one with red, orange, and blue green broadflash patterns. It's so beautiful 😍
@andrestucki Жыл бұрын
I collect opal for over 50 years as well opalised fossils it’s just amazing what the nature can do I have in my collection some miracle opal fossils specimens . I love your documentary ❤🎉
@jakehays8926 Жыл бұрын
i collect opalised fossils too
@elishadoyle81918 ай бұрын
Are you looking to sell any 😊
@______IV Жыл бұрын
With jewelry, always buy what you love and you’ll never lose value. If you’re buying mainly as an investment, educate, educate, educate yourself, and then find a reputable dealer. Wonderful video with great information.
@65safesafe7 ай бұрын
Would like to buy Ethiopian Opal
@malgorzatalukaszewska62742 жыл бұрын
They are all so beautiful, thank you for all of the information. I'd love the Ethiopian opal!
@DominiqueFlux2 жыл бұрын
It's noted, good luck!!
@shawnstatzer959 ай бұрын
I only buy rough Australian black opals (via Australian auctions that often source Lightening Ridge opals) and cut them by hand. I am certainly no expert, but I am impressed with how well they turned out. I stay away from doublets and triplets.
@leenahammad14913 ай бұрын
Your videos are full of information. This video is One of few that I found useful about Opals. I wiuld love to see a video about opals only about the prices and the prices differences. Also, if you can have more zooming on the samples, that would be greatly useful. Thank you million.
@yogishprabhu81762 жыл бұрын
Hey!! Thank you have such an awesome video on opals!! Thank you for being so damn kind with the giveaway!!! I would love the Mexican fire opal, looks so damn cool, definitely something to die for lol.
@DominiqueFlux2 жыл бұрын
Haha no problem,I'm glad you liked the video and good luck on the contest! :)
@BravoAmaro22 күн бұрын
I’m an indigenous mix and had to immediately google Mexican fire opals because it sounds bad ass, found out they come from Chiapas where some of my ancestors come from, it’s a cool new thing for me love
@DominiqueFlux22 күн бұрын
Amazing, very cool :)
@Leafbinder Жыл бұрын
Wish you had more close ups of them. And no I consider script pattern more rare than Harliquine but price is a lot about what the popular color is for that year and the Brightness after black base color
@hybridgoth Жыл бұрын
Technically the rarest patterns for opal are dependent on the type/locality. For instance, When considering Australian black opal, as far as I'm aware the rarest occurrence is for the stone to display "asterism" in their play of colour, very few examples are known to exist, even cat's eye stones are quite rare to see in "precious" opal, however, many examples of this chatoyant phenomena have been found in black opals and thus the cat's eyes are probably more common than true harlequin patterns. The problem with the harlequin pattern is that many stones displaying "flagstone" patterns are mislabeled as harlequin, this may lead people to believe that harlequin patterns are much less rare than they actually are. With Ethiopian opal, the rarest pattern is generally considered to be the "honeycomb" pattern although this may not be 100% true, it is however the most desired pattern for Ethiopian opal. Unfortunately the difficulty with establishing definitive scales of rarity for opals stem from the mining practices, it's easy to determine what is the most common, just look at the marketplace, however, determining what is the rarest is obtained by word of mouth from the lapidaries as truely rare examples almost never make it to market and when they do, they sell fast.
@elodiechicoine92942 жыл бұрын
Loved the video! Opals are one of my favorite stones! They're all beautiful but I would love to win the Peruvian opal 😍
@laurenr95052 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! They’re all amazing but I think I love the Ethiopian opal
@ThatOpalGuy Жыл бұрын
any opal is entrancing.
@Leafbinder Жыл бұрын
If it dosnt have a play of color then it shouldn`t be considered an opal imo, I have a 10ct black lightning ridge 4n brightness of 4.5 with ultra violet - brilliant blue. I love it but Ive had opals that lose there color and it didnt come back even after I dryed it out for a couple months.
@keiganbeardsley893410 ай бұрын
Why? it's all the same composition. Same bs with saphire and ruby. It's dumb. It's all opal. If anything, opal with play of color should just be called gem opal to separate them.
@sinjinmonsoon9055 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting. My beloved lightning ridge opal earrings are sooo fake and sold to me as real. I'm educating myself and these videos help so much.
