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Hi Michele , it looks like there was an fracture (you can see the white line) - possibly it was partially healed which mean that there was crack which later was refilled by silica.

great video - he is awesome
I like his settings - simple and pro - but the design of the last pendant is very good and even though it looks simple it's very hard to make it right !
kudos to the goldsmith

thanks *the star/snowflake piece is awesome - really unique here better video of the last stone of the 2023 the fire is super bright with great BroadFlash but there is 2nd layer underneath with red-orange Pinfire which makes it even cooler, I mean hoter :lol: *the red Pinfire was tempting but it doe...

Merry Christmas

Best Wishes To All Opalholics

now I'm working on this stuff - light semi-crystal base from LR
*I had this material before form the Bushmen

**but I didn't have time to make the Cutting Session

thanks Pink
good to know that sombody likes this style/format of videos because most people want live commentary but I'm not the best lector and don't really have time to make voiceovers

here something special

this single rough-rub is from diffrent mine in Lightning Ridge then the last lot
>>> small but high quality black

I could say a lot of bad things ...but who cares ?.. this is the reason I cut opals lol I like all gems but the industry was/is/and will be the same :twisted: in my opinion gems like diamonds rubies & emeralds are overpriced (in general) and overhyped you can buy top grade tourmaline - which is ...

I'm planning to make 2 more sessions this year :roll: and next year I will probably change the format/style of the videos :roll: I don't see the point of making same videos all the time and in my opinion Justin did everything about cutting the opals >> that is why I just show and comment on more int...

just finished New episode of OpalSpectrum - 'Lapi-Diary' I mean Cutting Session