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Part-1 History Of Opals
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Part-4 Fossilized Opal
Part-5 Valuing Opals
Part-6 Mining Opals
Part-7 Taking Care of opals
Part-8 Identifying Opal Inclusion Or Fracture ?
Part-9 Opal Dictionary
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Part-1 History Of Opals
Part-2 Opal Creations
Part-3 Types Of Opals
Part-4 Fossilized Opal
Part-5 Valuing Opals
Part-6 Mining Opals
Part-7 Taking Care of opals
Part-8 Identifying Opal Inclusion Or Fracture ?
Part-9 Opal Dictionary
Part-10 Faq
Online Test
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Australia mines what percentage of the worlds opals:
95%
98%
97%
60%
Who discredited opal by naming it a ‘badluck’ gemstone:
Queen Victoria
Ancient Romans
De Beers
Queen of Spain
Opal is formed from a mix of water and:
Silicone
Sand
Silica
Sandstone
The area in Australia that holds the 3 major Mining fields is:
The great barrier reef
The great artesian basin
Lightning Ridge
Coober Pedy
Black opal forms in:
Iron Oxide
Magnesium Oxide
Potch
Both A & C
Lightning Ridge is home to the:
Boulder Opal
Crystal Opal
White opal
Black opal
The loss factor when cutting black and boulder opal is:
95%
5%
97%
50%
Which opal is naturally formed in Ironstone:
Black opal
Boulder opal
Doublet Opal
All of the above
Boulder opal is estimated to run out in 5-10 years for what reason?
Native land titles
Damages caused to environment
Limited supply
All of the above
The earliest known opal artifacts found date back:
400 BC
4000 BC
8000 BC
1000 AD
Why is it possible to see through crystal opal:
It forms in Hydrogen Oxide
It has been chemically treated
It is a poor quality opal
It is pure hydrated silica
What is the loss factor of crystal opal?
5%
30%
50%
70%
Carat weight is the most important factor in opal:
True
False
What is the most valuable colour found in opal?
Blue
Green
Purple
Red
On the Mohs scale of hardness opal is:
6.5
8
3.5
5
Black opals can sell for more than diamonds:
True
False
Doublets are composed of:
Boulder opal and ironstone
White opal and potch
Crystal opal and ironstone
Ironstone only
Opals must avoid water at all times:
True
False
One of the most expensive methods of mining is:
Sinking a shaft
Diving
Noodling
Open cut mining
Which is the preferred colour pattern in opal?
Large blocks
Equal blocks
Pinfire
Streaks
The water content in opal is between:
5 -10 %
6-8 %
6-10%
2-5 %
One of the opal fields in Queensland is:
Endor
Quilpie
Lightning Ridge
Langley
Potch is rough black opal that must be cut and polished before it displays colour:
True
False
Lightning Ridge is home to the:
Light opal
White opal
Black opal
Boulder opal
‘Opalus’ is the latin word for opal meaning:
To see light
To see colours
To see a colour change
To touch colours
Which opal is known as the ‘Queen of gems’?
Boulder opal
Black opal
Boulder and black opal
Light opal
Which opal has a more individual shape?
Boulder opal
White opal
Black opal
Crystal opal
The opal with a crystal quartz cap is:
Crystal opal
Triplet opal
Created opal
Doublet opal
What are the 3 main things to look for when valuing opal?
Colour, shape, size
Mulitdirectional colour, pattern, fire
Pinfire pattern, red in colour, carat weight
Opal is the ‘badluck gemstone’:
True
False
What is a created opal?
Opal that is grown in a test tube
Piece of crystal opal with layers added
Opal known as doublet or triplet
Also known as black opal
The best way to buy opal is to:
Buy from a nice company
Buy from an experienced company
From people with good product knowledge
Answers B & C
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