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- Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:13 am
- Forum: Enthusiast Zone
- Topic: Lightning Ridge Opal Monopoly
- Replies: 5
- Views: 113
Re: Lightning Ridge Opal Monopoly
the Game was created by Glenda Parlett from Lightning Ridge together with the local community in 2022 *there is not much info 'worldwide' and many people don't know about it :idea: OA posted video on FB with Glenda showing the game *with the link in the description to the original website but the si...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:34 pm
- Forum: Enthusiast Zone
- Topic: Lightning Ridge Opal Monopoly
- Replies: 5
- Views: 113
Lightning Ridge Opal Monopoly
:idea: if you always wanted to buy opal mine now it's possible :!: I already bought couple claims :lol: 96vlbRkR3Aw Really Cool & Fun Game for Any Opal/Gem Enthusiast or Collector :D You can buy Official Lightning Ridge Edition from here > https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084388500576 ...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:57 am
- Forum: Expert Q&A
- Topic: Pulitzer Opal on Digit Patterns in Australian Opal
- Replies: 1
- Views: 100
Re: Pulitzer Opal on Digit Patterns in Australian Opal
i was going to post this :) glad he made it because we been talking about the 'diggit/column/tubes' for years ! Ribbon - Stripe - Plume - Fern > all this pattern are actual type of 'Digit' formation http://www.opalholicsanonymous.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=5019&hilit=tubes#p5019 http://www.opalho...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:56 pm
- Forum: How Do I Value My Opal?
- Topic: Virgin Valley cell fire black wood limb Green Blue POC
- Replies: 2
- Views: 796
Re: Virgin Valley cell fire black wood limb Green Blue POC
nice .. can't get more black then this
I need to add some VV opals to the collection
but probably specimen grade ..but would love to cut some stuff like that
I need to add some VV opals to the collection
but probably specimen grade ..but would love to cut some stuff like that
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:55 pm
- Forum: Cutting Opal
- Topic: Cutting Opal Gems
- Replies: 55
- Views: 27667
Re: Cutting Opal Gems
sorry I was busy and had no time for making videos
made just this quick session cutting small but gemmy ringstone
'Tiffany Blue Fire' - I think I'll keep it and maybe set in jewelry
made just this quick session cutting small but gemmy ringstone
'Tiffany Blue Fire' - I think I'll keep it and maybe set in jewelry
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:35 pm
- Forum: Expert Q&A
- Topic: Cloudy covering amazing colors
- Replies: 12
- Views: 854
Re: Cloudy covering amazing colors
no problem & good work
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 10:36 am
- Forum: Cutting Opal
- Topic: Cutting Opal Gems
- Replies: 55
- Views: 27667
Re: Cutting Opal Gems
Hi and Happy Easter :) I'm back with new 'cutting session' this time I'm cutting the bigger cousin of the 'last' stone I've posted which was cut on Christmas 8-) which is kind of cool because I didn't plan this believe me or not I bought this rough about month later but it's from the same material -...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:53 am
- Forum: Expert Q&A
- Topic: Australian opal with dendrites
- Replies: 2
- Views: 710
Re: Australian opal with dendrites
Hi Craig , I think this is 'black potch webbing' which sometimes can form odd shapes inside the crystal opal > like in your example *some Lightning Ridge opals have a lot of potch webbing very similar to Ethiopian opals - I might create post about it :roll: here are some similar crystals which I've ...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:18 pm
- Forum: Expert Q&A
- Topic: Timing Opalization at Lightning Ridge: New Evidence from Opalized Fossils George E. Mustoe & Elizabeth T. Smith
- Replies: 2
- Views: 433
Re: Timing Opalization at Lightning Ridge: New Evidence from Opalized Fossils George E. Mustoe & Elizabeth T. Smith
great - thanks for posting mate
I have couple interesting fossils from LR which I'm trying to ID and there is a lot of good info (still reading)
*btw. watch the video I posted about the growing opals
I have couple interesting fossils from LR which I'm trying to ID and there is a lot of good info (still reading)
*btw. watch the video I posted about the growing opals
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:12 pm
- Forum: Expert Q&A
- Topic: How To Make Opal
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4291
Re: How To Make Opal
here is something similar to the last video about - ''Growing Opal'' quite long (you can speed up x1.25) very interesting info and experiments *it looks like 'opaque' opal forms when the process of sedimentation is faster and crystal opal forms 'slower' :roll: 83SAOyb8mQY ** about a week ago on FB s...