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

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  • @gems
    @gems  2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @scarlettardis2018
      @scarlettardis2018 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      As a budding opal cutter YES!

    • @boopunn
      @boopunn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @aliciaseecharan
      @aliciaseecharan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      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? 🎃👻🧛‍♂️🦄💕

  • @earlaker
    @earlaker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    "A Closer Look" gets a whole new meaning now that TH-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 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wait what, I gottta try this

    • @davedarling4316
      @davedarling4316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @eerielconstantine5051
      @eerielconstantine5051 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@davedarling4316 I love them!

    • @ThatOpalGuy
      @ThatOpalGuy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love opal, such a precious stone

  • @largent45
    @largent45 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @parisinthe30sx
    @parisinthe30sx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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

    • @dangerboy1111
      @dangerboy1111 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      u think its have healing?

  • @shantyclips6358
    @shantyclips6358 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @phillipanon7139
    @phillipanon7139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @catienoble3191
    @catienoble3191 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @lisacrandall409
    @lisacrandall409 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @patrickkillilea5225
    @patrickkillilea5225 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    WOW! She sure brought some treasures with her today!

  • @kamageddynvideochannel3479
    @kamageddynvideochannel3479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Black opals are the most beautiful gems

  • @DRMLbyJeffrey
    @DRMLbyJeffrey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @Silverity
    @Silverity 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Michelle! Incredible gemstones!!

  • @vireshsaluja
    @vireshsaluja ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @lorawaring883
    @lorawaring883 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @ResortDog
    @ResortDog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @holdensmith5986
    @holdensmith5986 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @holdensmith5986
      @holdensmith5986 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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.

  • @bhutjolokia6990
    @bhutjolokia6990 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @rogerhargreaves2272
    @rogerhargreaves2272 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! Absolutely beautiful. Thank you. 😀

  • @paulsweangen8439
    @paulsweangen8439 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @biancap3943
    @biancap3943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @hannagyllensten475
    @hannagyllensten475 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful stones, my absolute favourites, thanks!!

  • @marionlesage4794
    @marionlesage4794 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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!❤

  • @SequoiaElisabeth
    @SequoiaElisabeth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for sharing those amazing Opals.

  • @feef6098
    @feef6098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @HappyKaci
    @HappyKaci ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @zackeryjames-ej2iz
    @zackeryjames-ej2iz ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @philodendron6
    @philodendron6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @marci7957
    @marci7957 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @hermexhermex
    @hermexhermex 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, nice stones, great work Michelle

  • @TroyJamesMonger
    @TroyJamesMonger 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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 :]

  • @AusOpal
    @AusOpal 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nicely done interview enjoyed this

  • @sandmaker
    @sandmaker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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! 👻🎃🧟‍♀️☠👹

  • @victorreis8110
    @victorreis8110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @nld6200
    @nld6200 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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. 😊🥰

  • @katarzynaflorczak990
    @katarzynaflorczak990 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for video with magical Black opals :))

  • @anthonydobija3669
    @anthonydobija3669 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @ThatOpalGuy
    @ThatOpalGuy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @michaeltrudell9356
    @michaeltrudell9356 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @soniashapiro4827
    @soniashapiro4827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks. Very beautiful.

  • @emeraldgemexchangedumbosho7012
    @emeraldgemexchangedumbosho7012 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @finncochrane2321
    @finncochrane2321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They are awesome

  • @V27RV
    @V27RV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Opal is the best gem

  • @MrInsaint
    @MrInsaint 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @khiarapollock8227
    @khiarapollock8227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    man those are stunning

  • @rubyholiday7880
    @rubyholiday7880 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love opals.they are pretty.

  • @viniciusleal3562
    @viniciusleal3562 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite stone

  • @aaronramsden1657
    @aaronramsden1657 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    YES!!! OPALS!!

  • @gloriaromero1491
    @gloriaromero1491 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing opals 😍🤩

  • @LegendaryUAEGuardian
    @LegendaryUAEGuardian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG My lovely Gem😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻

  • @annes4213
    @annes4213 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love 💕 opals

  • @drfill9210
    @drfill9210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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...

  • @eerielconstantine5051
    @eerielconstantine5051 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want them all!!

  • @leonahauf1290
    @leonahauf1290 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love opal ❤️

  • @johnahmadi7023
    @johnahmadi7023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @michaelvaughn7137
    @michaelvaughn7137 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @dilhanvlogs
    @dilhanvlogs 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

  • @trenton6621
    @trenton6621 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Opalholic here

  • @mrrob7531
    @mrrob7531 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @canduraxs
    @canduraxs ปีที่แล้ว

    Exellent ❤

  • @finncochrane2321
    @finncochrane2321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Could you please do a vid on goodolite

  • @jforce91
    @jforce91 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Does Michelle's opal co have a website?

    • @gems
      @gems  2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @imalkachalithlokuliyanage8068
    @imalkachalithlokuliyanage8068 ปีที่แล้ว

    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...

  • @FunTimeAll2sand5s
    @FunTimeAll2sand5s 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yayyyyyy🌈🦄🐱

  • @viniciusleal3562
    @viniciusleal3562 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want much opals stones in my collection

  • @mu7282
    @mu7282 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @gems-mine4695
    @gems-mine4695 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    😍😍😍😍

  • @Bambi_Sapphic
    @Bambi_Sapphic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @savannahrossy2405
    @savannahrossy2405 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A light table. . 🔦

  • @PeterRoll2
    @PeterRoll2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    number3
    three peoples 3

  • @aung3627
    @aung3627 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ဝါး

  • @30packk
    @30packk 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Name of her business?

  • @sheebathefunnyrescuedog692
    @sheebathefunnyrescuedog692 ปีที่แล้ว

    😁🇦🇺

  • @SergioPerez-p9m
    @SergioPerez-p9m ปีที่แล้ว

    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 th-cam.com/video/yYKLvyc0-8c/w-d-xo.html

  • @johnmorgan6536
    @johnmorgan6536 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Ballacha
    @Ballacha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @sherrizanoli1398
    @sherrizanoli1398 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @ResortDog
      @ResortDog 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @joeporter4970
      @joeporter4970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @ResortDog
      @ResortDog 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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 ปีที่แล้ว

    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 ปีที่แล้ว

    You need a microscope to even see them.

  • @kkcikalchannel9401
    @kkcikalchannel9401 ปีที่แล้ว

    #HardiAlamsyah king of Black Opal from Indonesian..

  • @Jewelz318
    @Jewelz318 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    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 😂