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ljm2002

(10,751 posts) Fri Feb 22, 2013, 05:22 AM Feb 2013

Some things we bought at the Tucson Gem Show

Fluorite pyramid -- it's small, about 1-1/2" per side at the base:

Double terminated quartz crystal, about 3-1/2" long:

Australian boulder opal, about 1" x 5/8":

Australian boulder opal, about 2" x 5/8":

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Some things we bought at the Tucson Gem Show (Original Post) ljm2002 Feb 2013 OP

Love the last opal. Very pretty. Solly Mack Feb 2013 #1

Yes that boulder opal is special... ljm2002 Feb 2013 #2

I love these. And how you present them. Mira Feb 2013 #3

Solly Mack

(90,769 posts)

1. Love the last opal. Very pretty.

Reply to ljm2002 (Original post)

Fri Feb 22, 2013, 10:40 AM

Feb 2013

I like how you used the petals.

ljm2002

(10,751 posts)

2. Yes that boulder opal is special...

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 22, 2013, 01:40 PM

Feb 2013

...my friend bought it and another similar one. It was fun because we bought it directly from a gal whose family mines these opals. It was my friend's idea to use the white rose petals for a backdrop.

Mira

(22,380 posts)

3. I love these. And how you present them.

Reply to ljm2002 (Original post)

Sat Feb 23, 2013, 09:44 AM

Feb 2013

How about that last one!
Looks painted, like Indian art, and I'm amazed at its beauty.
These are stunning. The boulder opal second from below is unlike anything I've seen in the "raw".

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