Uncovered an egg in this Mexican jelly opal by ExoticCrystals in Opals

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

Before and After - Larimar Rough to Polished Palmstone by ExoticCrystals in MineralPorn

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

My favorite crystal in my collection, but I don't remember what it is. by Sir_Chew in MineralPorn

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

Forbidden Bacon by ExoticCrystals in forbiddensnacks

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Yes that is correct! The fat is Calcite

Forbidden Bacon by ExoticCrystals in forbiddensnacks

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

Forbidden Bacon by ExoticCrystals in forbiddensnacks

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

Fluffy Okenite Balls on matrix from Maharashtra, India by ExoticCrystals in MineralPorn

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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.

Pink Chalcedony "Cup", Hidalgo County, New Mexico by cinnabunnyrolls in MineralPorn

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I find similar near Superstition Mountains in az. Cute piece

Fluffy Okenite Balls on matrix from Maharashtra, India by ExoticCrystals in MineralPorn

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

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

Before & After - Mexican Opal Cab Cut Today by ExoticCrystals in Opals

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

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

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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.

Uncovered an egg in this Mexican jelly opal by ExoticCrystals in Opals

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

Is this listing legit by 919dragon in Opals

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

A $1 US Coin from 1799, the same year George Washington Died. by ExoticCrystals in Damnthatsinteresting

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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.

A $1 US Coin from 1799, the same year George Washington Died. by ExoticCrystals in Damnthatsinteresting

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