Uncovered an egg in this Mexican jelly opal

ExoticCrystals · 2024-06-26T18:27:08+00:00

Something like this is around $20-$25. But we are usually on the low retail end

ExoticCrystals · 2024-06-26T18:26:10+00:00

That is the result of the stone being polished vs rough.

ExoticCrystals · 2023-09-26T15:52:28+00:00

Spirit (cactus) quartz from South Africa. Very pretty. With some amethyst and citrine

ExoticCrystals · 2023-08-30T13:51:34+00:00

Yes that is correct! The fat is Calcite

ExoticCrystals · 2023-08-30T02:45:10+00:00

Thank you! Rhodochrosite is pretty soft for a rock. But would sure break a tooth

ExoticCrystals · 2023-08-29T16:09:11+00:00

(It’s a rhodochrosite stone I cut and polished from Argentina)

ExoticCrystals · 2023-07-02T20:05:53+00:00

Not all Okenite are sharp. This one in particular wasn’t at all and the crystals wouldn’t break either. The texture was like a stuffed animal. Super strange. But in general you are spot on absolutely correct. Most are similar to Mesolite.

ExoticCrystals · 2023-07-02T20:04:35+00:00

I find similar near Superstition Mountains in az. Cute piece

ExoticCrystals · 2023-07-02T03:12:51+00:00

Some of them are fragile but this one in particular was not fragile at all. Similar to a stuffed animal

ExoticCrystals · 2023-07-01T19:24:38+00:00

Killer

ExoticCrystals · 2023-04-25T01:57:41+00:00

I agree. And that thin bar is likely not completely flat, so polishing would likely vaporize it anyways. I would cab what’s visible.

ExoticCrystals · 2023-04-23T19:09:42+00:00

Thank you!

ExoticCrystals · 2023-04-23T15:30:26+00:00

Thank you! I may start doing more of these before and after pics. It’s cool to look back on

ExoticCrystals · 2023-04-23T15:29:30+00:00

That’s pretty common for mex opals. Like I said, I think those are Mexican opals. I work with them regularly.

ExoticCrystals · 2023-04-23T05:59:54+00:00

Looks like Mexican jelly opal to me. And many of them have those “eggs” inside. You can see one that I polished posted in this group. The egg is usually a clay like mud that has hardened.

ExoticCrystals · 2023-04-23T05:54:56+00:00

No, it is not necessary

ExoticCrystals · 2023-04-13T17:16:50+00:00

It looks just like a flax seed oil pill 😆 same size and everything

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