Common Opal from Indonesia

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Iskandarman
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Common Opal from Indonesia

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Prase opal from Bau-Bau, Baton, South East Sulawesi, INDONESIA... Sometime they call chrysopal.
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Re: Common Opal from Indonesia

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Interesting, thanks for posting!
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Nice looking stuff. You can't get opalescence like that from agate.
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That's lovely. Looks like I need to put another specimen on my list of things I want to get someday. ;)
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oooOOOoooo
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That almost looks like ice jade :)
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Ice jade? Got pics? :?:

We've got threads for jade so if you have some do show us, please! :!:
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Re: Common Opal from Indonesia

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Translucent Prase opal from Wonogiri, Java, Indonesia.
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PinkDiamond wrote:Ice jade? Got pics? :?:

We've got threads for jade so if you have some do show us, please! :!:


Nope. I tried to buy some once but didn't have enough $$. ;)
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Re: Common Opal from Indonesia

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ICE JADE
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