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Synthetic Opal — Black

Lab-grown black opal delivers vivid colour on a black ground at low cost. Its tidy mosaic pattern, chalky SW fluorescence and columnar side structure separate it from natural black opal.

Colour
grey

Transparency
Opaque

RI
1.430–1.470

SG
1.97–2.20

Mohs
4.5–6.0

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Synthetic Opal — Black

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