How to test for Treated or Fake Opals! | Opal Auctions

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The popularity of Opals has exploded in the last few years. Buyers always need to be on the look out and do their best at knowing how to identify fake Opal.
In this video you will see real samples of natural, treated and fake opal and learn how to see the difference and test them.
Thanks for watching, Opal Lovers.
Special thanks to : Paul Sedawie @SedaOpals
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  • @faridhasansazali2256
    @faridhasansazali225627 күн бұрын

    thank you for sharing this informational video.

  • @ThatOpalGuy
    @ThatOpalGuy Жыл бұрын

    thanks for posting this. people really need to stop being deceptive but we know this will never happen

  • @smotyn88
    @smotyn886 ай бұрын

    this was a really helpful video - thank you guys - Natassa clearly knows what she's talking about!

  • @user-nj6gx6we1w

    @user-nj6gx6we1w

    2 ай бұрын

    yeah she really gets straight to the point. thats appreciated. when someone is straight to the point, its because the video isnt about themself. these videos are needed, because Opals got very popular after that Adam Sandler movie Uncut Gems came out.

  • @MrJasontm2386
    @MrJasontm2386 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing video 👍👍 thanks guys

  • @stevenromero9348
    @stevenromero93482 жыл бұрын

    Hi guys ! I’m a very big fan of y’all’s work and the things you guys post on opal auctions ! Great video !

  • @lolitamike9609
    @lolitamike96093 ай бұрын

    Very interesting info! THX!

  • @melaniemaxfield596
    @melaniemaxfield5963 жыл бұрын

    Nice video, but I think the maths is wrong... she is dividing the weight of the stone in air by the weight of the stone in water alone, NOT by the weight of the stone in air MINUS the weight of the stone in water (as is shown in her example equation). In the case of the dyed Ethiopian stone, the equation should read: 19.45 carats/(19.45 carats - 11 carats) = a specific gravity of 2.3, not 1.7. But the video is very helpful -- thanks for posting!

  • @bonusben3486

    @bonusben3486

    3 жыл бұрын

    what shes measuring is the buoyant force of the stone in water. the weight in water is ~ the weight in air minus the buoyant force in water

  • @amberty2002

    @amberty2002

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, the math is wrong. It is 2.30, not 1.7

  • @amberty2002

    @amberty2002

    3 жыл бұрын

    5.8 /(5.8-2.9) = 2.0 and 19.45/(19.45-11) = 2.3

  • @fast03vette4me

    @fast03vette4me

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@amberty2002 Remember E=MC2

  • @YoureNotSoSmartBro

    @YoureNotSoSmartBro

    Жыл бұрын

    this video is like 40 percent correct....

  • @lyunn0514
    @lyunn051411 ай бұрын

    This video is very valuable 😮

  • @heavensanchor6055
    @heavensanchor60552 жыл бұрын

    Are natural, not dyed ethiopian opal also floureszent?

  • @rogerhargreaves2272
    @rogerhargreaves22722 жыл бұрын

    Great demonstration. Thank you.

  • @vegasflyboy67
    @vegasflyboy677 ай бұрын

    Thanks for doing this. I don't know what my problem is with Opal, but I got it bad.

  • @Crow-xm3nm
    @Crow-xm3nm3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Any advice on Indonesian opals would be much appreciated!!!

  • @marianaer5608
    @marianaer56083 жыл бұрын

    thank you for the video!

  • @malaypeople2868
    @malaypeople28683 жыл бұрын

    uv test is the best and easiest way i think.. thanks for the video 👍

  • @akoski12
    @akoski123 жыл бұрын

    Very much thank you for this video! I know it has been really requested on the opal reddit community.

  • @nachospopthe3rd564
    @nachospopthe3rd5643 жыл бұрын

    Omg guys thank you for this I have been looking for this info for a while

  • @syarifidayat
    @syarifidayat Жыл бұрын

    So is it fully black inside? I mean if we cut that smoked black opal, is inside of that smoked black opal is also black or what?

  • @Mass-jab-death-2025
    @Mass-jab-death-20253 ай бұрын

    Is the lady presenting a natural black or a dyed natural or a synthetic ? How can we test ?

  • @1258eby
    @1258eby3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!!

  • @susantbiswal586
    @susantbiswal5862 жыл бұрын

    Thank you universe Thank you universe Thank you universe

  • @anthonybianconi2185
    @anthonybianconi21853 жыл бұрын

    Hi, thank you for the video, do you know if a clarity enhanced opal by being heat treated changes the value of a stone and by what estimation?

  • @YoureNotSoSmartBro

    @YoureNotSoSmartBro

    Жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @stevenstern2199

    @stevenstern2199

    8 ай бұрын

    Dyed smoked opal to me a fine jeweler is WORTHLESS.

  • @lastersilva534
    @lastersilva534 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks from sri Lanka.

  • @LicoInvestments
    @LicoInvestments3 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Thanks.

  • @robinyarborough4727
    @robinyarborough47272 ай бұрын

    She shows an interest in music

  • @amberty2002
    @amberty20023 жыл бұрын

    Did you forget your own mathematical formula? Cos 5.8 /(5.8-2.9) = 2.0 and 19.45/(19.45-11) = 2.3

  • @benjiemadanlo8639
    @benjiemadanlo86392 жыл бұрын

    I have sone question sir if its okay with you

  • @jamesfancher7508
    @jamesfancher750810 ай бұрын

    i still haven't found a dye for ethiopian that works. i've treated it with base to get sodium ions into the framework and then introduced different metal ions to some interesting effects. but no black. i tried india ink, they got wet but not black, those are some small pores! don't worry i would disclose to people that i did what i did.

