Weight: 5.01 Ct Gem: Fire Opal Mine: Oregon, USA Dimensions (mm) 15.3 x 13.6 x 8.4 Color: Orange – Yellow Grade: F Cut: C.D Radiant Thunderbird Comments: Flawless with slight silk.
I bought my opal and had it looked at and confirmed that in fact at the genuine thing by a G.I.A licensed gemolgogest.
I had not looked at my stone for a few months, now the stone has cracked, a layer of material that was super thin came off the opal, there's also a crack in it now. It was stored in a gem jar in a cabinet. I have no idea what happened to the stone.
Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:22 pm Posts: 21602 Location: San Francisco
Morning and welcome! That's hard to diagnose without at least seeing a picture of the patient, Many opals craze and crack. Oregon opals are not known for their stability.
I am thinking that it just dried out and then fractured, so much for being cured for three years. Had I known that stabilization was not a sure thing, I would have considered getting another gemstone. Thanks for the information.
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