Opal info, Buying, Cutting, Cabbing, etc. |
Opal info, Buying, Cutting, Cabbing, etc. |
Dec 8 2006, 10:02 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Opals are quite spectacular.
We picked up a few cheaper pieces from a local shop to try our hand. There is alot to learn concerning opals and some are worth considerably more than others. Here is a great site to start learning about opals for those interested. www.Opalsmith.com The opal in the pic is the 2nd opal I've done from scratch.....whew, man it's tough to do with partial bands rather than solid opal color. This piece was a band in the "potch" material. The play of color is mainly the blue with hints of the green you see. Is a low grade white piece.... Still looks really pretty though....and of course is much nicer to the human eye in sunlight. Hard to catch the flash/play on the color with the camera. Anyone else have any pics of opals they have worked or other links to opal websites? CP
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Dec 8 2006, 10:56 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 644 Joined: 2-December 03 From: London England uk Member No.: 36 |
This is my favourite Dan, its a must read, lots of rough opal for sale and a monthly journal of a working opal miner,
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Dec 8 2006, 05:39 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 9-December 03 From: Kansas City,Kansas Member No.: 48 |
Nice lookn rock Dan. You did a fine job. Joe
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Dec 9 2006, 03:08 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,196 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Good job Dan!
Here is a picture of opals that Snowdog gave us in water.
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Dec 9 2006, 05:53 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 9-December 03 From: Kansas City,Kansas Member No.: 48 |
Lets cut and polish them puppies. hehe Joe
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Dec 12 2006, 07:35 AM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 24-February 06 Member No.: 317 |
Here is a link to the Wyoming USGS on opals. http://www.wsgs.uwyo.edu/metals/CedarRimOpalField.aspx
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Dec 13 2006, 08:43 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Thanks for the link Sparky.
Here is a pic of some rough pieces Wyodust gave us. Pieces are Australian....nice colors. One black piece came out rather nice....I'll try to get a photo posted...hard to get a pic of the color flash in cabbed opal sometimes. CP
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Dec 13 2006, 03:02 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 660 Joined: 17-January 04 From: wyoming Member No.: 63 |
that wyodust must be some kind of nice guy
the piece you cabbed looks great buddy -------------------- I AM A COLORADO PROSPECTOR LIFETIME MEMBER |
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Dec 14 2006, 03:31 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Wyo.
Thank you all for the compliments. Here is a pic of the Black Opal that will soon be on it's way north to Wyoming. Turned out pretty nice I thought. Weight is 1 ct. CP
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Dec 22 2006, 02:51 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 660 Joined: 17-January 04 From: wyoming Member No.: 63 |
wow dano, looks awesome, thanks
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Jan 10 2007, 07:26 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 644 Joined: 2-December 03 From: London England uk Member No.: 36 |
Thats really nice dan.
this is the link that i thought i had posted. http://www.internetopals.com/Updates/archi.../archived-3.htm |
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Feb 4 2007, 01:53 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Thanks for the kind compliments folks!
Everybody was talking about opals so much this week in chat .........it got me wanting to cab some......so here is what turned up from the rough in the pictures above after some very careful cabbing.....whew took a while too! Two of these came from one piece ......first pic of rough.....long skinny piece on top left. Hard to get 4 opals to play the light in one pic....but this shows some of each ones color. In real life they are much much flashier! Oh and before anyone asks......big tear drop is for my sweety! Enjoy CP
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Feb 5 2007, 06:49 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,196 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Thanks honey, they turned out great!
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Mar 11 2007, 04:07 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Here's another small opal cab done this last week in the CP lap shop.
Man it's tough to catch the flash of color in the pics on some opals.... CP
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Apr 12 2007, 05:23 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,196 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
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