  • @lloydolds4249
    @lloydolds4249 Жыл бұрын

    Very informative !

  • @2degucitas
    @2degucitas3 жыл бұрын

    This is very useful thanks

  • @dcallan812
    @dcallan8123 жыл бұрын

    Some great information. Some of the Wello opal looks great, but I always stay away from the dyed ones. Will the Wello opal weigh in water be affected by the amount of water it contains already? Just the ethiopian opals absorb water easily.

  • @alikhankhan5613
    @alikhankhan56133 жыл бұрын

    Very good thanks

  • @leesass3602
    @leesass36023 жыл бұрын

    Your website and your opal info is by far the best to be found, thank you. So much BS out there

  • @Pandagurl218
    @Pandagurl2182 жыл бұрын

    Do these test also apply to Opal already mounted in jewelry?

  • @YoureNotSoSmartBro

    @YoureNotSoSmartBro

    Жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @user-fk3wr6ck4s
    @user-fk3wr6ck4s5 ай бұрын

    Use a UV torch

  • @_Oldtailor_
    @_Oldtailor_2 жыл бұрын

    I need

  • @amigo8872
    @amigo88723 жыл бұрын

    tank you!

  • @khanpathan79
    @khanpathan792 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much madam

  • @user-gw4cd3bg8i
    @user-gw4cd3bg8i Жыл бұрын

    Немыслимая красота!!!! Строгий "чёрный" + озорной "радужный" в одном камне..... Несочетаемое сочетается, и, получается, ВЗРЫВ эмоций!!!!! Вряд ли, кого-то, этот камень, оставит равнодушным....

  • @ChitoGuzman-cc2nl

    @ChitoGuzman-cc2nl

    9 ай бұрын

    Muy bonito opalo pero cuál es la opinión que tienen sobre el opalo mexicano el opalo de fuego

  • @richardtaihitu6157
    @richardtaihitu61573 жыл бұрын

    😱😱 Thank you very much for the explanation, so I can know the difference between real black opal and fake black opal.

  • @ayalewgebregiorgis3287
    @ayalewgebregiorgis32872 жыл бұрын

    Seems like a Propaganda for Australian Opal. Please see your calculation, The specific gravity of Ethiopian Opal is 2.3 based on your own formula.

  • @GeminiSound

    @GeminiSound

    2 жыл бұрын

    In order to make a fair comparison they should have compared treated and untreated opals from the same area (compared Ethiopian with Ethiopian and Australian with Australian). This video gives the viewers the false impression that Ethiopian opals in are fake. They did not even mention once that there are natural black opals in Ethiopia. Quite disappointing for a video that is supposed to give information.

  • @GeminiSound

    @GeminiSound

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, indeed, the calculation in the video was wrong!

  • @YoureNotSoSmartBro

    @YoureNotSoSmartBro

    Жыл бұрын

    yeah pretty sketch

  • @YoureNotSoSmartBro

    @YoureNotSoSmartBro

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GeminiSound yup

  • @sonuverma2796
    @sonuverma27962 жыл бұрын

    Mem how to inhance firing of opal .

  • @zafarsoomro5400
    @zafarsoomro5400 Жыл бұрын

    Ok

  • @LilySapphire-de5yg
    @LilySapphire-de5yg6 ай бұрын

    There are no fake opals from Ethiopia.

  • @aung3627
    @aung362711 ай бұрын

    ကျောက်ရောင်းသူများရောင်ကောင်ကြပါစေ

  • @qadirkhan5169
    @qadirkhan51692 жыл бұрын

    2

  • @stevenstern2199
    @stevenstern21998 ай бұрын

    Most Ethiopian opal THAT IS black is dyed or smoked. Fact. And unless you have a Lab Cert by experts like Stone Lab Groups it is dyed. Caution opal auction buyers. I have sent many black Ethiopian opal sold as Not Dyed only science proving otherwise. I have been cutting....buying..,,making..,,selling fine jewelry since 1969

  • @ncdave4
    @ncdave49 күн бұрын

    Speaking into a barrel is probably NOT the best venue for this explanation.. lapel mics are cheap..

  • @frontbattles8090
    @frontbattles80903 жыл бұрын

    You forgot the triplet opal..

  • @Shaz8673
    @Shaz8673 Жыл бұрын

    I'm disappointed to see this vdo. Thou the information is good but seems like you are running your own business of Australian opals so for u all ethopian opals are fake.

  • @fast03vette4me
    @fast03vette4me3 жыл бұрын

    Wello is awesome opal but fakes and to much water in some, spook me away.

  • @_Oldtailor_
    @_Oldtailor_2 жыл бұрын

    Whatspp do

  • @miscuitae
    @miscuitae2 жыл бұрын

    Guys I've a fake one 😔 27$ wasted.

  • @Ethi912
    @Ethi9126 ай бұрын

    To be honest all foreign buy from Ethiopia! But this video wrong impression about Ethiopian opals ! So do ur won business let us do our own business ! Our opals best opal on earth 🌍 u will see next 5for 6 years we control world market!

  • @NI-xm1mo

    @NI-xm1mo

    3 ай бұрын

    chill

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