Black Opal Soaprock

Information about the Black Opal Soaprock:
Handmade in the U.S.A. and each one is a unique work of art.
Size: Full Bath Size - about 5" x 4" x 2.5"
Approximate Weight: 6oz.
Fragrance: Peach Melon


Some facts about Black Opal:

Black Opal is the rarest and most valuable opal. It is generally found as a bar (or bars) of various colors forming natural water horizontals in dark gray to black “potch nobbies” or “nodules”. Few realize that 99.9% of the world’s supply of this radiant, dark lustrous gem is mined at only two tiny pinpoints on the globe - Lightning Ridge and Mintabie.

Opal, from the Greek wording, “Opallos”, meaning ‘to see a change (of color)’, and is a non-crystalline formation of a silica gel substance unique to opal. Millions and millions of years ago, this opal gel seeped into crevices and cracks in the sedimentary strata formations. Through millions of years of time and nature’s natural heating and molding processes, the opal gel hardened. Today what may be found in the form of brilliant solid opals.

Opal is formed from a solution of silicon dioxide and water. As water runs down through the earth, it picks up silica from sandstone, and carries this silica-rich solution into cracks and voids, caused by natural faults or decomposing fossils. As the water evaporates, it leaves behind a silica deposit. This cycle repeats over very long periods of time, and eventually opal is formed.

Opal is a hydrated silicon dioxide mineral that is commonly found as many different colors like blue, green, black, and many more. Opal is also the birthstone of October.