Shell Patch may be producing Opals
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Shell Patch may be producing Opals
A lottery was held in march for new claims in CP. Some Opal may be emerging from there and making its way onto the market.
Mostly paper white Opal with very bright color. The Indians, the curry ones not the woop woop ones, have driven the price for this material
through the roof. They love the white, the whiter the better.
Mostly paper white Opal with very bright color. The Indians, the curry ones not the woop woop ones, have driven the price for this material
through the roof. They love the white, the whiter the better.
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Cool. I was just fondling a put away baggie of a couple oz of small thin pieces and was thinking the same. Such bright little lines in them. I just put one in my carving purse to file into a shape at some point in boredom with the other opals, jade and Carnelian chunks. I saw a video on the race for the one staking the "museum" wanted.
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It is interesing as it was locked up due to native title claims in the 70s.
So it is as though the clock has been reset to 1977.
So it is as though the clock has been reset to 1977.
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That's fantastic, mick!
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i dont have any of those in my collection..
other cp, not those. hmmm...
other cp, not those. hmmm...
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Here is some of the better material to come out so far, about $20k an ounce.
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Man... my pockets aren't deep enough!
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Mysterious opals contain the wonders of the skies - sparkling rainbows, fireworks, and lightning, shifting and moving in their depths.
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Thats the way we like it. Id really like to get 125 a ct for rough.
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Wow, wow, wow! They're gorgeous mick, but my pockets aren't deep enough either. More's the pity.
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I guess then the stuff i have is not cheap...
good to know, as I didnt pay much, but turned out nice..
one looks like a kind of soft white rock in a room
take it out into the sun, and its on red fire...
good to know, as I didnt pay much, but turned out nice..
one looks like a kind of soft white rock in a room
take it out into the sun, and its on red fire...