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Post by Tony W on Oct 5, 2009 17:51:10 GMT -5
Finally got to shoot some pics between clouds.. though not my best camera work. Koroit Koroit Koroit Koroit This one is mad with glittering flash...but I couldn't catch it well. Koroit. And two of my favorite one of the batch..Koroit. And the lightshow. It's like Opal Lightening Cool...I might have to open up another gallery page.."Opal Lightening".... It's Opalicious...Try Some Today!, lol. Sorry...I have a complicated love for the opal.... I've been trying to work on it .... Thanks, Tony
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Post by NDK on Oct 5, 2009 20:01:39 GMT -5
Wow, this koroit is beautiful! Great work bringing out the fire.
Nate
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Post by waxman on Oct 5, 2009 22:59:48 GMT -5
Very nice, excellent job! Opal is my favourite rock.
Ivan
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Post by tkrueger3 on Oct 5, 2009 23:05:16 GMT -5
Those are really nice, Tony - did you work those on the machine, or are they tumbled, or what? I have one chunk of Koroit that I'm scared to cut because I don't know how I should treat it - tumbler or grinder?
Tom
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Post by SteveHolmes on Oct 5, 2009 23:20:52 GMT -5
Those last 2 are really Killer! It looks like Freddy Krueger was trying to enjoy them as well. Love the green flashes in the others. I guess I need some of that Love Potion you use to get so hooked on these babies. I'm still trying to overcome my fear of getting everything so dirty.... Nice Job T! Steve
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Post by Tony W on Oct 5, 2009 23:31:09 GMT -5
Thanks, Nate and Ivan....Hey, Tom, and thanks. I doubt the tumbler is a good idea. But without seeing the rough I can't say absolutely no. I have some rough that is super hard ironstone, that I suppose I could tumble, but that would be real hit and miss. A lot of Koroit has sandy spots and mud matrix that wouild just come apart in a tumbler, and anyway the opal itself is pretty easy to lose, so I think the wheel is the only way to go in almost all cases. I suggest you go at it very gently with say a 220 wheel or even 600 and work all faces down a bit to see if you have color...go slow and look often. You can lose opal in an instant...but that said I find I can grind on opal a lot by using a light touch. I used to be afraid of it, but with practice I find it to be very forgiving with a gentle touch If you have a saw you can work down the faces using the side of the diamond blade to look for color, but it is a heavy handed way if you don't know what you are doing. Tony
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Post by karock on Oct 5, 2009 23:39:19 GMT -5
Koroit, Koroit, Koroit. They are all very nice. Just love the contrast and flashy veins. Where does this stuff come from? Is the rough expensive? Karock
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Post by Tonyterner on Oct 6, 2009 7:38:36 GMT -5
Cool B.O. cabs there Tony. I love the one with the mad glittering green flash. You keep inspiring me so one of these I really am going to get some of the good stuff. Nice work.
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Post by stonesthatrock on Oct 6, 2009 10:51:18 GMT -5
very nice work on those.........
mary ann
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Post by Bejewelme on Oct 6, 2009 12:17:49 GMT -5
WOW, they are all little beauties, there is nothing like a pretty BO, they are so alluring!!! Amber
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 6, 2009 12:52:07 GMT -5
All of them are beauties but the last two ones are the queens of the batch!
Adrian
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Post by Rockoonz on Oct 6, 2009 20:57:53 GMT -5
I love that koroit opal! Some day I'll get brave enough to try working some of my pieces.
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Post by Tony W on Oct 6, 2009 23:11:41 GMT -5
Thanks, all Karock the Koroit boulder opal comes from Queensland, Australia. It is priced pretty high. I get rough from 20 to 50 bucks a lbs. I've seen slices go on ebay from 70 to a few hundred all the time. I prefer to buy a whole box of rough instead of rubs and hunt for the good stuff myself. But if you want to be sure then slices are a good way to go. I have been burned on ebay though by not seeing the true rock for all the flash that gets in my eyes. YOu get a 6 stone parcel that looks great, and when it comes it contains 6 stones the size of your little finger nail and terrible shapes. It is like someone took a piece of rough showing color and slammed it with a hammer and sells 6 or 7 tiny flakes for 17 bucks at auction..so be careful out there. T
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Post by Saskrock on Oct 7, 2009 0:22:58 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs Tony.
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Post by highplainsdrifter on Oct 7, 2009 9:01:00 GMT -5
Those are some very nice BO's. Good job.
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Post by steelandstone on Oct 9, 2009 19:43:19 GMT -5
Tony,
Great job, the last two are by far my favorite. Now you resparked my hidden addiction to BO. I better go cut some cut up so I can stop my hands from shaking.
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Post by frane on Oct 10, 2009 8:25:35 GMT -5
Umm Umm Good! That's all I can say about those tasty treats! Just have to love all the patterns and flash! Fran
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