CATALOGUE

COOBER PEDY, AUSTRALIA

This price list is both GENERIC and specific. The GENERIC categories are types of opal that we try to keep in stock. It is not unusual for us to be out of a GENERIC type. We can only buy what is available or available at a decent price. This is why we can be out of a category. Since supply fluctuates, we must quote average prices in ranges. Some lots purchased years ago are unable to be duplicated today. Sometimes we cannot supply at the advertised price. We have no control over world supply and demand or what is mined.

C99 50 1-16 Coober Pedy. Large pieces for carving, large cobbing, ensembles, etc.

#1 338 grams, mostly green / blue fire, 35% waste. Price - $6,760 ($20/gr)

#2 200 grams, diagonal seam of green fire. 50% waste. Price - $2,900 ($14.50/gr)

#3 114.5 grams, green bar, 50% waste - call for price.

#4 123.5 grams, translucent color bar - call for price.

#5 106.5 grams, green bar, 35% waste - call for price.

#6-16 488 grams, average 48.8 grams per piece - call for price.

TOTAL LOT PRICE $5.74/gr x 1,580 grams = $9,069.00

C244. Click on image for a closer look.

C244 Coober Pedy. True, high powered brilliant crystal. Average price - $260 per gram & up. This is a generic description that may or may not be available in the future. Great for highest quality inlay, cabs, etc.

CT0100. Click on image for a closer look.

CT0100 Coober Pedy. Like C106 & C107 but more translucent & more broadflash. Some waste. Average price - $80-120 per gram. This is a generic description that may or may not be available in the future. Many consider this to be semi-crystal because it it not water-clear.

C0101. Click on image for a closer look.

C0101. Click on image for a closer look.

CO101 Coober Pedy. Green/blue & blue/green, blue , smaller pieces - GREAT FOR INLAY, commercial stones. This material type is in great demand because you get nearly $100-150/gram crystal look without the price. Edge and top fire. Average cost range = $15-40/gram. Inlay opal is in great demand.

C101 Coober Pedy. Crystal, broadflash, multicolor, beautiful opal. Is on the thin side; and great for inlay and thinnish pendants that have always sold well for us. Average cost = $15-$75/gram. Pieces average 1-2 grams each.

C106 Coober Pedy. Like C107, but averages $80/gram. Brighter, pleasing pattern. Limited quantities.

C107 Coober Pedy. Has nearly skin to skin multicolor pin and pattern fire. Bright, ring and small pendant size stones. Average size = 6 pieces per oz. Cuts high quality gemmy stones (whitish base). Average cost = $56-76 per gram.

C111 Coober Pedy. Clamshells, tooth shells, and snails. Price depends upon availability. We have a collection of 13 opalized snails (all from the same pod) = $7,500. (net) Make an offer for this collector's parcel.

C117 Coober Pedy. Similar to C120 w/white base, multi-color. Cuts commercial stones. Average cost - $8/gram.

C118 Coober Pedy. Very unique jelly base with purple fire color. Some of it fires and some has purple color. Pieces range from $1-$10/oz. Some is edge fire only. It looks like blue/purple stained glass. Some needs backing. Supply limited. Average cost - $200/oz.

C119 Coober Pedy. Light grey base w/multicolor. Some pattern, pin fire. Sizes from ring to pendant. Cuts above average, medium dome, commercial stones. Average price - $8 per gram. This is a generic description that may or may not be available in the future.

C120 Coober Pedy. White base. Classic pattern, multicolor, brighter, and more intense than C119. Cuts higher quality commercial stones. Most cuts high domes. Average price - $13.50 per gram. Supply is limited.

C121 Coober Pedy. Like C119 but brighter w/more pattern per ounce. Average price $9.50 per gram. This is a generic description that may or may not be available in the future.

C130 Coober Pedy. Slightly whitish base, skin-to-skin color, broadflash pattern, red multi-color. Thick for high domes. We love this material. Average price -$290 per gram. This is a generic description that may or may not be available in the future.

C701 Coober Pedy. Mine run potch and color. There are sleepers in this low-grade material and plenty of waste. Great for beginners who need cutting experience without worrying about how much you may lose. This is your parcel. $11.50 to 55.50 per oz.

C927 Coober Pedy. Typical Coober potch and color, mine run - a fancy term for low grade for beginners. 3 - 5 pieces per oz. Typical white base, some grey color in most pieces. All cutters like this because there is an occasional sleeper in this material. Ten oz. parcel, $150 to $175; otherwise, it runs between $9 and $35 per oz. depending on the quality that you want to cut. Besides regular cutting, you could carve smallish objects from this material very successfully. I have a hundred ounces of this material. Three ounces or more is 25% off the price. (availability in the larger sizes is irregular)

C928 Cooper Pedy. Like C130, but not quite as bright. Average cost is $24/ gram . . . $700 per oz.

C931 Coober Pedy. Like C109 but smaller, not quite as translucent or bright; still very nice cutting. Price - $218 per oz.

C934 Coober Pedy. You won't believe this color in these very small pieces. INLAY , small replacement stones for only $58 per oz.

C938 Coober Pedy. This is just like C928, but not quite as bright. Price - $120-240 per oz.

C944 Coober Pedy. Like C938 above, but smaller pieces for ring stones, probably 15 stones per oz.
Price - $120-240 per oz.

C975 Coober Pedy. 10 to 30 pieces per oz. Easy and excellent for cutting commercial grade single ring or cluster stones with pin, multicolor fire.
Price - $80-160 per oz. or $3-6 per gram.

C976 Coober Pedy. Like C119 & C120 but small pieces Great for small stones.
Price $30-120/oz.