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Hi all, looks like there was some activity here... and some questions.. But I asked @PinkDiamond to delete this thread maybe a year ago and I'm still waiting. Now there are all these questions I asked before the questions started popping up, so it's not on me that the thread still remains and people...

Hi everyone, I wanted to share my newest creation. I started this project a few weeks ago when I was visiting Eric. He taught me how to make cuffs, and here's my first one, out of sterling silver with Aussie white crystal opals. The centerstone is 33.30ct I have been silversmithing for two months an...

Hi all, It's been a bit since I've been active on the forums, but that's been because I have kept up my work on opals - so much so that big new developments have come around. February '19 - Filed for my first LLC at 30yrs old March '19 - Came across an incredible VV opal collection (relevant later) ...

The up-front costs to getting an (income generating) operation running, whether it be in the mining part of the opal industry or the processing part - are a major reason new blood isn't getting involved. It's my problem still. The average Joe who isn't born into the industry faces the following: 1. ...

Those turned out real good looking. I'm sure the owner will wear it with pride. Shared in the Virgin Valley Group on Facebook. Oh no! This cherry opal isn't from the VV! I have restrained from sharing the location of this material... I apologize for the confusion I made by witholding details, I was...

Wow, that is one fantastic opal, Shea. What's its weight and size? And a BIG congrats on your new business!! That is wonderful, and I wish you success in every way. That's awful about the loss, but maybe you can salvage smaller pieces of them and not lose it all. Hope so, anyway. Best of luck with ...

Wow what a whirlwind life has become! Good news and bad news I have some updates Good news: I am now the owner/CEO of my first business, Unique World Wide Opals, LLC!!! I have been working VERY hard in securing contacts all around the world to create my own supply chain of raw materials Here’s an ex...

I have gotten most of the way finished with cutting The Black Hole!

Currently weighs 12ct wet and there’s maybe a month of work left.

UPDATE The Black Hole has been cut. I waited for over a year and its day had come. I have been polishing it for a while now. Still a long ways to go. There are many places where the honeycomb pattern is still just under the surface and you can see there is a thin layer left to be polished away. I ho...

I saw this fella trying to sell this specimen online about a month ago. He was asking for a good bit of coin for the specimen I love opal fossils It’s interesting that he would posit amber as being the original host rock. This makes sense in many ways - and suggests a lot about the origin of a few u...