@DominiqueFlux Жыл бұрын
Oh no I'm sorry to hear your earrings weren't real 😔 happy the video helped!
@iloverelish2 Жыл бұрын
Why dont you make close ups to the stones -_- ???
@frostypop934 Жыл бұрын
There is a KZbin video showing acetone used to remove oils and other infiltrates from hydrophane opal. The acetone does not harm gold or silver settings. It’s worth saving that ink-filled stone in this video.
@tyicbranch2734 Жыл бұрын
This video helped me a lot but the opal I'm getting is only 1.40 and it doesn't look like opal doubes because in the video before I bought the opal you can see all around the opal
@ItsDreamz2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this guide, I learned so many new facts about Opals I now have a greater appreciation for them! I'm hoping to win the Peruvian Opal!
@DominiqueFlux2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad it was interesting for you! Ok it's noted and good luck!
@laurielogan33557 ай бұрын
I liked the information but it would've been nice if we could have seen the stones and comparisons up close.
@alecviau81322 жыл бұрын
So educational! I love the peruvian opal!
@k8lnn2 жыл бұрын
ohhhhh damn! The Mexican fire opal or the Ethiopian opal 🥲 Love love love! The mexican fire opal would look so good with my tangerine fruit studs 🤤🥳
@sofiam26392 жыл бұрын
The Peruvian opal with black inclusions is so beautiful!
@DominiqueFlux2 жыл бұрын
Right! Is has such a unique look :)
@idrisusmanrwe Жыл бұрын
Hi I'm IDRIS From Nigeria I have some raw blue Sapphire stones and I'm looking for someone who can buy.
@lauramills36622 жыл бұрын
great video Dom! love the Ethiopian and the Peruvian Opal :)
@Opal.Workshop11 ай бұрын
organic content trapped in the potch makes the opal black. White opal formed in areas with low organic content in heavily eroded sandstone. Black generally is found in air pockets of clay
@b_kawaii_gems70222 жыл бұрын
I LOVE LOVE Opal!! Loved them since I was little. I had an opal ring, I have no idea where it is now. I also named my betta fish Opal because her color is like white opal. Thank you for the IG giveaway. I would love any of them, they are all beautiful!! 😍😍😍
@hybridgoth Жыл бұрын
On the topic of synthetic opals. This may not be as interesting to others as I personally find it to be, however: I feel the need to mention that whilst columnar formations like those seen in the Gilson imitations are generally only associated with synthetic opals, it isn't impossible for natural opals to form with very similar columnar patterns to those seen in the synthetics, it is simply exceedingly rare for them to do so. I have in my collection a Queensland boulder opal displaying a regular columnar formation with ironstone that I personally cut from rough, I made sure to retain the ironstone so that it could be easily identifiable. The same can be said for "lizard skin" patterns often associated with Gilson synthetics, previously I have observed a deceptively similar pattern in some Andamooka matrix opal. Neither stone would be considered particularly valuable in the market though as the Boulder opal only displayed a limited play of colour from green-yellow, and, the Andamooka was heavily included with a directionally dependent play of colour. Although the stones exhibited what could be described as attributes most often associated with the synthetics, neither would be mistaken for the synthetics for the obvious aforementioned other reasons. I understand that most people won't have much interest in these particular examples, however, it is something that personally afforded me a greater appreciation for the synthetic opals and their somewhat unique appearance.
@robbanks9142 Жыл бұрын
"the rainbow serpent" kzbin.info/www/bejne/kISZmmSCer-Lf7s
@prettybird19789 ай бұрын
That square Peruvian opal is stunning. I have one the same shade, and I am obsessed with the paraiba color in the opal. The vidoe is a little disappointing as the camera is not situated to catch much of what is going on.
@denisegonzalez22612 жыл бұрын
Loved the video! I would love the Peruvian Blue Opal! Secondly, the Mexican fire Opal. Both are stunning due to their color saturation and not typically the kind of opal you see 💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️
@DominiqueFlux2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it :) yes I think most people would not know that their opals!
@ladypieces8125 Жыл бұрын
can you please help me identify a stone i have? it was found in a mountain by my father years ago.
