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hummingbirdstones2 In Memoriam Vince A., 1958-2023 Member since August 2018 Posts: 1,461	2-1/2 More Opals Dec 25, 2020 18:22:37 GMT -5 mohs, gemfeller, and 5 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Dec 25, 2020 18:22:37 GMT -5 I say two and a half because the green one will go on a dop for turning it into more of a cushion shape. It's 10x10 mm. Yes, the multi-color one really IS that bright.
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opalpyrexia driving up their electric bill Member since February 2017 Posts: 2,758	2-1/2 More Opals Dec 25, 2020 19:33:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by opalpyrexia on Dec 25, 2020 19:33:18 GMT -5 Nice, nice nice! Is that ribbon fire in the last two photos, or just what the camera was able to capture?
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2-1/2 More Opals Dec 25, 2020 20:06:58 GMT -5 opalpyrexia likes this

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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Dec 25, 2020 20:06:58 GMT -5

You got it - it is ribbons from some angles and rolling broad flash from others.

That bar was paper thin, and the stone is only 1.5 to 2.0 mm thick. It was yet another "practice" stone to see what might be salvaged out of it.

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jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,436	2-1/2 More Opals Dec 25, 2020 21:59:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Dec 25, 2020 21:59:14 GMT -5 Heck of a nice "salvage" Vince! That square one looked like a Chiclet to me at first! Those colors are off the charts!
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orrum gets rocks for Christmas Member since January 2013 Posts: 7,206	2-1/2 More Opals Dec 26, 2020 8:49:29 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by orrum on Dec 26, 2020 8:49:29 GMT -5 Now that's awesome!!!
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rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 35,014	2-1/2 More Opals Dec 27, 2020 7:28:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Dec 27, 2020 7:28:02 GMT -5 That little triangular one is amazing! Love the pattern. That long rectangular one is interesting. It almost looks like an opal in an opal with the black section like like.

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2-1/2 More Opals Jan 2, 2021 19:18:50 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones likes this

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Post by NevadaBill on Jan 2, 2021 19:18:50 GMT -5

These are pretty. I like the one on the right, in the first picture.

Opal is my favorite stone. I am sure of it really. Only I have not made my way North in to Nevada to dig up any of it myself. Quite a mystery really.

I think that when I should find some precious pieces that will need to come here and consult the experts on how to proceed. In my mind it is a lot like Fire Agate. Cut or grind it wrong and you lose the character of the whole piece.

~ Bill

hummingbirdstones2 In Memoriam Vince A., 1958-2023 Member since August 2018 Posts: 1,461	2-1/2 More Opals Jan 2, 2021 20:47:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Jan 2, 2021 20:47:22 GMT -5 Yeah, Bill, I think I replied to your comment on cutting opal in the other thread about taking days to cut a stone. Grind a little too much and it can go wrong very quickly, so "grind a little - look a lot".
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