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Yeah, you were correct SwordfishMining----- As a subset of boulder opal the above piece of reddish rock is indeed a Queensland Fairy Opal. we will see if it turns out to be anything...LOL... But, not today. I've sliced it to what looks to be a couple of close color bars...got it wet, bright lights, ...

Hey, I like those examples! Thx for showing them. Also, a family member of mine said it looked like red granite to them...lol...nope. I didn't laugh when they guessed that, cuz any participation is good participation...lol... Here IS a pic of red granite (below, next post), or striped red granite fr...

So, the above pics are wet Mexican rough? Looks like some nice amber color, white-ish, and clear too. I can't facet (yet!...lol...) but from the view here it looks like some good material to facet. How does that look when its cabbed? I have a piece of rough that some here will immediately recognize ...

I'd been wanting to do this dark blue opal wih decent play of color for a while, but its got a couple of problems, one is obvious--the dark curved potch line in the face. And a couple of sand spots in the face (can't see them in this magnification but I know they are there!...lol...) So, I can see t...

Thanks for the kind words Pink! That one already has another owner tho...lol... Hope to be doing more actual pendants.
I will be doing another smallish solid opal stone in the next few days here...we will see how it goes! (hopefully good)

So this is a Coober Pedy opal...teal, orange, and a bit of other colors too. It shows pretty well when turned in the light (play of color and sparkle), but I still can not get a pic that shows the full color like it is in person. I know, I know, practice, play with settings, get a better camera...LO...