@rebecca83522 жыл бұрын
I love all these opals soooo much, but the Mexican opal might be my favourite
@DominiqueFlux2 жыл бұрын
It has a really nice flair to it!
@kathysabo9703 Жыл бұрын
Try touching a rough opal with the tip of your tongue to see if it's Hydrophane,I once heard. I tried,and some really do stick .
@darlynicio81282 жыл бұрын
we have a lot of opal here.. how much if i will sell .what is the price
@maicyandmae8722 Жыл бұрын
Im sending u tomorrow the videos about an item(opal)...
@ROCKINWHEELERS Жыл бұрын
WE LOVE ALL OPALS AND NOW I HAVE BEEN LIKING FIRE AGATES -Slaughter Mountain, Deer Creek and then there is the Mexican FIRE AGATES-Escalante's( Pe'a tros Ne'gros?= Black Fire Agates, ohhh the colors
@AHAZIMUBARI-rn5iq4 ай бұрын
That's good Education 🙏 also in Tanzania there opal mostly I found yellow, if any one interested can consult me
@ROCKINWHEELERS Жыл бұрын
Austrailin Black opal N-1 now about $50,000.00 per___,. Oh, BTW PINEAPPLE OPAL!!! Have you seen the Yawoh Nut Opal-THE ANGEL OVER-$1,000,000.00++
@bryanbressem50262 жыл бұрын
Black opal is my favorite, have several with all colors of rainbow
@DominiqueFlux2 жыл бұрын
Yes its such a cool stone, no other gemstone has those color combos!
@brussjhon6457 ай бұрын
thanks for helpful video I know its year old but its really help and I like to email for you guys where do I find that
@nuhaqutob5117 Жыл бұрын
يوجد مشكلة لدى المصور.. لا يقرب الكاميرا للاحجار وفي معظم الاحيان لم نرى شيئا.. وكأنكم تشرحوا لانفسكم وليس للمشاهد..
@amour4all9 ай бұрын
Very interesting! Thank You 💗
@DominiqueFlux9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@stephenshanebeaty Жыл бұрын
You should have given a close up of the stones she was talking about
@sbellavita152 жыл бұрын
Perúvian opal is so pretty 😍
@CrimzonRX2 жыл бұрын
The peruvian opal is gorgeous!
@DominiqueFlux2 жыл бұрын
Right!! I love it too :)
@CrimzonRX2 жыл бұрын
@@DominiqueFlux thanks for this episode! I really loved it! Love to see you growing as well!
@johnmorgan72472 жыл бұрын
Very cool!! Thank you!! Would love to win the Mexican fire opal
@christinatorino15852 жыл бұрын
I love the Peruvian opal! So pretty!
@DominiqueFlux2 жыл бұрын
It's pretty right!
@MelodyRoldan-tq1sw2 ай бұрын
How much price opal stone
@clairehamilton3293 Жыл бұрын
That's so fascinating. I've been trying to find out the value of our antique opal ring. It has come down through the family but after loosing my mum a few years ago we don't know what to do with it. None of my sisters or nieces would wear it so I'm thinking about selling it and giving the money to my dad (hes wanting to go for a trip to Iceland and seeing the northern lights). Still have no idea how much its worth but looking at this video was brilliant 😁
@DominiqueFlux Жыл бұрын
Hi Claire, I'm glad you liked the video! I would watch our video on appraisals, that's probably your best bet in determining the value, good luck!!
@clairehamilton3293 Жыл бұрын
@@DominiqueFlux brilliant, thank you. I'll be watching it as soon as I've finished work 😁
@DominiqueFlux Жыл бұрын
@@clairehamilton3293 awesome! Let me know if you have any questions :)
@laughchannel999 Жыл бұрын
Nice!
@erwincruz4578 Жыл бұрын
Soak or submerge the opal to glass with water , the opal you will see the multi color of opals
@maicyandmae8722 Жыл бұрын
Hi gdevening guys cn u help me to deal with my opal
@katherinebilodeau19872 жыл бұрын
What a great video! My mum loves opals, so I would love to win the classic Ethiopian one to make a necklace to carry her with me 💖
@rubyholiday78802 ай бұрын
I collect opals they are beautiful
@DominiqueFluxАй бұрын
Yes they are!
