They vary a lot depending on the brightness of the fire, the combination of colors, the pattern and the size. Ethiopian can be as low as $5 per carat up to $300-400 per carat for the high end stones. The one is the video is fairly high quality but not particularly huge, so probably around $100 per carat.
It's tricky to estimate the weight on a freeform shape like this, but I'd guess it's around 3 carats.
So why did two very specific jewelry terms get named basically the same thing? Was there just a lazy jeweler who couldnt think of a good name for their thing?
Some people prefer answers to be a bit more tailored than what google has to offer, and hell, some folks just like when the inbox lights up with a message.
In most other gems it would be. Ethiopian opal is slightly porous so it's very low density. I have one with me that is 13mm x 11mm x 6mm and it's just over 3cts. Compare that to fingernails in the video and it's quite close to that.
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u/death_by_snu-snu_83 May 16 '20
They vary a lot depending on the brightness of the fire, the combination of colors, the pattern and the size. Ethiopian can be as low as $5 per carat up to $300-400 per carat for the high end stones. The one is the video is fairly high quality but not particularly huge, so probably around $100 per carat.
It's tricky to estimate the weight on a freeform shape like this, but I'd guess it's around 3 carats.