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Post by stoner on Jul 14, 2006 17:47:32 GMT -5
I hope you folks aren't getting tired of these Koroit Boulder Opals. I was working on clearing my shop today making way for the plumber and decided to take a short break. Good excuse, huh?  Well it turned out to be a 2 hour break and I managed to cut these cabs. Not as much flash in these, but still nice. This one has no opal, just the matrix. 33x15mm  A patch of white opal 30x12mm  30x14mm  33x12mm  30x20mm  Something a little different looking 23x18mm  Another cab from the cool piece the other day 22x16mm  And the grand-daddy of them all. 36x30mm  Hope you enjoy them. |
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Showtime
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Post by Showtime on Jul 14, 2006 18:13:18 GMT -5
Gotta get me some of that....steffonite trade?? possibly???Hmmm......... Beautiful!!
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Post by sandsman1 on Jul 14, 2006 18:38:14 GMT -5
lookin good ed i like um all
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Post by Cher on Jul 14, 2006 19:22:26 GMT -5
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Post by cpdad on Jul 14, 2006 19:39:18 GMT -5
nope not getting tired at all...keep'em coming....AMAZING STUFF...not sure what to say besides that.
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Post by stoner on Jul 14, 2006 19:47:02 GMT -5
Thanks guys. The best part about working this stuff is that you never really know how it's going to turn out because you either uncover more opal or grind more of it away. The first one started out with just a small spec of opal and as soon as I started grinding the dome, bam, it was gone and there wasn't anymore in that piece. The fourth one started with no opal, and then as I was grinding, it started showing up. If I kept going, it may have gone away. Neat, but weird stuff.
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Post by gemkoi on Jul 14, 2006 19:56:24 GMT -5
Me either Ed, I will go with the second to the lsat please. Similar cabs like that i haev seen, still see sell for over $100 eassssyy. And if and when you sell such a piece, dont be afriad to price such that high. It may sit for a little while, but i would have a hard time even saying that for such a piece. It Is even better than the other one for the thread the other day. The main point would be the field of saturation in this cab. Its full, at least 85%. And i bet each vienlet fires so nice in person and under sunlight. But the photo is a good rep of the stone. I know that last one is nice too, i can tell the crystal pocket is awesome. But less saturation, at least in the photo. Way to go, and keep them coming.
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jul 14, 2006 22:16:09 GMT -5
I'm dying here! My favorite has got to be #7 followed by 5 & 8 but I still like #1 it looks llike it has tiny little pinpoints of opal but #7 takes the cake & my breath away! If I could, I'd add some of Cher's droolies here *insert bouncy droolers here* If you do some again, I wouldn,t mind seeing the rough before you start working them - just to see what they looked like before. BTW did I mention that I really like #7?  Excellent work |
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 14, 2006 22:43:05 GMT -5
Good golly Miss Molly!!!! That cab #7 is absolutely unreal in it's beauty. Looking at your works of art is like touring a museum Ed. Wow!!!!!......mel
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jul 14, 2006 22:51:42 GMT -5
kazzowie! stoner i had my mind made up on #3 that it was my favorite and that just went downhill the farther i scrolled lol. you are waving rock drugs in my face!!
kim
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Post by gaetzchamp on Jul 15, 2006 2:20:18 GMT -5
Ed-
I can't beleive how gorgeous those are, I really could look at them all day. You know my favorite stone is Opal, but when you throw in the wildness of Koroits it just makes them so much more interesting. I've got a gorgeous opal, but now it's kinda plain after looking at Koroits - you could just keep staring at them all day and not see everything in them.
I love 7 the most too because it has the "fangs" in them. Good work, Ed. You're smokin'.
gaetz
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Post by krazydiamond on Jul 15, 2006 9:37:40 GMT -5
absolutely beautiful! i got to find some of that stuff, where did you get it??
KD
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jul 17, 2006 13:25:11 GMT -5
Dang Ed- now you have done it- Hey KD wanna go in halvesies on a lot???
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blarneystone
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Post by blarneystone on Jul 17, 2006 14:00:06 GMT -5
MORE drop dead Opal Cabs!!! WOW! the 2nd to last pic is fantastic!
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Post by stoner on Jul 17, 2006 14:11:51 GMT -5
For those interested in getting some of this material, I posted a link in the General rocks section. Thanks again for the positive comments.
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Post by rocklicker on Jul 19, 2006 3:21:46 GMT -5
More of em?! augh. THose are outstanding Ed. I never get tired of looking at those. Too rich for my blood, so I am happy to drool on the keyboard and oggle at the ones you post.
Steve
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Well it turned out to be a 2 hour break and I managed to cut these cabs. Not as much flash in these, but still nice.
Excellent work
