Unboxing Black Opal | All You Need to Know About Australia's Mystery Gem

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  • Опубліковано 2 лют 2025

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  • @gems
    @gems  2 роки тому +17

    We still have visions of color dancing in our heads from Michelle's wonderful opals! Which was your favorite? And would you like to see more kinds of opal on this channel? Let us know!

    • @aborch7
      @aborch7 2 роки тому

      The crystal opal was my fav, so cool!! Thanks to Michelle, it was nice to see her again!! 💜

    • @scarlettardis2018
      @scarlettardis2018 2 роки тому

      As a budding opal cutter YES!

    • @boopunn
      @boopunn 2 роки тому

      More Opal please. Even The opal we can find here in the U.S.

    • @aliciaseecharan
      @aliciaseecharan 2 роки тому

      I bought a leather ring years ago. The stones were exquisite and very cheap; volcano quartz, (clear and orange-red). Do you know anything about volcano quartz? 🎃👻🧛‍♂️🦄💕

  • @parisinthe30sx
    @parisinthe30sx 2 роки тому +4

    I have a black opal pendant that's been passed down into my family for almost 100 years. It's my favorite piece and I treasure it. Opals are my favorite stone

  • @earlaker
    @earlaker 2 роки тому +11

    "A Closer Look" gets a whole new meaning now that UA-cam features the new "pinch/zoom" capability! Absolutely stunning! God, I love this channel!
    Opal is probably my favorite gemstone and I wish there was more men's jewelry featuring it.

    • @eerielconstantine5051
      @eerielconstantine5051 2 роки тому

      Wait what, I gottta try this

    • @davedarling4316
      @davedarling4316 2 роки тому +4

      You might want to check the "Black Opal Direct" channel and the "Pulitzer Opal" channel as well, then.

    • @eerielconstantine5051
      @eerielconstantine5051 2 роки тому +2

      @@davedarling4316 I love them!

    • @ThatOpalGuy
      @ThatOpalGuy 2 роки тому +1

      @@davedarling4316 and for those who are into dremeling opal, like myself, roys rocks is a great channel.
      and, the opal mills is a good resource as well.

  • @CaptainFrandy
    @CaptainFrandy 2 роки тому +5

    I love opal, such a precious stone

  • @shantyclips6358
    @shantyclips6358 2 роки тому +4

    Wow! Stones are one of the few things that give me joy in life! ☺

  • @phillipanon7139
    @phillipanon7139 2 роки тому +4

    Too pretty! It is a wonder how much sweat and pain and adventure it takes to find these elusive gems in their hidden places, and then polish them with so much care and then let everyone enjoy their beauty. Love your shows!

  • @largent45
    @largent45 2 роки тому +3

    Wow! Thank you Michelle, for coming on and sharing that wonderful black opal and all the colors of opal! Opal is unmatched in its beauty and fire, and the pieces she brought are exceptional.

  • @catienoble3191
    @catienoble3191 2 роки тому +5

    Those opals are amazing! 😍 I can't even imagine how much work, time, stress, and love went into each one from the time they were mined to now, when we can see them in their finished form!

  • @TheGreeneBead
    @TheGreeneBead 2 роки тому +2

    The closer look piece was my favorite, too! And the 2nd one shown was my 2nd favorite 🥰

  • @lisacrandall409
    @lisacrandall409 2 роки тому +2

    Wonderful, Lightning Ridge black opals are simply magical. Thank you Michelle for showing us lots of beauties. My favourites are the pure blue and the blue/green ones, even though they are less expensive than ones featuring orange and red, the limited colour palette appeals to me and it reminds me of the sea. Yes I would love to see diferent kinds of opals featured on this channel!

  • @oscarmedina1303
    @oscarmedina1303 2 роки тому +2

    What beautiful stones! Thank you Michelle for sharing them with us.

  • @bhutjolokia6990
    @bhutjolokia6990 2 роки тому +2

    Stunning gems!! I love cutting opal, I would love to cut a gem of this quality!!👍😁

  • @vireshsaluja
    @vireshsaluja Рік тому

    Really Appreciate The Guests You Invite & Admire The Efforts You Put For These Amazing Unique Experiences

  • @patrickkillilea5225
    @patrickkillilea5225 2 роки тому +3

    WOW! She sure brought some treasures with her today!

