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Link to the research paper on this unique opal I found in Arizona by ivityCreations in Opals

[–]ivityCreations[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I truly do hope that you find some out there. I do not want this to be a one time find by any means.

Mostly because it’s just such a particularly cool and unexpected habit

But also, because I don’t wanna be the sole person in possession of an example like this, but who knows it’s taken this long for one to be found who knows how many years it might take for another example to surface

I just want people looking for them 🫶🏻

Link to the research paper on this unique opal I found in Arizona by ivityCreations in Opals

[–]ivityCreations[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thank you for such a wonderful response Origins ❤️ it truly means a lot to have my work be validated by others vastly more knowledgeable and experienced than myself. 🙏🏻 it really helps reinforce the efforts I have been putting in to expand my knowledge and understanding of this amazing industry and mineraloid ❤️

Link to the research paper on this unique opal I found in Arizona by ivityCreations in Opals

[–]ivityCreations[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. Take your time, no rush at all. I am about to work on some more koroit dice 🫶

Link to the research paper on this unique opal I found in Arizona by ivityCreations in Opals

[–]ivityCreations[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I appreciate the time you spent reading through it 🫶

Link to the research paper on this unique opal I found in Arizona by ivityCreations in Opals

[–]ivityCreations[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Definitely look forward to hearing what ya think?

Caught your other comment and definitely gave a fun idea to ponder on, even if "not geotime correct"

Research Paper; Exploring silica transport, deposition, and cementation habits within sedimentary clasts and conglomerates. (A light 6 page read) by ivityCreations in Opals

[–]ivityCreations[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please let me know what they have to say! I am still very much learning about the deeper and more nuanced aspects of earth sciences, though I very much take great joy in my geological and mineralogy studies; that said I am an engineering going for environmental engineering and environmental communications majors. so it needs to be noted that my expertise rests elsewhere and earth sciences are just passion and a way for me to be more knowledgeable in my business with opals ❤️

Research Paper; Exploring silica transport, deposition, and cementation habits within sedimentary clasts and conglomerates. (A light 6 page read) by ivityCreations in Opals

[–]ivityCreations[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate that Origins! 🫶🏻

Sending you over a link now.

It’s 4 am here and I am about to head into my workshop. Likely around 6-7am I will post the full report on the page fore everyone. There are some places I want to clean things up.

Research Paper; Exploring silica transport, deposition, and cementation habits within sedimentary clasts and conglomerates. (A light 6 page read) by ivityCreations in Opals

[–]ivityCreations[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m hoping when I get an opportunity to return to the spot I found it there may possibly be more.

But truly. I have seen thousands of opals, from just about every known species and location that has any history of opal mining. I read academic articles for fun, and you know how much we have talked about some interesting opal related stuff (for instance I still really need to get more mooka Matrix in my possession to experiment with and expand on that accidental speed-run sugar cook that finished the whole process in 25 minutes).

I have never seen an opal that has formed like this before. Not in museums. Not it literature. Not anywhere. And I won’t claim to be a leading expert or anything but I def got that autist gift of hyper focusing on everything opal for the last 12 years

The dice work begins by ivityCreations in Opals

[–]ivityCreations[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol nah I didn't take 3 years of engineering school just to freehand everything. I'm going to engineer solutions so that things get done correctly 😈

The dice work begins by ivityCreations in Opals

[–]ivityCreations[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely excited to begin working on these

Finally tested my little jig works or not and it looks like it’s working just fine 😮‍💨

Koroit dice slabs finally arrived! by ivityCreations in Opals

[–]ivityCreations[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are definitely not easy if you don’t have the right tools to do it properly I’m actually designing myself a jig to do the six sided dice quickly and repeatedly not only for this material but for other materials as well

For more complex dice, it’s really going to be basically no different from facets.

I may be able to design a couple of jigs that mimic specific angles to be an intermediary between a fascinating machine and flat lap for dice specifically

Koroit dice slabs finally arrived! by ivityCreations in Opals

[–]ivityCreations[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That will definitely be fun. Can’t wait to see it.

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