Semi-Black Opal

Semi-Black OpalOpal is a fascinating gem as it's one of the few stones that looks just as attractive when it's crystal clear as it does when it's opaque. The numerous amounts of colors seen in Opals from around the world is what makes them so popular and special. It's amazing to think that Opal is essentially Quartz with water molecules in its chemical structure, and that's what causes the beautiful colors to form. This "Oval Cabochon" cut gem is what is often

Specimen # BOL711B182

rich orange-red colored Brookite crystals measuring up to 1

Specimen # TUC31709

A fantastic and very rarely seen MATRIX specimen of the "champagne" color Petalite from a recent find in Myanmar (Burma)

especially with sharp faces

These have to be some of the best Fluorites to come from any pegmatite locality

This piece was mined in 2000

The piece is in great shape for the material and truly looks better in person as it was somewhat difficult to photograph

A decent thumbnail sized specimen of Amazonite with a handful of fairly sharp

given the fact that Baryte is chemically inert and nearly impossible to dissolve

I suppose it's not terribly surprising that uraniferous Opal would have this kind of fluorescence

It’s such a unique color combination and displays beautifully as you can see from the photos