chrisski 898 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 I don't see anything that looks like any letters. If you want to trace it out and post, I know a couple dozen of the 4500 kanji. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clay 1,096 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Kanji are Japanese characters Chris. The OP is seeing Chinese. I see Greek writing but what it spells is too naughty to post on a public forum. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mila 35 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Thanks all for trying! I'll show to you what I meant later. In a meantime see any writings in this opal? https://youtu.be/o4TQFxSvgQE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mila 35 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 It appears that you believe that "Chinese writings" means only these writings that they could be read. Well, if you are to look at this category Chinese writings here https://www.opalauctions.com/auctions/chinese-writing-opals/ you will see that many of the opals in this category have less resemblance to Chinese writings than mine do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jadee 20 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Here are some of my opals from Ethiopia - they are raw of course; I have yet to learn about polishing these on my wheel and I would rather I would have an expert standing near by to guide me. I have been trying to find a rock club near where I live but there aren't any that I have found one yet. There is Minnesota Mineral club but that is a good 25 miles from where I live. If I found a tutor how much would it cost? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jadee 20 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Here are some cabbed Ethiopians. I bought them from a lapidary company some years back, I am not too sure if we are allowed to say the name of the business on here, but if we can I would love to share it. They did such a beautiful job on these! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mila 35 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Here are opalised fossil shells 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mila 35 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 One more shell 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 1,801 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Where are these from? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mila 35 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 1 hour ago, Morlock said: Where are these from? It is from Australia. Here is more info from this site https://www.nationalopal.com/opal-showrooms-museums/opalised-fossils.html “Opal is a spectacular gemstone. It is also a dazzling key to Australias mysterious past, because buried in the Australian opal fields are fossils of dinosaurs and other strange creatures that lived 110 million years ago, in Early Cretaceous times. These fossils are literally gems: teeth, bones, shells and pinecones which have turned to solid opal. Australia is the only country where opalised animal fossils are found. Opalised fossils are rare and precious; even more so because in Australia, it is rare to find fossils of any kind from the time of the dinosaurs. During Cretaceous times a shallow inland sea called the Eromanga Sea covered nearly one-third of Australia. Streams and rivers fed into saltwater estuaries, and evergreen forests blanketed the floodplains. While pterosaurs soared overhead, the waters of the Eromanga Sea teemed with fish, invertebrates and marine reptiles such as plesiosaurs, pliosaurs and ichthyosaurs. Some opal fields, such as White Cliffs and Coober Pedy, mainly produce fossils of marine (saltwater) plants and animals. At Lightning Ridge, most opalised fossils are from land-living or freshwater animals and plants. Opalised snails and mussel shells are found on most Australian opal fields, because snails and mussels live in both marine and freshwater environments.” 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GotAU? 123 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 13 minutes ago, Mila said: It is from Australia. Here is more info from this site https://www.nationalopal.com/opal-showrooms-museums/opalised-fossils.html “Opal is a spectacular gemstone. It is also a dazzling key to Australias mysterious past, because buried in the Australian opal fields are fossils of dinosaurs and other strange creatures that lived 110 million years ago, in Early Cretaceous times. These fossils are literally gems: teeth, bones, shells and pinecones which have turned to solid opal. Australia is the only country where opalised animal fossils are found. Opalised fossils are rare and precious; even more so because in Australia, it is rare to find fossils of any kind from the time of the dinosaurs. During Cretaceous times a shallow inland sea called the Eromanga Sea covered nearly one-third of Australia. Streams and rivers fed into saltwater estuaries, and evergreen forests blanketed the floodplains. While pterosaurs soared overhead, the waters of the Eromanga Sea teemed with fish, invertebrates and marine reptiles such as plesiosaurs, pliosaurs and ichthyosaurs. Some opal fields, such as White Cliffs and Coober Pedy, mainly produce fossils of marine (saltwater) plants and animals. At Lightning Ridge, most opalised fossils are from land-living or freshwater animals and plants. Opalised snails and mussel shells are found on most Australian opal fields, because snails and mussels live in both marine and freshwater environments.” Wow, its really neat how the opal replaces the original material. I’ve seen some beautiful examples of petrified wood wrapped in opal, it was gorgeous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mila 35 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 On 2/25/2021 at 10:53 AM, GotAU? said: Wow, its really neat how the opal replaces the original material. I’ve seen some beautiful examples of petrified wood wrapped in opal, it was gorgeous. This one is wood from Indonesia. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GotAU? 123 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) 13 hours ago, Mila said: This one is wood from Indonesia. That one is a nice replacement specimen. If nice pieces of opalized wood were not so expensive I would love to get a nice one for my collection. The most amazing piece I saw was not replacement, the original brownish petrified wood material was intact, but it had a thick piece of fire opal draped over the top of the wood, It almost look like it melted over the wood. It was in a museum mineral display. Opal is in amazing looking mineral. Edited February 27 by GotAU? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mila 35 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 5 minutes ago, GotAU? said: That one is a nice replacement specimen. If nice pieces of opalized wood were not so expensive I would love to get a nice one for my collection. This one was $79 including the $30 shipping from Indonesia. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mila 35 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Here is an interesting stone that is an opal and an agate at the same time And here is a microscopic image of it 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stillweaver hillbelli 359 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Last one is oldddddd palm wood? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mila 35 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 1 minute ago, Stillweaver hillbelli said: Last one is oldddddd palm wood? It is a volcanic rock, not a fossil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stillweaver hillbelli 359 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 9 minutes ago, Mila said: It is a volcanic rock, not a fossil. Could be a palm tree got encased in basalt or rhyolite, sealed up tight. Then , overtime, a pocket formed for the "opal agatization" to take place? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GotAU? 123 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 1 hour ago, Stillweaver hillbelli said: Could be a palm tree got encased in basalt or rhyolite, sealed up tight. Then , overtime, a pocket formed for the "opal agatization" to take place? I’d think the heat would vaporize any organics in basalt or rhyolite before it even cooled off to form a recognizable imprint, it would only leave a gas bubble. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stillweaver hillbelli 359 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Can opal and agate form in tuff or other ash deposits? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mila 35 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Here is an article about these types of opals https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/spring-2018-microworld-opal-agate-like-banding 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mila 35 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 (edited) This one is from Australia. Edited March 9 by Mila Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 1,801 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Some nice finds from Australia. https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0Z417GvJ?share_id=eyJ1c2VyaWQiOjQ5NzQ1MTYsImRvY19pZCI6IjBaNDE3R3ZKIiwidGltZXN0YW1wIjoxNjE2OTY5NDA2OTQ2fQ==&share_destination_id=NDk3NDUxNi0xNjE2OTY5NDA5OTA1&s=a7&pd=00Ks68Hy&hl=en_US 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mila 35 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Here's my new opal 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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