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Your cart is empty.Easy Inlay's crushed lab-grown opals contain the “fire” typically seen in rare opals and are optically, physically, and chemically identical to those found in nature. Also, unlike natural stones, the color, luminosity, and brightness of these opals will not fade over time.Our opals add a pop of color that catches the eye; professionals and crafters alike simply insert the grains into any void, small crack or knot; or blend with Easy Inlay’s mother of pearl to add visual depth and dimension. In the lab, opals can take about a year to grow. Made from approximately 80 percent silica, scientists arrange spheres in a lattice pattern to imitate the structure of a jewelry-quality opal. Then they stabilize the pores of the structure with silica gel; the result is an opal that exhibits the fire and iridescence of their natural, more expensive counterparts. On the Mohs Hardness Scale, lab-grown opals have a hardness of 4 and are easily sanded using silicon carbine (carborundum) or aluminum oxide (corundum) sand paper, which has a hardness of 9.0. They are durable and provide an excellent surface to polish and/or finish.
Maui Up Close
September 7, 2025
My first time buying something like this. Didn't know what to expect. Welp, I'm buying more. Beautiful shards with lots of fire. Perfect sized pieces for inlay. I can't capture the colors exactly by this photo but it's even more amazingly beautiful than I could have expected. This is my first time doing an inlay and the vibrancy is beautiful. I am very pleased with the quality. Buying more in other colors. The possibilities are endless!
Tori Hermsen
July 20, 2025
The gemstones arrived right on time for me to make my boyfriend an inlay ring for our anniversary. The color or so bright and bold that it catches the eye immediately. The 2g of gemstone is still going strong even after making 4 rings with it. Love it so much and will order again when I do eventually run out lol.
Mike H.
July 2, 2025
Very pleased. It is easy to work, sands well, polishes well, presents well. This ambrosia maple charcuterie board was our first attempt at crushed opal inlay with Starbond CA glue
John Collins
May 6, 2025
These look beautiful when enclosed by acrylic
Stevo
April 13, 2025
The colors are very good my only problems were that the grain size is large for inlay work so I had to crush it down further also there was a darker solid blue mixed in probably border pieces left over from the manufacturing process which I have to pick out when working with it & at $10 a gram I don’t like that.
Dawn M. Smith
February 13, 2025
Great product and really fast delivery.
Ginger G.
January 12, 2025
Know your ounces before purchase. Item looks as though you get more than the size of a thumbtack for the price.
Phoenyx Rising
November 13, 2024
Used this to make my rainbow fire phoenix pendent stone, and it is utterly stunning! I will be buying more of this in the future for other crafts.
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