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Post by arghvark on Feb 15, 2019 17:53:10 GMT -5
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Post by Pat on Feb 15, 2019 18:00:10 GMT -5
Introduce it! What’s it name?
Attractive pieces. Thanks.
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Post by arghvark on Feb 15, 2019 18:06:18 GMT -5
Introduce it! What’s it name? Attractive piece. Thanks. So new, it's not named. I got pretty excited, never seen colors quite like that around here. Edit: I take lousy photos. Some of the pieces have a lovely mix of pink and green. Second edit: She's calling it opal. Wouldn't have been my first thought but I don't know squat. |
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Post by Pat on Feb 15, 2019 18:11:19 GMT -5
I wonder how the first sample got those brown swish marks.
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Post by MsAli on Feb 15, 2019 18:19:59 GMT -5
That is gonna make some pretty cabs
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jasperfanatic
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Post by jasperfanatic on Feb 15, 2019 18:25:44 GMT -5
It kind of looks Willow Creek-ish to me. Is it porcelain like?
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Post by arghvark on Feb 15, 2019 18:29:05 GMT -5
It kind of looks Willow Creek-ish to me. Is it porcelain like? In some places, yes. |
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Post by vegasjames on Feb 15, 2019 18:37:05 GMT -5
That is definitely common opal. Abundant in Central Nevada. Have not seen any yet in Northern Nevada.
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Post by stephan on Feb 15, 2019 23:35:30 GMT -5
I love the Bruneau-like orbs in the second piece. With those pastel colors, that should make some killer cabs. I also like the slashes in the first piece.
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Kai
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Post by Kai on Feb 16, 2019 3:17:16 GMT -5
The first one is fascinating, totally different from anything that can be found anywhere close to here. It looks like white chocolate with some cocoa stripes!  |
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 16, 2019 11:49:00 GMT -5
Nice looking material...
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Post by gemfeller on Feb 16, 2019 13:22:53 GMT -5
That is definitely common opal. Abundant in Central Nevada. Have not seen any yet in Northern Nevada.
There's quite a bit of the precious variety of opal in northern NV -- thinking of Virgin Valley and some of the deposits in he Black Rock Desert area. Common's nice but precious is much better
I like the patterns and colors of this material. It should make some very nice cabs.
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Post by stephan on Feb 16, 2019 16:42:06 GMT -5
The first one is fascinating, totally different from anything that can be found anywhere close to here. It looks like white chocolate with some cocoa stripes! Great! NowI'm hungry. |
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Post by vegasjames on Feb 16, 2019 19:23:09 GMT -5
That is definitely common opal. Abundant in Central Nevada. Have not seen any yet in Northern Nevada.
There's quite a bit of the precious variety of opal in northern NV -- thinking of Virgin Valley and some of the deposits in he Black Rock Desert area. Common's nice but precious is much better
I like the patterns and colors of this material. It should make some very nice cabs.
Problem with the precious opal from Nevada is that a lot of it is unstable and has to be kept in a container of water.
I like the common opal here in Nevada. Has a wider variety of colors and patterns and does not generally need stabilizing.
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Post by lookatthat on Feb 17, 2019 10:37:04 GMT -5
Beautiful stuff. Had me wondering if it was slag for a moment.
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Post by arghvark on Feb 17, 2019 13:15:53 GMT -5
There's quite a bit of the precious variety of opal in northern NV -- thinking of Virgin Valley and some of the deposits in he Black Rock Desert area. Common's nice but precious is much better
I like the patterns and colors of this material. It should make some very nice cabs.
Problem with the precious opal from Nevada is that a lot of it is unstable and has to be kept in a container of water.
I like the common opal here in Nevada. Has a wider variety of colors and patterns and does not generally need stabilizing.
The lady I got this from had one tiny cab (~3/8") she had made from it that had a flash of iridescence in it. Is this often seen in your experience? |
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