{"product_id":"australian-boulder-opal-uncut-lapidary","title":"Australian Boulder Opal | Uncut Lapidary Rough","description":"\u003cp\u003eLevel up your cabbing with one of the most dynamic lapidary materials on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is true Boulder Opal, sourced from Queensland’s premier fields.\u003cbr\u003e\nThese regions produce the world’s strongest seam opal: intense color, stable host rock, and natural patterns impossible to fake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoulder Opal forms inside ironstone.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe opal grows as veins, seams, and pockets, creating a natural doublet structure that supports thinner domes, contour carving, and dramatic high-contrast finishes. The host rock does half the engineering work for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou’re not just cutting opal.\u003cbr\u003e\nYou’re unlocking color that’s been sealed in stone for millions of years.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is the same geological material that made Australian opal the global standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach lot includes a curated mix of slabs, matrix chunks, and preforms with visible direction, structural stability, and fire potential. Some pieces show immediate surface play-of-color. Others reveal their full fire only during shaping.\u003cbr\u003e\nNo treatments. Just raw material ready for someone who knows how to coax color from stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoulder Opal can produce premium gems, but demands intentional technique.\u003cbr\u003e\nBeginners should research seam following, void control, backing transitions, and optional stabilization (Cactus Juice or equivalent). If you need guidance, I’m happy to help.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLot Details\u003cbr\u003e\nA) 45 grams – ~35×45×27 mm\u003cbr\u003e\n• Bright fire: green, orange, blue, opaque white opal\u003cbr\u003e\n• Requires stabilization\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB) 13 grams – 3 pieces (dime-size+)\u003cbr\u003e\n• Same source as A, strong multi-color fire\u003cbr\u003e\n• Requires stabilization\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eC) 28 grams – dime to half-dime sized\u003cbr\u003e\n• Blues, electric greens, occasional orange\u003cbr\u003e\n• Solid ironstone backing\u003cbr\u003e\n• No stabilization needed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eD) 50 grams – largest ≈ quarter-sized\u003cbr\u003e\n• Deep blue + cyan with green flecks in banded matrix\u003cbr\u003e\n• Solid, slightly pre-shaped, high potential\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eE) 35 grams – main ≈ quarter-sized\u003cbr\u003e\n• Blue, cyan, purple, with spiderweb veins + green flashes\u003cbr\u003e\n• Dense banded ironstone; excellent natural pattern\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF) 44 grams – two larger than a quarter, one quarter-sized\u003cbr\u003e\n• Strong banding, milky opal zones with subsurface fire\u003cbr\u003e\n• Solid structure; minor typical surface cracks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eG) 110 grams – slab offcuts\u003cbr\u003e\n• Mixed fire; each shows color flecking\u003cbr\u003e\n• Best for advanced cutters or exploratory practice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH) 33 grams – trimmed slabs\u003cbr\u003e\n• Spiral purple with concentrated green “eyes”\u003cbr\u003e\n• Likely Yowah Nut fragment. Dense, high-grade host\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the Modern Lapidary\u003cbr\u003e\nShips from the Pacific Northwest, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery order supports Aetherium Innovations and our mission to lower the costs and learning barriers across the skilled art trades.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aetherium Innovations","offers":[{"title":"A","offer_id":44803871441031,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"B","offer_id":44803871473799,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"C","offer_id":44803871506567,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"D","offer_id":44803871539335,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"E","offer_id":44803871572103,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"F","offer_id":44803871604871,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"G","offer_id":44803871637639,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"H","offer_id":44803871670407,"sku":null,"price":159.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0641\/7062\/3111\/files\/il_fullxfull.7454676988_k315_ad6c1585-ffde-4271-8dec-5ff97ee3e6fe.jpg?v=1782662975","url":"https:\/\/aetheriuminnovations.com\/products\/australian-boulder-opal-uncut-lapidary","provider":"Aetherium Innovations","version":"1.0","type":"link"}