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 Mar 12 2011, 12:52 PM
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 Master Mucker!  Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4  |
Sorry to say, Dan did not let me sculpt it into the dino head I saw.
 You have already seen some of what we have done with it Swizz.  This piece was slabbed up several months ago. Dan had "cut it up" on his brain the whole time he was looking at this one. The shiny wet spot on the stone in the pic is where he was drooling on it.   -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Apr 13 2011, 07:36 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Several of the last few pieces we posted were from that beauty, like those beautiful hearts.
 We even listed some of the slabs in the for sale section of the forum here...... Australian Boulder Opal RoughOpal sure is some amazing stuff, but I bet lots of you didnt know that the old Opal mines in Cobber Pedy Australia are also used for homes.  Check it out!! Coober Pedy - Australia's Opal capital -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥ |
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Feb 2 2013, 09:16 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Here is a sweet little Opal I cut just recently by hand with diamond files and wet/dry sand paper.
Depending on the lighting, this Opal looks completely different. Here are several pictures of the same Opal in different light. I still need alot of practice at Opal picture taking.
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Mar 6 2013, 03:56 PM
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 Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 60 Joined: 4-October 10 From: Sweden Member No.: 7,387 |
Some older pics, thought I'd also share some 'eye candy'.
A days work.. all aussie opal. (Koroit & LR)  Different day, all small opals. They are resting in a bottle cap  More Aussie, love LR opal.  A favourite Welo (Ethiopian opal) of mine, both cabbed and recut (carved) to remove flaws:  A faceted welo.  Nice, large welo.  
-------------------- Geologists are gneiss, tuff and a little wacke.
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Mar 8 2013, 08:08 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Nice stones Voltaire! Too bad the pictures aren't bigger so we can see them better. You can put up large pictures here and it will size them down for you. Max size for upload is 4 MB.
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Mar 8 2013, 01:00 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 60 Joined: 4-October 10 From: Sweden Member No.: 7,387 |
Those are already thumbnails, clicking on them should enlarge them me thinks.
-------------------- Geologists are gneiss, tuff and a little wacke.
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Mar 8 2013, 04:20 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
 Sorry Voltaire, I should have noticed that. I really like the Koroit Opal!  The really crazy colorful patterns are great in that stuff! The Lightning Ridge (LR) Opal is definately beautiful stuff. Good job!
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Mar 11 2013, 05:06 AM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 60 Joined: 4-October 10 From: Sweden Member No.: 7,387 |
*grins* Haha, been there, done that.
Here is a little curiosity from Ethiopia, often referred to as "fern pattern". Probably precious opal which has replaced dendrites or something similar.  A very nice, large welo phantom I cut for a "client". Ended up around 53 cts.  Appears to be a cat's eye opal, from Aussie land. (The play of colour acts like a cats eye) Not very large, sadly. 
-------------------- Geologists are gneiss, tuff and a little wacke.
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May 21 2013, 07:02 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Nice pieces Voltair! Here is a freeform boulder Opal. You can see through most of the stone when held up to the light.
The other side is just as amazing but with more flash in the tip.
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