Matrix, Yowah and Koroit Opal- The three amazing gemstones

Matrix opal is generally a term whose use is for the rough and complete gemstones whose beautiful opal is in a mix with the main rock instead of being in a confinement of seams patches as in the boulder opal. A good example of this beautiful rock is the cabochon cut from matrix opal the source being Andamooka mine in Australia. Another example is a bead cut from matrix opal from the famous Honduras mine. The other name for this material is Honduras Black Opal- due to its pin fire like look and its dark base color. The other name for matrix opal is "Type 3 Opal". It’s important to note that Andamooka matrix opal can be made better by simply having it soaked in a sugar solution and boiling it in acid to give it a carbon deposition in the available tiny spaces, which results into a black background.

Exceptionally Beautiful Koroit Matrix Opals

Yowah opals otherwise referred to as Yowah nuts are found in the furthest South Western mines at Yowah in Queensland, They are simply ironstone concretions which actually look like nuts whose composition is the precious opal found in their centre. By either cracking or slicing the Yowah nut, the beautiful opal is seen. The shocking fact is that an opal miner might go through thousands of nuts without coming across the ones that have opal. Hence it’s every miners dream in Yowah to actually strike the ones with opal. Yowah Opals are expensive and this is due to one factor- as beautiful stones with very special patterns which often have pictures formation. Inside the earthly brown rock the opal blinks with its array of bright color veins. For each of the opals movement showing bright brand new colors and patterning. These are the images that Mother Nature seems to speak to us. Those with untrained eye can clearly see pictures, Hills and valleys, unknown paths or even unimaginable creatures in these amazing Yowah opals. They can be cut and polished into cabochons, most often in organic shapes; this really magical opal adds a breathtaking and expressive opal to anybodies opal collection. Koroit opal is actually is a mining location based in Paroo Shire in the South West Queensland of Australia. It’s placed about eighty kilometers north northwest of the famous Cunnamulla and this is the source of the Koroit opal. The Koroit opal is an amazing gemstone that is found in jewelry in various colors and sizes. It has an amazing array of colors and very pleasant to gaze at. People love it for various reasons. Some for religious, while others for the beauty it holds. The Koroit opal is actually an original piece of natural art. Mother Nature at her best- the beauty is so captivating and in some cases moving. Koroit opal is actually known for its deep and very strong ironstone which is combined with magic patterns and variety of color and to add on this, their general large size.