@langdonbrown50012 жыл бұрын
Hey, Lovely video. I would LOVE to win the Mexican fire opal
@Lovedogs-i1m Жыл бұрын
I agree that they show more of the opals than faces
@OpalholicsAnonymous2 жыл бұрын
What?? Lol solid opal is solid opal. Potch doesnt determine if its solid. Wow, the best opal in the world is solid and has a potch back most of the time. If you add a backing its a doublet. If you add a quartz cap to its a triplet. Host rock naturally with opal is solid still.
@miranmixvlog5 ай бұрын
Good evening ma'am ihave a opal stone from Manila Philippines
@winniewong51202 жыл бұрын
Fire opal
@jarrodjoyce6892 Жыл бұрын
JARROD Rod Joyce from PELICAN La, 🙏👍💯🤝💩🧐😻👀
@juliawoolnough10872 жыл бұрын
I love the Ethiopian Opal! 💎
@DominiqueFlux2 жыл бұрын
Mee too!
@Bella-Seasons2 жыл бұрын
I’d love to win the Peruvian opal! Ive never seen anything like it!
@DominiqueFlux2 жыл бұрын
I know it's such a crazy color you would never think they're opals!
@Xcris_crosX7 ай бұрын
The verbal information was good, the visual was virtually nonexistent. The background noise was annoying
@seymademir89042 жыл бұрын
Mexican fire opal 😍😍
@Lmatdhr7 ай бұрын
She’s actually not very informed about this and shared a bunch of misinformation. N1-n4 darkness all have same value based on darkness, it’s the color play/brightness and pattern that are more important not how black it is. As long as it fits into the black opal range of n1-n4.
@Algoldprospecting10 ай бұрын
You girls can get me some opals 😅
@DominiqueFlux10 ай бұрын
For sure!
@elishadoyle81918 ай бұрын
It would have been nice to see close up as shes explaining. I couldn't see a thing 😢
@pega6 Жыл бұрын
I think Bleach may not be good to get on an opal
@amberquan75782 жыл бұрын
I love black opal and Mexican fire opal👐🏼🦋🦋🔥
@Acegemstones1 Жыл бұрын
❤
@rebeccadaly33302 жыл бұрын
Ethiopian opal!
@panganibandefensevleskali-67772 жыл бұрын
New friend here and full support your channel my dear nice content
@DominiqueFlux2 жыл бұрын
Oh thabk you!!!
@hiddengem59 Жыл бұрын
I want to sell my white opal
@ethiopianjamber2155 Жыл бұрын
She's shown you but we can't see it
@Angelaopalart Жыл бұрын
Hello mem i have available opal stone
@zackattackzack7 ай бұрын
Thanks ❤ so much for the information in video form I greatly appreciate the knowledge my friend 🫶🏻
@DominiqueFlux7 ай бұрын
My pleasure!!
@oscarposada1310 Жыл бұрын
Dominique ¡Cásate conmigo! 🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍
@ROCKINWHEELERS Жыл бұрын
Your Guest does know her Opals. KEEP ALL OPALS AWAY FROM MOTOR OILS!!!
@PiersYves-k2zАй бұрын
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@ROCKINWHEELERS Жыл бұрын
My Opinion- Man cannot Create=Man can only make. For me to CREATE is to make/bring into existence without anything to begin with. Make- to use materials to form to ones desire. just my opinion-just saying.
@onola51456 ай бұрын
Can't see anything!!!
@OpalholicsAnonymous2 жыл бұрын
Pulitzer opal and black opal direct will help you know what real opal is..lol
@ThatOpalGuy Жыл бұрын
If you like ethiopian opal then Global Prospecting is also a good channel to watch, they cut lots of that opal.
@box7063 Жыл бұрын
สวัสดีครับ
@sevtapbl.4 ай бұрын
satans dont imitating my face with the deccal and satan
@MattyGillettАй бұрын
HAHAHAHAH every thing you need to 'knopal ' she shoukd act like she made that word on puirpose
@jeremiahmcafee3816 Жыл бұрын
Pin fire is not rare.
@LaSierraAcresQuailFarm7 ай бұрын
why do you say this? any supporting evidence to back this up... in ethiopian opal, it is very uncommon