Pictured: Amethyst Astral Opal™
Natural opal rough often contains fractures, potch, or colorless material that must be removed before usable color is reached. That waste is built into the price.
Our lab-crafted rough is opal throughout. What you see is what you cut. Every gram is usable, with consistent color and dependable results.
• Polymer-impregnated synthetic opal
• Ordered silica structure with directional play-of-color
• Ideal for precision cabochons, rings, inlay, and repeatable designs
• Resin-colloidal Lab-Crafted™ opal
• Suspended silica structure with non-directional color
• Ideal for freeform cabs, sculptural pieces, and flowing designs
• Easily cut using a lapidary trim saw with water flow to control dust
• Compatible with standard diamond wheels and laps
• Suitable for cabochons, freeform shapes, and custom cuts
Lab-Crafted Opal™ is produced using controlled processes that create repeatable, high-intensity play-of-color. Unlike mined opal, color is not dependent on unpredictable natural formation, inclusions, or fragile structure. Every piece of rough is designed to deliver vivid fire with consistency across sizes and batches.
Unlike natural opal, engineered opal can be produced with predictable performance across every size and batch. This consistency allows makers to build reliable designs, restock confidently, and scale their work without sacrificing appearance or durability.
Lab-Crafted Opal™ eliminates the environmental impact associated with mining and material loss. There is no destructive extraction, no limited yield, and no discarded rough. Every piece of rough is produced intentionally, efficiently, and responsibly.
Mined opal is well known for its sensitivity to heat, pressure, drilling, and daily wear. Lab-Crafted Opal™ is engineered specifically for fabrication, allowing clean drilling, secure setting, and long-term wear without the cracking, crazing, or failure risks common in natural material.
Nebula Opal™ uses a similar resin-colloidal structure to materials commonly sold as Aurora opal, but is produced to a higher and more consistent standard.
• Broader color range for intentional design selection
• Cleaner internal structure with fewer bubbles, striations, and blemishes
• Larger rough blocks at ~130 × 130 × 45 mm versus ~110 × 110 × 40 mm
• Stricter quality control for consistency across cuts and batches
