Greetings from Indonesia

[rizal]

hiyas all..

My name is Rizal, loving opal since the first met (local/indonesian opal) and stil learning about them and other gemstones too.
And YES I learned a lot from the "old forum" and hoping learning more and more from all of you guys.

Hopefully I can share everything I know about Indonesian opal soon (but as amateur only ).

and thanks to you Pink to show me the new forum address.

[PinkDiamond]

We're glad to have you join us rizal. One more post and you'll have free run of the place.

[rizal]

We're glad to have you join us rizal. One more post and you'll have free run of the place.

Thanks to you Pink for let me know bout the new forum and hopefully I can share very soon

[opalcreations]

Welcome to the forum!
Chris :

[SwordfishMining]

Hiya Rizal. Welcome to the new forums.

[kjsspot]

Welcome Rizal!

[rizal]

Hi all, its been a while since my last post. Dunno where to put this so I put it here hopefully you guys read it

So I`m planning to make a post about indonesian opal, starting by collecting all old post from the old forum and adding it with all I know about Indonesian opal. I am not trying to sell or something like that, just need a fair opinion and any discussion about it from all of you guys. So I can understand and learn more about Indonesian opal campared to other opal (from other countries). How about it guys/girls ? Is it okay ? And also I`m going to need all of of your help of course since I am not an expert in opal.

[rizal]

Btw is there any way to link a post from old forum to here? or just copy - pasted it?

[Brightlights]

I think you need to copy/paste it all... I know pink did a number of them but I think it's all still by hand.

I have a few pieces of indo opal. Personally, I hold little interest in it. I could never get rough big enough to cut, it was hydrophane like ethiopian so I just focused on the ethiopian as my quality/quantity were better when I was active in buying rough. Plus there was always an issue with treatments and I like straight up clean and raw cutting rough.

I would assume you have better access than I was getting. I wasn't overly impressed but I'm just a forigner on the open market after a few middle men, so don't take this opinion personal or as an attack.

Now, what I do like it's all the other jaspers and agates out of Indonesia! The petrified bambo replaced agate, the bumble bee jasper, and other fun stuff.

Anyways, I still look forward to any information and pictures you have. Knowledge is power after all.

[rizal]

I think you need to copy/paste it all... I know pink did a number of them but I think it's all still by hand.

... Plus there was always an issue with treatments and I like straight up clean and raw cutting rough....

Issue with treatments, thats one point that need a discussion, so I would learn more about how indonesian opal being recognized by other ( I dont know a better word for it, I am not that good in english ..)

...I would assume you have better access than I was getting. I wasn't overly impressed but I'm just a forigner on the open market after a few middle men, so don't take this opinion personal or as an attack....

I would never take any opinion as personal or an attack, seriously... , always make any opinion as a reason to learn more