  • @feef6098
    @feef6098 2 роки тому +1

    I love all the lightening ridge crew……….very cool (gal from oz)

  • @Silverity
    @Silverity 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Michelle! Incredible gemstones!!

  • @DRMLbyJeffrey
    @DRMLbyJeffrey 2 роки тому +1

    My favorite stone of ALL TIME. LIGHTNING RIDGE OPAL IS #1 but price I get lost. And yes We all have Oops pieces. Thank you & Dan for digging & sharing

  • @biancap3943
    @biancap3943 2 роки тому +1

    I love Australian opal. I’m subscribed to the lovely BlackOpalDirect to get my Aussie opal fix.

  • @holdensmith5986
    @holdensmith5986 2 роки тому +3

    Absolutely amazing! My dad and I are getting ready to get into opal cabochon making and eventually into faceting other material if everything goes well later down the line. A fun video idea would be tips on choosing rough material and taking that to a finished stage. You guys are so fun to watch and I've learned so much from these videos, keep up the strong work!

    • @ThatOpalGuy
      @ThatOpalGuy 2 роки тому

      watch black opal direct videos. justin shows you how to cut opals. hes a master.
      also: faceting opals is monsterous.

    • @holdensmith5986
      @holdensmith5986 2 роки тому

      @@ThatOpalGuy I appreciate the recommendation! Those guys are awesome! I'm trying to keep up with them and Pulitzer Opal. Those guys are a hoot. With opal we'd stick with making cabochons. Faceting opal isn't my favorite style for the stone.

  • @rogerhargreaves2272
    @rogerhargreaves2272 2 роки тому +1

    Wow! Absolutely beautiful. Thank you. 😀

  • @hannagyllensten475
    @hannagyllensten475 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful stones, my absolute favourites, thanks!!

  • @ResortDog
    @ResortDog 2 роки тому +1

    Immediate click. Each frame is a "graded price per ct", from my eye (when you have a few you can category to quality), and parcels sell as a whole, not single stones chosen out of as a rule wholesale & choose retail . You buy a pour at wholesale, you can pick at retail. Black Opal is why I moved to Nevada to mine.

  • @paulsweangen8439
    @paulsweangen8439 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much Michelle and happy hunting. Good luck!!

  • @marionlesage4794
    @marionlesage4794 2 роки тому

    Thank you for a segment on Opals: Michelle has a dream marraige/job! Opals have been my favorite stone since childhood, and Lightening Ridge Opals are the bomb diggity! So much color, so much variety. Someday I will own one for sure!❤

  • @TroyJamesMonger
    @TroyJamesMonger 2 роки тому

    Thank you Michelle & Rebecca, this was so much fun!
    I love opals♥ I have some synthetic beads & am working on cutting & polishing 8 black opals atm.
    These pieces are amazing, wonderful work :]

  • @hermexhermex
    @hermexhermex 2 роки тому +1

    Wow, nice stones, great work Michelle

  • @HappyKaci
    @HappyKaci Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing. It blows my mind still that opal can form from 7,000 to 120 millions years ago. ❤

  • @philodendron6
    @philodendron6 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for the videos. Opal has such beautiful colours.

  • @SequoiaElisabeth
    @SequoiaElisabeth 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for sharing those amazing Opals.

  • @kamageddynvideochannel3479
    @kamageddynvideochannel3479 2 роки тому +1

    Black opals are the most beautiful gems

  • @lorawaring883
    @lorawaring883 2 роки тому +1

    Woah, Beautiful. And Michelle was wonderful. Hope she's back soon!

  • @marci7957
    @marci7957 2 роки тому +1

    First to comment on my FAVORITE channel and MY FAVORITE STONE! I LOVE YOU GUYS AND WHAT YOU DO!

  • @zackeryjames-ej2iz
    @zackeryjames-ej2iz Рік тому +1

    That large red flagstone piece, simply stunning. Can't believe they didn't have a cloth on the table, one accidental drop could cost a lot of money.

