HI,MY NAME IS RUSS MULES AND MY PARTNER IS NELL.WE ARE OPAL CUTTERS IN AUSTRALIA,I HAVE BEEN CUTTING OPAL SINCE 1970.WE BUY OUR ROUGH OPAL DIRECT FROM THE MINERS AT,COOBER PEDY ,LIGHTNING RIDGE AND BOULDER OPAL FROM THE QUEENSLAND MINES. ( NO SYNTHETIC OR TREATED OPAL IS USED )WE CUT ALL TYPES OF OPAL SOLIDS DOUBLETS AND TRIPLETS.
THE WORLD REALY NEEDED AVAILABILITY OF GOOD QUALITY OPAL TRIPLETS AT WHOLESALE PRICES.
OPAL TRIPLETS ARE MADE UP IN THREE PARTS .A SLICE OF HIGH QUALITY CRYSTAL OR WHITE OPAL IS COVERED WITH A CLEAR CRYSTAL TOP AND ADHERED TO A BLACK GLASS BACK.THEY LOOK LIKE BLACK OPAL BUT ONLY COST A FRACTION OF THE PRICE.ALL OF OUR TRIPLETS CAN WITHSTAND NORMAL WEAR ,ANY STONE THAT IS FOUND TO HAVE A MANUFACTURING FAULT WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE DATE WILL BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE BUYER. MANY PEOPLE ASK :WHAT IS AN OPAL TRIPLET, HOW ARE THEY MADE, WHERE DOES THE OPAL COME FROM, ARE THEY REAL OPAL ,ARE THEY BLACK OPAL, WHAT ARE THE TOPS MADE OF,WHY DO THEY HAVE A BLACK BACK, ARE THEY WATER SENSITIVE,WHAT IS THE BEST LIGHT TO VIEW OPAL IN, WHAT DOES CALIBRATED MEAN, WHY ARE THEY SO CHEAP.
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AN OPAL TRIPLET IS A SLICE OF OPAL WITH A MOLDED CRYSTAL OR QUARTZ TOP AND A BLACK GLASS OR OTHER BLACK MATERIAL ADHERED TO THE BACK,THE OPAL USED IS USUALLY FROM COOBER PEDY OR SURROUNDING AREAS.CRYSTAL OR WHITE BASE OPAL IS THE BEST TYPE FOR TRIPLETS.THE WHITE BASE IS SLICED THINNER THAN THE CRYSTAL BASE OPAL,OPAL TRIPLETS ARE NOT BLACK OPAL ,THEY JUST SIMULATE BLACK OPAL,BECAUSE OF THE BLACK BACK THE LIGHT CAN NOT PASS THROUGH THE OPAL,THIS IS THE SAME AS BLACK OPAL.THE ADHESIVES USED TODAY ARE VERY STRONG AND WATER RESISTANT.ALL OPAL IS BEST VIEWED IN NATURAL SUNLIGHT,HOWEVER MODERN LIGHTING eg. DOWN LIGHTING OR FULL SPECTRUM FLUORESCENT IS VERY GOOD.CALIBRATED IS SIMPLY MADE TO STANDARD SIZES .OUR TRIPLETS ARE ARE CHEAP BECAUSE WE BUY ROUGH OPAL DIRECT ,USE MODERN MACHINERY,AND SELL DIRECT TO YOU.(NO MIDDLE MAN) ebay member : RUSSMULES AMERICAN OPAL SOCIETY MEMBER.
OPAL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PHOTO AS THE COLOR IS DIFFERENT ON EVERY ANGLE. PLEASE. ALLOW SOME DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PHOTO AND ACTUAL STONE ,THIS IS USUALLY BECAUSE OF THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE OPAL. |
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