Pink Opal Tumbled Stones
Although classified as grade C, these pink opal tumbled stones are really beautiful. The reason they're a lower grade is because of the mixture of colours and inclusions.
Pink opal that's purer meaning the stone's not as heavily included, receives a higher grade. Uniformity of colour is also important.
When choosing tumbled stones we usually only look at grade A and sometimes B. Having seen these pink opals we were really drawn to them and definitely wanted them for our collection.
Much of the opal mined around the world is common opal. Unlike the precious variety it does not exhibit 'play of colour' or iridescence. The chemical makeup composition of these two types of opal is almost identical.
The vast majority of pink opal comes from the western foothills of the Andes in Peru. It can also be found in smaller quantities in Australia and Mexico.
Opals contain a significant amount of water usually between 6 and 10%. They should never be allowed to become dehydrated. For this reason avoid placing stones in direct sunlight or anywhere too warm.
Our pink opal tumbled stones are a mixture of larger sizes. With some being slightly smaller we have split them into medium and large.
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