  • @sandmaker
    @sandmaker 2 роки тому +1

    We love opals. Yes we would love to see more types and any problems with them, like crazing. Thanks for sharing your stones and time with us. 😷⚒ Happy Halloween! 👻🎃🧟‍♀️☠👹

  • @nld6200
    @nld6200 2 роки тому

    I love the color play in the opals. I have a large white opal ring, that has a lot of color, but it's not very noticeable. My favorite opal ring is a smaller black opal with blue and green colors flashing. It's set with a black enamel setting. It's My daughter's favorite too and she's waiting for it. 😊🥰

  • @AusOpal
    @AusOpal 9 місяців тому +1

    Nicely done interview enjoyed this

  • @MrInsaint
    @MrInsaint 2 роки тому +1

    Outstanding work of OpalArt and Thank You for sharing👍👍👍💎
    Btw, I have more Opel`s🚙than Opal`s 💎🤩🤣 my favorite gem😋

  • @victorreis8110
    @victorreis8110 2 роки тому +1

    another AMAZING video. this channel is like a university program sometimes ahahahah ❤

  • @katarzynaflorczak990
    @katarzynaflorczak990 2 роки тому

    Thank you for video with magical Black opals :))

  • @gloriaromero1491
    @gloriaromero1491 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing opals 😍🤩

  • @emeraldgemexchangedumbosho7012
    @emeraldgemexchangedumbosho7012 2 роки тому +1

    Another Cute video !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @LegendaryUAEGuardian
    @LegendaryUAEGuardian 2 роки тому +1

    OMG My lovely Gem😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻

  • @soniashapiro4827
    @soniashapiro4827 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks. Very beautiful.

  • @finncochrane2321
    @finncochrane2321 2 роки тому +1

    They are awesome

  • @khiarapollock8227
    @khiarapollock8227 2 роки тому +1

    man those are stunning

  • @michaeltrudell9356
    @michaeltrudell9356 2 роки тому +2

    How challenging is it to cut and polish sapphire and topaz without diamond?

  • @rubyholiday7880
    @rubyholiday7880 Рік тому

    I love opals.they are pretty.

  • @annes4213
    @annes4213 2 роки тому +1

    Love 💕 opals

  • @viniciusleal3562
    @viniciusleal3562 2 роки тому +1

    My favorite stone

  • @anthonydobija3669
    @anthonydobija3669 2 роки тому +1

    Awalys waiting for the next suprise....happy gem hunting

  • @aaronramsden1657
    @aaronramsden1657 2 роки тому

    YES!!! OPALS!!

  • @ThatOpalGuy
    @ThatOpalGuy 2 роки тому +1

    awesome segment. thanks for providing information to those who are not familiar with australian opals.
    viewers, be careful, opalholism is real!

  • @leonahauf1290
    @leonahauf1290 2 роки тому

    I love opal ❤️

  • @johnahmadi7023
    @johnahmadi7023 2 роки тому +1

    How can we buy from here. Is she have website? Which you share for us thanks

  • @eerielconstantine5051
    @eerielconstantine5051 2 роки тому

    I want them all!!

  • @canduraxs
    @canduraxs Рік тому

    Exellent ❤

  • @michaelvaughn7137
    @michaelvaughn7137 Рік тому

    The potch it's called it can be black or gray.

  • @V27RV
    @V27RV 2 роки тому +1

    Opal is the best gem

  • @jforce91
    @jforce91 2 роки тому +1

    Does Michelle's opal co have a website?

    • @gems
      @gems  2 роки тому

      You can shop her opals on our gemstones.com storefront on Jedora! www.jedora.com/shop/gemstones

  • @FunTimeAll2sand5s
    @FunTimeAll2sand5s 2 роки тому +1

    Yayyyyyy🌈🦄🐱

  • @finncochrane2321
    @finncochrane2321 2 роки тому +1

    Could you please do a vid on goodolite

  • @dilhanvlogs
    @dilhanvlogs 4 місяці тому

  • @TheArtisanTouch
    @TheArtisanTouch 28 днів тому

    I use leather and diamond polish

  • @imalkachalithlokuliyanage8068
    @imalkachalithlokuliyanage8068 2 роки тому

    Hi, I am looking for a buyer for gemstone in Australia, specially in Sydney. I am planning to bring precious Ceylon gem stones to Australia in coming months...

