Red opal base?

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Brightlights
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Red opal base?

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Hello my other family! :D sorry I haven't been on in a while, been busy with life and the things that it entails, etc...

Anyway, I recently started back into a few projects and that led to one thing after another where I was cleaning of the work bench and I found a bag of Australian opal bits that I must of stopped working on and then forgot about. So I really became distracted and started cutting the bits and polishing them up because you can never have too much opal!

In the process I found two that seem to have a red or pink base to them. If it was grey or black, I'd say it was lightning ridge, but red or pink'ish? Anybody see that base color and know where it might be from?

For some reason I'm thinking Andamooka but I'm not sure, just a gut thing.

Here's some pictures!

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Re: Red opal base?

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Wow BL, great to see you come by, and what gorgeous little opal bits. I'm so glad you found them! :lol: Maybe mick or James will come by and see this and be able to help you figure out where they may have been mined. :)
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Re: Red opal base?

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Dont know if this helps, but I have seen pink base in Spencer opal a few times. Its rare!
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Brightlights
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Re: Red opal base?

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Nope, not Spencer, this is ausie opal...
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Nili
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Re: Red opal base?

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might it be Mexico ?
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