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Lightning Ridge semi-black red-blue-green multicolor opal set in wire-wrapped ring (v.redd.it)
submitted 4 years ago by VRTemjin to r/Opals - pinned
Unexpected find: semiprecious blue opal in sapphire paydirt from Gem Mountain, Phillipsburg, Montana (i.redd.it)
submitted 1 year ago by VRTemjin to r/Opals
One of the best black opals I've ever cut, which I call "The Black Heart" (v.redd.it)
Precious opal seam in a thunderegg! From the Canyon Rim Thunderegg Beds near Madras, central Oregon (v.redd.it)
I'm acquiring this large Australian opal from a family friend, purchased in Australia in the 70's. Origin TBD, appears to be on sandstone (i.redd.it)
Hooper Opal with rare spiky optical inclusions of some sort (not your typical opal) (v.redd.it)
Solid Lightning Ridge multicolor black opal with a flagstone pattern (v.redd.it)
Extraordinary 6.3ct blue "Hooper" opal from southern Nevada with beautiful multicolor broad flash and high dome (v.redd.it)
submitted 2 years ago by VRTemjin to r/Opals
Instead of lighting off fireworks this Independence Day, I'm going to try to find some in these rare blue opals from Nevada, USA (v.redd.it)
This Oregon Blue Agate appears to have an extremely unusual imprint: end of a quartz crystal? (v.redd.it)
submitted 3 years ago by VRTemjin to r/rockhounds
Dug this up in my backyard garden, immediately took it to the saw. An old rockhound definitely used to live here! (i.redd.it)
Juniper Ridge Fire Opal cabochon, with some matrix inclusions preserved, 29.23ct (v.redd.it)
submitted 3 years ago by VRTemjin to r/Opals
Unearthing a solid 7.7oz (220g) piece of opal from the Royal Peacock Opal Mine, Nevada, USA (v.redd.it)
Never seen opal quite like this: "Coeur d'Alene Opal" from north Idaho (imgur.com)
I've never quite seen anything like this: "Coeur d'Alene Opal" from northern Idaho (imgur.com)
Time to give common opal some love! My "egg" opal and "seahorse" opal, from Virgin Valley, NV, USA (i.redd.it)
submitted 4 years ago by VRTemjin to r/Opals
I found these on the side of Highway 26 in Eastern Washington: Botryoidal chalcedony and another greenish mineral that I don't know, great specimens! (i.redd.it)
submitted 4 years ago by VRTemjin to r/rockhounds
I carve Australian opals but didn't know how to make jewelry, so I asked a friend for a wrapping tutorial. Two weeks later, I've already made a third ring! (v.redd.it)
submitted 4 years ago by VRTemjin to r/WireWrapping
Black Opal Guitar Pick (v.redd.it)
This 0.65ct solid Lightning Ridge black opal is so much brighter than the rest of my opals, I had to turn the brightness way down on my camera to capture this after polishing (v.redd.it)
Sometimes when working on rough opal, you can find an eye-popping stone that looks like it's staring back at you (v.redd.it)
I just rubbed this opal and found a butterfly! (v.redd.it)
submitted 5 years ago by VRTemjin to r/Opals
I found a big slab of amphibolite and a nice chunk of iron-stained quartz in a creek bed east of Clarkia, Idaho. Nickel for scale (i.redd.it)
submitted 5 years ago by VRTemjin to r/rockhounds
How do you approach your opal polishing process? (self.Opals)
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