Opal

Opal Group

Key Properties

Property Value
Mohs Hardness 6.0 (5.5-6.5)
Typical Size 0.5-50+ carats (commercial: 1-15 carats; various sizes)
Typical Price Range $10-500+ per carat (commercial: $30-200; variety dependent)
Rarity Level Limited Occurrence
Availability Level Limited Supply
Availability Driver Limited Deposits
Investment Appropriateness Fashion/Trend Gems

Pricing

Typical Price
$30.00
per carat
MC Price
$32.95
per carat
Listing Price
$7.03
per carat
Sold Price
$9.13
per carat
My Price
N/A
per carat
Hunt Target Price
N/A
per carat

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NEUTRAL
45.62

Score Components

Geo rarity
65
Mkt availability
65
Invest Appr
25
hardness
10
price
45

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Detailed Descriptions

Rarity Description: Hydrated silica mineraloid with play of color. Generic opal entry for name matching priority. Includes precious and common opal varieties.

Availability Description: Available worldwide; Australia major source for precious opal; requires careful handling due to water content.

Investment Description: Variety dependent; black opal has investment value; common varieties decorative only; requires special care.

Seller Prices

Seller Faceted Price Rough Price Asking PPC, Faceted Asking PPC, Rough
crysta1gems $33.33/ct - - -
zayangems $21.98/ct - - -
waranyugemsmart $17.72/ct - - -
mineralsmaniastones $16.22/ct - - -
thedivinegemz $10.38/ct - - -
uniqueemerald $10.01/ct - - -
shahim2015 $9.35/ct $3.24/ct $23.53/ct -
parray2023 $8.50/ct - - -
qualitygemsmine $8.01/ct - - -
iahgems $7.43/ct - - -
hashimgemsjewellery $6.61/ct - - -
mujtabagems $5.66/ct - - -
gemsofafrica $5.41/ct - - -
jharnagems $4.87/ct - - -
coolncoolgems $4.55/ct - - -
$4.17/ct - - -
puti $4.15/ct - - -
minerdirect $3.94/ct $1.61/ct - -
mogokstone $2.72/ct - - -
galleria $2.55/ct - - -
inspiregems $2.37/ct - $50.00/ct -
preciouscarats $2.21/ct - - -
novajewels $2.05/ct - - -
facetsprecision $1.76/ct - - -
diamonddesire $1.74/ct - - -
fakhr $1.68/ct - $1.64/ct -
natthidagems $1.20/ct - - -
gemssupplier $0.88/ct - - -
haniyagemsc $0.54/ct - - -
pakmineralsparadise - $0.65/ct - -
luxuryopalseurope - $0.06/ct - -
abdul555 - - $33.33/ct -
stonequeen1 - - $6.17/ct -
gem-traders - - - $10.78/ct
azizbahoo - - - $1.11/ct
sedagems - - - $0.21/ct
raregems - - - $0.20/ct

Price History (Last 3 Years)

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Origin Variants

Origin Rarity Price Multiplier Multiplier in MC
Ethiopia Uncommon x1.25 x1.27

Color Variants

Variant Color Rarity Price Multiplier Multiplier in MC
Black Opal Black Very Rare x1.00 -
Blue Opal Blue Uncommon x1.00 -
Fire Opal Orange Uncommon x1.00 -
Pink Opal Pink Uncommon x1.00 -
Rainbow Opal Rainbow Rare x1.00 -
White Opal White Common x1.00 -

Price Levels of Origin and Color Variants on MC

Origin Colour Clarity Price Per Carat # Listings Avg Weight
Ethiopia - - $42.66/ct 10 7.89 ct
Brazil medium light orangy yellow Slightly included $20.00/ct 1 7.75 ct
Brazil - Slightly included $16.00/ct 1 16.65 ct
Brazil medium light yellow Slightly included $11.20/ct 1 8.55 ct
Brazil light orangy yellow Slightly included $11.20/ct 1 9.07 ct

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