#0103CP12m Size: 13mm x 9mm x 3mm. 2.75c. This pretty green opal is quite deceptive on color, as it’s color depends a lot on light. In brighter light, it’s mostly greens with some blue, but in other various situations, the colors can be yellow, orange, red, as well as purple, blue, or […]
Well, here’s another two free form opals cut from the rough I bought from Muray. Typical of all the material I received, it had spectacular color on the sides of the color bars, but didn’t face up very well at all. So I worked at them a bit to see if I could […]
Thanks to the generosity of a friend of mine who took pity on my situation regarding lack of material I could cut without losing 80% or so of the value in doing so (long story), I present #0098. 11mm x 10mm x 3.5mm and 2.4c in weight, this free form hand cut Cabochon has primarily […]
0093CP. 2.55c, 11mm x 9mm x 4mm. Interesting freeform with streaks of color running through it. The original rough was a wedge shape, so couldn’t do much more than this with it.
Colors: just about everything. Visible from many angles, including sides and bottom
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0094CP. 6.15c, 15mm x 11mm x 5mm. […]
Not a bad pair tonight.
0091CP weighs .95c and is 7.5mm x 7.5mm x 3mm. It’s a roughly triangular freeform with green and blue colors, with green being the primary. Green is the most prominent color in this opal, and while the overall brightness of the fire isn’t to bad, there are a couple […]
Yes, I broke down and did it. I made a doublet. As much as I loath anything that isn’t pure, it will expand my inventory because I have a lot of material that is just to thin to cut on it’s own. However I will be sure to be clear when something […]
#0086CP (CP designating the material originates in Coober Pedy, Australia): .55c 6mm x 6mm x 2mm. Small crack (of course *sigh*). Has some bright red in it under the cloudy potch. Also some green and blue depending on angle. Red is visible from just about every angle. […]
Tonight was absolutely glorious. Success beyond my wildest dreams
Oh, wait. That’s in a universe where cracks are considered good
Once again, the dopping process failed completely, taking me multiple times per stone. Out of 4 stones, all but 1 cracked in one way or another. So, if people are looking for cheap […]
Had various results tonight. First up is #0078 which is a Coober Pedy crystal that isn’t that remarkable. It’s pretty and has some flash to it, however it was too thin to really do anything with. On one end it is 2mm, then like a wedge, gets down to about .75mm. […]
#0076 is 7mm x 6mm x 4mm and weighs in at 1.15c. Cut from rough opal from Coober Pedy, Australia.
This particular opal is a lower quality due to the colors being somewhat muted. The primary colors are green and red, but depend on viewing angles. Color does show from most viewing angles […]