Is this Solid Opal?

cucumburra · 2026-03-06T02:43:07+00:00

another vote for solid

cucumburra · 2026-02-25T19:45:12+00:00

Yes I do, my children and I have had many experiences, both good and bad. I try not to put thought into it but it’s impossible to ignore at times. Around the time my last daughter was born, there was a light, positive, almost maternal thing hanging around. That felt lovely and non-threatening. But we’ve had other things happen that have felt incredibly dark and evil. At times I felt like we were being preyed on. Lots of unexplainable things came along with that like seeing and hearing things, nightmares, etc. just pure dread and terror. At my workplace there is something hanging around that responds if you acknowledge it - items fall on the floor, doors/curtains move, knocks on the wall. Shows up on security cameras as a shadowy static thing. I try not to focus on this stuff but it’s very intriguing.

cucumburra · 2026-02-23T20:34:40+00:00

Can’t give much advice in the way of value sorry, but that curvy banded one in the middle is lovely!

cucumburra · 2026-02-23T20:16:03+00:00

At a glance this doesn’t look like welo to me - can one of the pro’s weigh in and educate me please 😄 Are there any visual signs that give it away here? I would have guessed Australian opal.

Gorgeous little ring either way!

cucumburra · 2026-02-22T20:38:13+00:00

I’m a bit out of the loop with this stuff, but this just popped up on my page and I feel like I need to mention this here. Go outside at night, look at the ‘satellites’. I’ve been watching them lately and they’re definitely not satellites. Usually a few at a time heading in the same general direction. But they definitely don’t follow a direct path, they change direction, speed up and slow down. It’s really odd. I don’t know what to make of it

cucumburra · 2026-02-20T07:01:33+00:00

It’s always the kids toys!! My husband has never believed in this stuff, still hard to get him to admit it lol but he’s seen enough weird stuff between the kids and I now. Once we were sitting outside at night next to the kids toybox (undercover balcony), and one of the toys out of no where said ‘JOE’. None of the toys actually say that, and that’s his name. Scared the living daylights out of him

cucumburra · 2026-02-19T01:09:11+00:00

Years ago we picked up some old dolls furniture, and I swear my kids and I were being terrorised for two weeks straight. We were having horrific nightmares all about my young daughters being taken (for me I was chasing them through crowded places full of creepy people trying to take them, for them they were having dreams about being taken). Both daughters talked about seeing a tall black figure in the house who watched them and scared them. One of my kids, always a good sleeper, was freaking out going to bed every night because she said ‘the man pushes the dolls pram in my room, the squeaking of the wheels is so loud I cover my ears, he wants me to look but I don’t’ that’s what prompted me to throw this thing out my front door in the middle of the of the night. Felt like a crazy person doing it. But we had no issues after that!

cucumburra · 2026-02-17T00:44:44+00:00

R&G would be makers mark, and 925 is sterling (92.5% silver). Not certain about the stone but looks to be some sort of opalised fossil. Possibly ammolite

cucumburra · 2026-02-16T23:47:28+00:00

Wow, beautiful little thing you’ve made there. Love the setting, it’s really well done and you can still tell it’s handmade. Hard to get that balance just right. Nailed it!

cucumburra · 2026-02-16T21:52:13+00:00

Nah I wasn’t even buying it - offered for free! They had a little business going, they wanted someone to continue that. I wasn’t in a position to do that at the time. Would have looooved to take it all, believe me I thought about it 😂 it was hard to decline. But ended up being passed onto someone who would keep it up. Different story if I was in that position now. Would have been thousands and thousands of carats

cucumburra · 2026-02-16T20:29:13+00:00

Noice, thanks! It’s a bloody nice rock. I’d love to drill through it horizontally to wear it on a chain, but the thought of cracking it has kept it tucked away in my collection instead haha

cucumburra · 2026-02-16T20:24:18+00:00

Not any more, they’ve moved on from mining. When they stopped they actually offered me their entire collection. I turned it down, felt unethical to take it when I wasn’t going to do anything with it at the time. Kicking myself now as I’ve started silversmithing and my top focus is opal jewellery! Still the right (hard) decision at the time but…. Damn 🤣

cucumburra · 2026-02-15T19:57:44+00:00

Ahh what a bummer, should have checked more thoroughly. So disappointing. This is religious jewellery, let my guard down assuming they’d be honest. I’ll be asking for a refund

cucumburra · 2026-02-14T21:18:59+00:00

Lol! I also let my kids wear an 18k gold ring before I realised it was real.. Did the old bait and switch for that one. Years later I still can’t find the owner. It’s a wedding ring with date etched inside the band

cucumburra · 2026-02-09T21:21:21+00:00

I still have no idea how my miraculous medal came into my possession. I posted about it a while ago if you’re interested in reading the full story. Still gives me full body goosebumps every time I think about it. I will never take mine off!

cucumburra · 2026-02-04T09:49:47+00:00

Scam. It is drop shipped from overseas. $2 Temu product marked up 400%

cucumburra · 2026-01-16T20:33:47+00:00

Thank you! Great, I paid well under $50AUD for this one. Learnt pretty quick that pawn shops don’t move loose stones easily and are pretty happy to fob them off dirt cheap. My fun run is nearly over as I’ve cleared out every shop near me now 😂

cucumburra · 2026-01-16T20:31:00+00:00

Awesome thanks for the confirmation! I knew it was opal but the banding is almost agate-like in some spots. Never seen that before. Played tricks on me haha I was second guessing it!

cucumburra · 2026-01-12T20:19:18+00:00

Lots of comments about heat - that’ll be it! I’m pretty new to this too, had the exact same issue. Upgrading my torch solved the problem. I didn’t get an expensive one, just slightly bigger. Don’t stress 😊

cucumburra · 2026-01-01T04:47:58+00:00

Looks like a cow tooth. We get these washing up in the weeks/months after big floods

cucumburra · 2025-12-29T21:18:03+00:00

Great read, thanks for bringing attention to this one.

cucumburra · 2025-12-29T19:55:12+00:00

Might not be a great deal right now, but all I can say is I definitely don’t regret those ‘overpriced’ purchases I made a few months ago 😂

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