Let’s have a chat about Pea Nobby’s and different types of rough opal. Rough Opal There are two types of rough opal — Seam Opal and Nobby Opal. Seam Opal is plate form and Grawin is exclusively ...
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We have heard your cries of ‘when are we going to see a piece of Coober Pedy opal being cut?’ and… ‘Coober Pedy opal is awesome too you know!’. So we’ve listened and decided to give the people what...
Wyoming Field Nobby is well known for looking a little average on the outside yet generally producing something great on the inside. This nobby is no exception with its hazy blue top and black potc...
This is a frontrunner for one of the best crystal opals I have ever seen and I have seen some exceptional opals. But I knew with a bit of skill and precision, I could rid the back of sand and unvei...
Wishing you all a very merry festive season and a happy and safe start to the new year.We would love to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support over the past year and are so excited...
When an opalized fossil has a beautiful gem color, is it worth cutting? Let’s evaluate this Skin Shell opalized fossil I have to see if it’s worth keeping as a fossil or turning it into a gem. Anc...
This week we’re working with a seamingly good opal from Seam Country — the Grawin Fields (see what we did there?). We can see even as a piece of rough, that this has some beautifully bright reds ru...
This particular Wyoming Nobby from Lightning Ridge is showing a lot of potential. The color looks vibrant and the color bar seems to be a decent size— but you never know what is lurking below the w...