Juvenile Opalised Plesiosaur Tooth

Name: Juvenile Opalised Plesiosaur Tooth
Brand: Opal Hub Australia
SKU: OHA-26-OF-0002
Price: 4000.00 AUD
Availability: InStock

$4,000.00 AUD

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Weight 2.25ct

Dimensions 18.34x6.58x5.38mm

Brightness B1 Subdued

Predominant Colours Lilac, Grey, White, Translucent

Opal Origin Lightning Ridge, Opalised Fossil

SKU OHA-26-OF-0002

Product Description

At just 2.25ct, this tooth belonged to a creature that was still finding its place in the world.

This is an opalised Cretaceous plesiosaur tooth recovered from Lightning Ridge, New South Wales. The morphology is consistent with a younger, juvenile specimen, a plesiosaur in the early stages of what would have become a life of dominance in the waters of the Cretaceous period.

What makes this piece particularly rare is the environment it came from. Lightning Ridge during the Cretaceous was a freshwater to near shore coastal setting, not open ocean. Plesiosaurs were ocean hunters. Finding evidence of one in this environment is unexpected and adds another layer to what is already an extraordinary piece.

The tooth is complete and exceptionally preserved. Delicate ribbing runs the length of the curved form, exactly as nature laid it down over one hundred million years ago. The opalisation has replaced the original material with silica, preserving every detail with a clarity that defies the passage of time.

Lightning Ridge is one of the few places on earth where opalised marine fossils are found. Each one is a window into an ancient world that existed beneath what is now the outback of New South Wales. This tooth is part of that story.

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Authentic. Rare. Unforgettable.

Body Tone & Brightness

Body tone scale

The Body Tone Scale measures the lightness or darkness of an opal’s background, ranging from white to black. To use it, place your opal face-up on the chart and slide it along until its tone matches one of the reference samples, helping you accurately determine its body tone grade.

Black

Dark

Light

Brightness scale

The Brightness Scale measures the intensity and vibrancy of an opal’s play of colour, indicating how strongly the colours appear under light. To use the scale, place your opal face-up on the chart and move it along until its brightness most closely matches one of the reference levels. This helps you accurately assess the opal’s overall brilliance and visual impact.

B5

Vivid

B4

Very Bright

B3

Bright

B2

Moderately Bright

B1

Subdued

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This Body Tone and Brightness Scale is intended as a general reference only. Any decisions made using this guide are at the user's discretion and no liability is assumed. For most accurate results, laser print this guide on Artboard 350gsm paper stock or similar.

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Specimen Information

Specimens are sold and valued in their current form for their geological, fossil, display or collector significance.

Any cutting, grinding, polishing or alteration is undertaken entirely at the buyer’s discretion and risk. Buyers should have appropriate knowledge of the material, its provenance and significance before undertaking any work, as modification can permanently change the specimen and may affect its historical, scientific, geological or collector value.

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ough opal is sold as shown and described. Unless otherwise stated, buyers should assume rough opal has been photographed wet to display its potential Colour, Pattern and character.

Descriptions are based on our observations of the material. Any references to Body Tone, Brightness, Colour or Pattern represent visible indicators and potential within the rough, not a guaranteed finished result.

For parcels containing multiple pieces, any stated Body Tone or Brightness indicator represents an overall visual assessment of the parcel based on the predominant characteristics observed. Individual pieces may display indicators above or below the stated level, and no single Body Tone or Brightness indicator should be taken as applying uniformly to every stone within the parcel.

Rough opal is a natural material and the final outcome after cutting, grinding or processing can vary depending on orientation, material removed, tools used and the skill and experience of the cutter.

No guarantees are made regarding the finished Colour, Pattern, quality or yield after processing.

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