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Orange, red opal Aug 26, 2007 0:36:16 GMT -5

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I posted this large hunk awhile ago and thought I would keep it as a specimen. Well after looking at it tonite I decided to make a small cut on it to see how it polished. After the cut and a polish I have to say this is one of nicest shines I have got on boulder opal so far. There wasn't a lot of opal but it had a nice reddish orange hue to it. This sort of reminds me of the chocolate colored opal as far as a shine goes. So this is another kind you can look out for when shopping for opal. Here are some pics:

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luv2hound freely admits to licking rocks I try & I try, but dang it! Those rocks just keep ending up in my pockets Member since June 2007 Posts: 890	Orange, red opal Aug 26, 2007 0:44:46 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by luv2hound on Aug 26, 2007 0:44:46 GMT -5 OHHH MYYYY GAWDDDD!!!! What a perfectly stunning cab. I just love the colors. I was blown away when I saw it. In the first pic I see an Indian in a canoe. ~~Mitzi~~

Jurrasic Jonje driving up their electric bill Member since September 2006 Posts: 2,659	Orange, red opal Aug 26, 2007 1:26:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jurrasic Jonje on Aug 26, 2007 1:26:51 GMT -5 holy cabs. That thing is stunning. I so can see that one wrapped in gold square wire!!
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Orange, red opal Aug 26, 2007 9:12:16 GMT -5

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Tony,
That is SUPERLY, STUNNINGLY, STUPENDOUSLY,SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!
I really like those reds in the BO. It looks like Satan would love this place. Thanks for posting those early Sunday morning breakfast pics. You know your B.O.
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Tweetiepy gets rocks for Christmas Always looking in the wrong places... Member since January 2005 Posts: 5,421	Orange, red opal Aug 26, 2007 10:02:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tweetiepy on Aug 26, 2007 10:02:05 GMT -5 DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLING!

firewalker45 freely admits to licking rocks Member since August 2006 Posts: 929	Orange, red opal Aug 26, 2007 10:19:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by firewalker45 on Aug 26, 2007 10:19:26 GMT -5 Nice material, super cab!

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Orange, red opal Aug 26, 2007 12:14:59 GMT -5

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Post by LCARS on Aug 26, 2007 12:14:59 GMT -5

I just can't get over how freaking brilliant that boulder is!

Even the pieces with little to no opalescence come out looking marvelous!!

Tony, you must be a large part of the reason that stuff is so damn expensive and hard to get, looks like you're hoarding about 30-40% of the global reserve of top quality material there.

BTW, is that the Australian BO?
We have a small boulder opal mine in Vernon B.C., I wonder how our stuff would compare to that...?

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stoner no longer being taken for granite THE EARTH IS JUST A ROCK TUMBLING THROUGH SPACE Member since March 2003 Posts: 7,715	Orange, red opal Aug 26, 2007 12:23:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stoner on Aug 26, 2007 12:23:18 GMT -5 Nice cab Tony. The matrix cabs are sometimes the best.

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Orange, red opal Aug 26, 2007 22:11:11 GMT -5

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Rob, do you have any more info on the mine near you? That would be interesting, if I had one in my neck of the woods I would be at the front gate with a flash lite and a miners hat! The opal is Australian boulder opal. As for me hoarding, well I think Stoner has a bigger pile then me LOL!

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Orange, red opal Aug 26, 2007 22:31:47 GMT -5

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Tony,
I've been told the Okanagan formation is similar to the Spencer Idaho material, tending to form in wafer thin deposits in rhyolite rather than the ironstone or clay typical of aussy opals.

They have some really nice pieces in their pictures;

www.opalscanada.com/specimen.htm

and they are open for fee digging;

www.opalscanada.com/feedig.htm

my company has an engineering office in Vernon, I was there a year and a half ago but I only learned about the opal mine and shop in the last year.
I keep trying to find an excuse to get back up there, but instead I get to go to China tomorrow

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Sabre52 Cave Dweller Me and my gal, Rosie Member since August 2005 Posts: 20,497	Orange, red opal Aug 26, 2007 22:39:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sabre52 on Aug 26, 2007 22:39:11 GMT -5 Holy smokes that is truly incredible. You really know how to pick out opal Tony. That piece would have been awesome even without any fire at all....Mel

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Orange, red opal Aug 26, 2007 22:42:01 GMT -5

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Hey Pete thanks for the info. That looks like some really nice opal. I have some Spencer and it doesn't compare to the more colorful Okanagan material. It would be a lot less expensive to go to Canada rather then the land down under. Good luck in china!

stoner no longer being taken for granite THE EARTH IS JUST A ROCK TUMBLING THROUGH SPACE Member since March 2003 Posts: 7,715	Orange, red opal Aug 26, 2007 22:43:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stoner on Aug 26, 2007 22:43:35 GMT -5 China? Hey, bring back some pietersite then!

spikeict fully equipped rock polisher Alba gu bra! In Promptu Member since November 2006 Posts: 1,413	Orange, red opal Aug 26, 2007 23:10:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by spikeict on Aug 26, 2007 23:10:03 GMT -5 Tony, for some reason the first picture was slow to load, but as it was revealed a 1/4 inch at a time so did my Jaw drop at the same rate. Congrats man, you did good!!!
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joe still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2005 Posts: 4,900	Orange, red opal Aug 26, 2007 23:33:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joe on Aug 26, 2007 23:33:38 GMT -5 Wow! You are the BO Pro!
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Tony W has started giving rock gifts Ahh, Opal. I love the fire and flash! Member since May 2007 Posts: 3,435	Orange, red opal Aug 27, 2007 0:42:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tony W on Aug 27, 2007 0:42:57 GMT -5 Really nice. I like the pattern in the bottom view too. T

rocklicker driving up their electric bill Member since January 2006 Posts: 2,586	Orange, red opal Aug 27, 2007 0:46:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rocklicker on Aug 27, 2007 0:46:29 GMT -5 Holy crap, that one is stunning. I think it's one of my favorites or yours so far. I know I have said that before a number of times but WOW! It blew me away. I can see on the rough where it came from. Steve

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