Opal Parcel Information A rough opal stone, or opal rough, usually consists of a combination of several materials. These are matrix, potch and precious opal. Matrix is the non-opal stone in which the opal...
Please see part one and part three as well Opal rough is sold in parcels, the Australian term for any amount of opal being offered. A parcel may range from a single stone to a batch of hundreds of stones....
Other factors in valuing a parcel include size of the individual stones, number and brightness of colors, stone shapes, the patterns the colors form and the body color of the stone. Body color is the color of...