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 Jun 20 2010, 12:45 PM
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 Shovel Buster!  Group: Members Posts: 206 Joined: 19-May 10 From: Longmont, Colorado Member No.: 7,248  |
Got some metal detecting in today and the park gave up one of it's treasures.
It sounded off in the nickel/gold discriminator region. The stones appear to be Opal. Too bad one of them are missing. [attachment=4303:DSC00772.JPG] [attachment=4305:DSC00798.JPG] [attachment=4306:DSC00800.JPG] [attachment=4307:DSC00802.JPG] Boogie -------------------- peto metallum honestus
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Jun 23 2010, 09:39 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 84 Joined: 12-April 10 Member No.: 7,212 |
NICE! I think I need to break out the metal detector too!
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Jul 4 2010, 09:24 AM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Sweet find Boogie! Looks like a fresh white Opal and a cleaning will turn it back into the beauty it once was.
 Good job!
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Jul 4 2010, 04:06 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 206 Joined: 19-May 10 From: Longmont, Colorado Member No.: 7,248 |
QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Jul 4 2010, 10:24 AM)  Sweet find Boogie! Looks like a fresh white Opal and a cleaning will turn it back into the beauty it once was. Good job!Thanks Mrs. CP! Any tricks to cleaning it up or do I just use good ol' soap and water? This poor old ring and I have one thing in common, we are both one stone short of a full mount. Boogie -------------------- peto metallum honestus
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Jul 7 2010, 06:10 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Good old soap and water would work just fine with an old tooth brush. Just make sure the water isnt too hot or cold as Opals dont like quick extreme temp changes.
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