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Offline jcinpc

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serious rock porn/pic heavy
« on: August 31, 2010, 09:41:28 pm »
this is Australian Boulder Opal. My frined who lives in the county next to me has owned his mine in Australia for about 20 years, he goes there about 6 times a year for a month at a time to mine this awesome rock. This stuff is $$$$expensive$$$$  We did a trade. I didnt even ask for the high dollar stuff as I havent worked any of this before. Its a hematite type rock with opal seams in it, the layer of Boulder opal is about 40 ft down. It will stain your clothes and work area. He just sold 1 chunk of this rock for $60k. these first few pics of the bluish opal sell for around #100-200 per slab. This is some of what I got and what I have made so far

































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Offline mullet

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« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2010, 10:06:15 pm »
 Crap, Dude! I need to come over and see you when I get home. Those are SWEET!
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« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2010, 11:00:25 pm »
Cool rock Jeff, Does the stuff knap? :D
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« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2010, 11:06:29 pm »
 I've tried some Jesse and spent a grand for some good opal, which knap's Excellant. If it's not sparkly, or shiney, it won't knap. I think Jeff will agree, all that brown and yellow Matrix is like mud when you grind it.
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Re: serious rock porn/pic heavy
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2010, 11:12:55 pm »
absolutely stunning!  It makes me wonder why people shoot themselves in the big cities over a little piece of crack cocaine or heroine.  Hell, if anyone deserves being murdered over anything, it's over stone like that!!!  AWESOME!!!
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Re: serious rock porn/pic heavy
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2010, 12:39:57 am »
damn Jeff, i need a towel  ;D
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Offline HoBow

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« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2010, 07:49:25 am »
That is some amazing rock!  This is all native to Australia?
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« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2010, 08:56:43 am »
Very nice looking rock. I think I need a cigarette after looking at all that rock porn :o
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Re: serious rock porn/pic heavy
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2010, 10:33:16 am »
Very funny, nugget. I could use a smoke about now, too. ;)

That's some awesome boulder, jc. The blue stuff in those first two pics is about
the best I've seen. Love that one little cab with the opal filled cavity!
Mighty nice living so close to the source for that!
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Offline Parnell

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« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2010, 12:10:55 pm »
Really beautiful stuff and your work looks awesome!
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Offline warhawk

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« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2010, 08:38:41 pm »
Enjoying the rosck you gave me and you have real talent in creating jewelery/
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« Reply #11 on: September 01, 2010, 08:55:13 pm »
i think i have a rock porn addiction
i keep coming back to look at it  >:D ;D

that is simpliy gorgeous rock,and the cabs you make are incredible to look at
i like the one in the thid from last pic(i think thats the one) with the yellow in it
simply awesome
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« Reply #12 on: September 01, 2010, 09:05:52 pm »
I am definitely addicted to rock porn.  :o I would love to have some of those to make jewelry out of.
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« Reply #13 on: September 01, 2010, 10:12:45 pm »
I'm addicted too I wanna stop I just don't know how.Ron >:D >:D >:D
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« Reply #14 on: September 01, 2010, 11:35:42 pm »
thanks, I spent at least 48 hours straight in my shop cutting this stuff and just playing with it. It took me about 3 weeks to go through it all. He is going back to his mine next week so I need to visit before he goes. most of this is the middle to low end stuff, now . All of these shapes are free form , np templates to draw your design, you just have to go where the color is, finding out that smaller is better with this stuff
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