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 Post subject: Special Opal for the French
PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:58 pm 
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This is one of my favourite opals in our collection. it is a picture stone showing the Effiel tower. Can you see it? Reminds me of sitting in the Parc du Champ de Mars looking at the Effiel tower! Beautiful

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 Post subject: Re: Special Opal for the French
PostPosted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:33 am 
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As rendered by Van Gogh! What a beautiful stone! Thanks for sharing your pictures.


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Is that a dragon attempting to swallow the Effiel tower?? 8)

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 Post subject: Re: Special Opal for the French
PostPosted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 9:50 am 
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Beautiful "opal art"!

Barbara O. Ellis, GG wrote:
Is that a dragon attempting to swallow the Effiel tower?? 8)


What do you ate last night Barbara? ah ah ah ;-)
I'm joking! , it seems really a huge hungry dragon!

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Tell us a little more about this opal.
What is the black component. It looks dendritic.
Is it natural or the result of treatment?
Where was it found?


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The Eiffel tower wasn't the first thing that came to mind...

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 Post subject: Re: Special Opal for the French
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OMG, Tim, that's funny!

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 Post subject: Re: Special Opal for the French
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Looks like Queensland boulder opal. Hayricks Mine? Very nice!

Hey, an Eiffel Tower is just a giraffe designed by a committee :twisted:

Clever and perceptive image, Tim.

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Barbra Voltaire wrote:
Tell us a little more about this opal.
What is the black component. It looks dendritic.
Is it natural or the result of treatment?
Where was it found?


ROM is close, it is a Queensland Boulder stone but it came from Jundah. About 250km's away from Quilpie. The opal has no teatments applied at ll. It is completly natural.

I am not sure what the black is. I always just assumed it was common potch opal without the play of colour. Now that I am half a gemologist I should try and figure it out :lol:

haha Tim, when I show this stone people either see a tower or a dragon. Never a giraffe before. hmmm maybe I can market it towards Africans now, thx :lol:


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:12 pm 
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Very nice picture stone!
Both the Eiffel tower and the giraffe are good calls!
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