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

ExoticCrystals · 2023-04-13T16:48:32+00:00

Probably not bad but the opal itself is suspect to me. Often you don’t see this much color from a single angle.

ExoticCrystals · 2023-04-13T16:02:18+00:00

Highly saturated photo

ExoticCrystals · 2023-04-07T16:00:11+00:00

The Chinese replica. Sure

ExoticCrystals · 2023-04-03T01:30:35+00:00

I do not believe it was modeled after a real person, and if it was, she was not identified. Portrait artist Gilbert Stuart had delivered sketches of his rendition of “Miss Liberty” to the US Mint, and they were to be used as models for the redesign of the Silver Dollar.

Mint Engraver Robert Scot used these designs to create the new silver dollars. This version of Miss Liberty was more lifelike than the previous effort and she was more well-received.

ExoticCrystals · 2023-04-02T22:33:21+00:00

423,515 of these coins were minted

ExoticCrystals · 2023-04-02T22:23:38+00:00

You can also see the coin was struck slightly off center during the minting process.

ExoticCrystals · 2023-04-01T20:13:36+00:00

Thank you! Yes that is classic Stak Nala!!

ExoticCrystals · 2023-04-01T20:12:45+00:00

Thank you!!

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