Matrix opal

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Shea_O
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Matrix opal

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Hi all!

Matrix opal in all its glory


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KKHK
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WOW, amazing material.
Is this all natural or stabilized?
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That is really gorgeous, and I can't say I remember seeing any like it before. Way cool! 8-)
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Re: Revealing my newest project - Matrix opal

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KKHK wrote:WOW, amazing material.
Is this all natural or stabilized?


Yep it's natural, not stabilized treated either
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Fabolous!
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Here's something tasty

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That's a real beauty. Did you cut the opal yourself? Whoever did it, it's very nice. :)
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PinkDiamond wrote:That's a real beauty. Did you cut the opal yourself? Whoever did it, it's very nice. :)



Yeah this material is very unique, the full sheets of color are something you don’t really see in matrix/breccia....its usually pinfire.

I didn’t cut the stone in the ring but the stone in the picture is the same stone as the first video, and I have worked on that one with some assistance. Some experiments are planned with this material, to gague its potential. Probably some stress testing too.

I plan to cut more of this material and hopefully there are people out there who like the idea of putting some on their finger(s) too.
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