Vintage 9ct Yellow Gold Andamooka Matrix Opal Ring
What is an Andamooka Matrix Opal you may ask?
From the GIA website:
Matrix Opal from Andamooka South Australia is a precious opal-included porous rock that is commonly colour enhanced) carbon impregnated) to initiate the highly prized black Opal from Lightning Ridge. Often referred to as ‘sugar treated’ as a basic sugar acid-carbonising technique is used to darken the cream coloured matrix pr pre-polished Opals so that the play of colour is more prominent.
Reference: https://www.gia.edu/doc/SU91A3.pdf
So basically an Andamooka matrix Opal is a solid Opal with a light(er) colour which has been enhanced to give the stunning colour we see in this example.
A stunning blue/brown/purple body tone with flashes of intense reds, blues, oranges, greens and golds shimmer over the entire large 2cm x 1.4cm Opal.
Bezel set to a solid gallery to simple wide 9mm shoulders which taper effortlessly to a thick flat shank.
Not too high on the finger at a rise of 6mm, with an impressive finger spread of over 2cm x 1.5cm, this vibrant and stunningly attractive ring is one of our favourites and we are sure it’ll be yours too!
STONES
Andamooka Matrix Opal
1 @ approximately 2.0cm x 1.4cm
MEASUREMENTS
20.1cm x 1.5cm
Rise 6mm
Shoulders 9.2mm
Shank 4.6mm
WEIGHT
6.96 Grams
MARKS
9ct
SIZE
Q or 18.3mm diameter US 8 1/4. Resizeable 3-4 sizes down, 4 up.
CONDITION
Very very good vintage condition. No chips to Opal, very minuscule marks seen only under x 10 loupe magnification. No thinning to shank. Lovely ring displaying stunning play of colour.
Please note boxes are for display only unless otherwise stated.
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Our collection consists of pieces that are of antique and vintage condition, which means that all our items are secondhand and used. Customers are not purchasing 'new', 'perfect' and 'unworn items', and as such, should expect wear and imperfection. Any condition issues are always extensively mentioned in the condition summary.
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