Ancients17

Taking a break from opals to do some good old fashion remote camping and dinosaur fossil collecting. If I take a while to respond please bare with me. I only have service when I come into town to resupply.

Which Australian opal specimen would you choose?
The mystifying variability of Australian opal.
Some of these we’ll be part of an exhibit in building about Australian opal fossils and formations.

I’ve been sent this picture by so many people.
This first picture is AI. not a real opalized fossil.
The second and third photos are real Australian opalized fossils that I have collected and prepared.

Seeing things like this is so disheartening.
What inspires me most in life is the unfathomable beauty of the natural world. When we can no longer tell what’s real and what’s not, we no longer trust technology as a tool to educate ourselves about our world

I’ve been sent this picture by so many people.
This first picture is AI not a real opalized fossil.
The second and third photos are real Australian opalized fossils that I have collected and prepared.

Seeing things like this is so disheartening.
What inspires me most in life is the unfathomable beauty of the natural world. When we can no longer tell what’s real and what’s not, we no longer trust technology as a tool to educate ourselves about our world .

A few choice Australian black opals from my collection.

Planets for your fingers
The rich celestial colors of Australian black opal. Each one as unique as a finger print
Second and third slide show natural sunlight and shade

A few Australian opal rub parcels (preformed opal) . Opal rubs provide a unique investment opportunity allowing buyers higher margins then fully cut stones but much less risk then fully rough material. Rubs also allow for more creativity and choice in how the stones are finished.