  • @gems-mine4695
    @gems-mine4695 2 роки тому

    😍😍😍😍

  • @drfill9210
    @drfill9210 2 роки тому +2

    Fyi those cuts that make you sick... best learning opportunities. Mess up an expensive stone and you go over what went wrong a few times...

  • @mrrob7531
    @mrrob7531 Рік тому

    I’ll thank Michelle even more if she sends me one of them large opals!!😂

  • @viniciusleal3562
    @viniciusleal3562 2 роки тому +1

    I want much opals stones in my collection

  • @T_double_U
    @T_double_U 2 роки тому +1

    Opalholic here

  • @savannahrossy2405
    @savannahrossy2405 2 роки тому

    A light table. . 🔦

  • @Bambi_Sapphic
    @Bambi_Sapphic 2 роки тому +2

    Quilpie boulder matrix opal is prettier.
    I'll fight anyone who disagrees

  • @mu7282
    @mu7282 Рік тому

    Wow. 5 years without finding opal when that's your whole income. Crazy.

  • @PeterRoll2
    @PeterRoll2 2 роки тому +1

    number3
    three peoples 3

  • @30packk
    @30packk 10 місяців тому

    Name of her business?

  • @sheebathefunnyrescuedog692
    @sheebathefunnyrescuedog692 2 роки тому

    😁🇦🇺

  • @SergioPerez-p9m
    @SergioPerez-p9m Рік тому

    podría darme su opinion? la zona del comienzo del video de iridiscencia de colores, pero la cámara refleja su luz, lo que se ve amarillo anarnjado tambien da tonailides azules rojas ua-cam.com/video/yYKLvyc0-8c/v-deo.html

  • @aung3627
    @aung3627 2 роки тому

    ဝါး

  • @Ballacha
    @Ballacha 2 роки тому +1

    7:03 that piece is worth like 5 bucks lmao it's nothing but sand ingression. you can spend days and cut 2 or 3 tiny half karat pieces out of it but the amount of work would exceed the price of the gems in the end

  • @johnmorgan6536
    @johnmorgan6536 2 роки тому

    Hello my cousin Matthew what you doing I need to hook up with you so we can go home and take me home

  • @sherrizanoli1398
    @sherrizanoli1398 2 роки тому +1

    Love opals. Don't do dishes with an opal ring on.

    • @ResortDog
      @ResortDog 2 роки тому

      It's the only gem that is alive with the water of life.

    • @joeporter4970
      @joeporter4970 2 роки тому +2

      Australian opal is fine in water. Ethiopian opal takes on water.

    • @ResortDog
      @ResortDog 2 роки тому

      @@joeporter4970 Still, EVERY dealer will tell you to keep it clean and never ultrasonically clean one. As I wear a opal in wood pendent for over 20 years every where & under everything my body has been, Digging to hot springing to sub zero outside temps. Not a new crack. The majority of Australian Opal is fine and the volcanic opal can be just as good and even more shock resistant, as in the dropping from 6 foot test, BUT not every stone is the same as opal is individually formed. Some are more bullet proof but all the good dealers will replace the rare stones that break on their own because crazy is all that opal does on its own, impact is on you.

  • @daykangemcutting8679
    @daykangemcutting8679 2 роки тому

    this guest scares me,i dont know why she looks like a mom that will hit you so bad,by the way im 30.

  • @justabloke1806
    @justabloke1806 2 роки тому

    You need a microscope to even see them.

  • @kkcikalchannel9401
    @kkcikalchannel9401 Рік тому

    #HardiAlamsyah king of Black Opal from Indonesian..

  • @Jewelz87
    @Jewelz87 3 місяці тому

    Sooo beautiful! I can stare at them all day. Black Opal, one of the rarest gemstones in the world, more rare than a diamond. It’s my ultimate dream ring! Omg I’ll be over the moon if I was proposed to with one! 🥹💍 I keep hinting at my SO about it 😂