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I want one of thes opals

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rmf
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I want one of thes opals Oct 30, 2020 10:02:20 GMT -5 rockjunquie, opalpyrexia, and 1 more like this

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Post by rmf on Oct 30, 2020 10:02:20 GMT -5

Ran into this link today.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8892175/NSW-University-New-England-researchers-discover-opalised-fossil-dinosaur-teeth-Lightning-Ridge.htm

So dinosaurs teeth can be opalized. Guess this dates the opals.

rmf fully equipped rock polisher Member since November 2017 Posts: 1,883	I want one of thes opals Oct 30, 2020 10:02:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rmf on Oct 30, 2020 10:02:51 GMT -5 Ok Sorry I can spell "these"

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I want one of thes opals Oct 30, 2020 10:25:55 GMT -5 rockjunquie and hummingbirdstones like this

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Post by opalpyrexia on Oct 30, 2020 10:25:55 GMT -5

Interesting — thanks for posting this, rmf.

The published paper is not open-access, but here's an article that provides more information:

Colourful opal fossils point to a diverse group of giant dinosaurs that shared Australia’s terrain

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stephan still telling self it's just a hobby Member since March 2015 Posts: 4,559	I want one of thes opals Nov 1, 2020 0:49:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stephan on Nov 1, 2020 0:49:45 GMT -5 That is truly cool!
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I want one of thes opals Nov 1, 2020 1:04:11 GMT -5 Starguy and opalpyrexia like this

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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 1, 2020 1:04:11 GMT -5

Thanks for posting this! These are amazing!

I heard George Washington's dentures were made of Ivory...could you imagine a full set of dentures made from opalized dinosaur teeth! (Obviously cut to size, otherwise you'd look like Nosferatu!)

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thecrystalisle starting to spend too much on rocks Member since October 2020 Posts: 142	I want one of thes opals Nov 2, 2020 13:18:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by thecrystalisle on Nov 2, 2020 13:18:26 GMT -5 neat! I have an opalized belemnite that is sorta similar. Beautiful fossils/opals

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I want one of thes opals

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