MAGNIFICENT BLACK OPAL DIAMOND,SAPPHIRE & GARNET RING 10.06 CARAT BLOOD RED ON BLACK SOLID OPAL Start Price USD 5,200.00 Current Price USD 5,200.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 21, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 Location Nashville, Tennessee See more about 'MAGNIFICENT BLACK OPAL DIAMOND,SAPPHIRE & GARNET RING' Description SquareTrade © AP6.0THIS IS FOR SERIOUS BLACK OPAL COLLECTORS. THIS STONE IS JET BLACK WITH BLOOD RED THAT CHANGES TO ORANGE AND LIME GREEN IN DIFFERENT LIGHT CONDITIONS. THIS STONE IS A COLLECTORS DREAM THAT COMES WITH AN INDEPENDENT GIA GRADUATE APPRAISAL FOR $45,900.00 REPLACEMENT VALUE. Report #J-218-2 One lady's 14 karat yellow gold cocktail ring featuring an oval cabochon cut black solid opal mounted in four large tab prongs above a 20 mm long by 14 mm wide by 5 mm tall organic motif crown which tapers to a 4-1/2 mm wide by 1 mm thick low dome polished band. The ring also holds eight round faceted mixed cut yellow natural sapphires pavé set in a bell shaped mounting in each side and has forty-six round faceted mixed cut green grossularite tsavorite garnets pavé set in fourteen parts in black rhodium finished mountings in the sides and ends nearly perpendicular to the top. The crown has three round brilliant cut diamonds bead set in a trefoil centered on each end and each of the four prongs holding the opal has three round brilliant cut diamonds bead set facing outward perpendicular to the top. The sixteen sapphires gauge as 1.8 to 2.2 mm in diameter each, weigh an estimated 1/2 carat together and are medium light very slightly brownish yellow color. The tsavorite garnets range from 1.7 to 2.0 mm in diameter each, weigh an estimated 1-5/8 carats together and are medium dark moderately strong slightly yellowish green color. The eight diamonds measure 1.7 to 2.0 mm in diameter each for an estimated weight of .45 carat combined and are (SI2-I1) clarity and (S-T) light brown color. The opal is approximately 18.05 mm long by 12.62 mm wide by 7.11 mm deep and was weighed while un-mounted as 10.06 carats; it has orange red to green pin fire play-of-color and level 4 fire on a scale of 5 with very good polish and very good symmetry. The ring is of cast fabrication and is stamped inside the band 14K; it is in new condition and weighs 12.9 grams complete. ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT COST: $45,900.00. THE RING IS CURRENTLY A SIZE 6 1/4 (PLEASE ENQUIRE ABOUT RESIZING ). PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A NATURAL SOLID BLACK OPAL NOT A DOUBLET OR TRIPLET. PLEASE ENQUIRE ABOUT RESIZE. I AM SUPREMELY CONFIDENT IN MY PRODUCT AND OFFER A MONEY BACK GUARANTEE IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH YOUR PURCHASE. TAKE THE RISK OUT OF BUYING OPAL AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE. Payment by Cashiers check, Money order or paypal to ensure a 24 hour turn around. Please no personal checks. Money back guarantee is minus shipping costs and is dated 7 days from receipt of jewelry. Buyer responsible for shipping and insurance. Feel free to e-mail if you have any questions. THANK YOU AND CHECK OUT MY OTHER OPAL AUCTIONS.FOR THOSE OF US THAT LOVE OPAL ABOVE ALL OTHER GEMS IT IS TIMELY TO ADVISE THAT OPAL IS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND AND PRICES ARE INCREASING AS THE SUPPLY OF QUALITY AUSTRALIAN OPAL DRYES UP. THE NEW SOUTH WALES OPAL MINING TOWN OF LIGHTNING RIDGE IS THE WORLDS NUMBER ONE SUPPLIER OF BLACK OPAL(OVER 90%), IN THE MIDD 1990s THE POPULATION OF THE RIDGE WAS AROUND 8,000 PEOPLE, THE CURRENT POPULATION IS BELOW 3,000 AND MOST OF THOSE ARE INVOLVED IN RURAL AND FARMING SUPPORT INDUSTRIES. THE OPAL PRODUCTION IN THE AREA HAS DROPPED TO LESS THAT 20% OF TEN YEARS AGO. OPAL IS DRYING UP IN AUSTRALIA AS IT HAS DONE IN OTHER COUNTRIES OVER THE CENTURIES AND PRICES ARE BEGINNING TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY, IF YOU WISH TO OWN ONE OF THESE FABULOUS STONES, NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY. Place a Bid!