The House of Tibara, Opal Specialists, Catalog, New Rough Opal


	CATALOGUE

WHAT'S NEW -- ROUGH OPAL

LIGHTNING RIDGE BLACK OPAL
HIGH VALUE RUBS
OUR OTHER NEW ROUGH OPAL

BLACK OPAL, LIGHTNING RIDGE CARTER'S THREE MINING AREA
	The Tibara Opal Team will have new exciting world class black opal available starting with the 2002 Tucson G&LW Show. Call for details. This rough has already been rubbed or cut by the miner. See our Cut and Finished Stones. This mine is now closed due to miner's health problems.

Side-faced black opal prior to rubbing and cutting.	The naturally cleaved side face of a black opal.
This side-faced stone produced the rub shown to the right.	This grey/black base, multicolored harlequin rub is available only at Tibara. It is rare for rubs to be offered for sale; they are almost always finished before being sold.
	Rare black multicolored harlequin rub -- available at Tibara.


High Value Rubs
LR02-111rubs2.	Rubs is an Aussie term for faced or partially cut stones that need final shaping and polishing. These crystal stones from Lightning Ridge, Australia, tend to show a straw pattern with varying colors; see pictures at left and below. The weights vary and the prices range from $35 to $75 per carat on a pick basis, with two exceptions, the black stones. Is this a good/excellent price?! YOUBETCHA! If you are interested in the lot, please call us for a large-lot price. About ½ of this lot remains.
LRrub1. .	LRrub2. .
LRrub3 .	LRrub5 .
rgk12-20-31	rgk11-23-24 LRrgk11-23.24. Gold, red harlequin pattern.
14gk-18-08 LR14gk-18.08. Red predominant, harlequin pattern. Wholesale = $7,500. Red does not show well in this picture. Outstanding value.	gk13-7-4 LRgk13-7.4. Small pattern, multicolored/broad flash.
LRA1-2-9grpf Coochran Lightning Ridge Rub - LRA1-2-9grpf . Red predominant, broadflash.	lrc1-2-48 Coochran, Lightning Ridge Knobby - lrc1-2.48.
lrc17-35gr .	rgk02-13-0 .

Our Other New Rough Opal We are large opal suppliers who normally have quantity of whatever is arriving from the mines. We generally stock quantity of most of the items listed. For example, the parcels listed below average 30 to 50 ounces each, unless otherwise noted. Interested in quantity prices? Discounts depend on the quantity of opal you purchase. We keep our prices low because we turn over our opal quickly. We buy and sell quantity and get the best prices without expensive buying trips to Australia. We feature high value parcels that are under the "going" price in the United States.

Inlay-Cab. Click on image for a closer look. Lambina Rough – Inlay & cabbing. Small to medium pieces. Base is semi-translucent to translucent. Color bars are crystal to jelly. Fire is green, blue, blue/purple. Good material for lower to medium inlay. Several grades $5.00/gram to $18.90/gram. Quantity prices available.	C244wc. Click on image for a closer look. Old Coober Pedy – C244 Cabbing. Unusual water clear crystal. (10) Gorgeous multicolor, broadflash, pin/flash combination. Some large pattern broadflash. (Rare) Very hard to find. $150 – 200/gram. Clear, little waste. Mostly sold at this time.
C0101 Inlay. Click on image for a closer look. Coober Pedy – C0101. Light base, crystal base or seams, very bright (7–9). Various patterns (grassy green through liquid large pattern metallic flash). Clean. Multicolor, frequent red predominant. Cab or inlay. We think this is a high value @ $45 – 90/gram, and less in hobby grades.	Blue Jelly. Click on image for a closer look. L0107 Lambina produces a wide variety of materials. This reminds us of glacial ice because of the jelly base and blue color. Fire is muted and cuts an interesting, different look. Intarsia, inlay (?), and great cabbing. Some purple fire, unusual and popular. $7.90–19.90/gram.