Solid Black Opal

This Solid Black Opal from Lightning Ridge presents a deep, inky body tone that sets off a concentrated display of colour. In the face-up view, flashes of electric green and blue sweep across the surface, with moments of warmer spectrum colour appearing as the stone moves under light. The pattern reads as broad, painterly colour fields rather than fine pinfire, giving the gem a bold, modern presence. At 3.85 carats, it has satisfying visual weight and a polished surface that carries the colour cleanly from edge to edge—an opal chosen for impact, not understatement.