Andamooka opal: straight from the field.

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10 күн бұрын

G’day everyone, I hope you’re all well! In this video we’ll be slicing, rubbing back, cutting and carving the main stone from the little colour pocket in last mining trip. The top of the stone was quite the added bonus. I hope you enjoy, thanks for your time. 🤪👍
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@jeffholmes1362 9 күн бұрын

Best give a weigh ever. 😂😂😂😂😂. Brilliant decision to slice and carve, thanks for sharing

@petergracemeguide1280 9 күн бұрын

Got to be happy with these . A joy to watch the sliceing reveal and out come.

@Kerrsartisticgifts 9 күн бұрын

Wow! Congratulations, Phil! You found the hidden treasure, and it looks beautiful. I love the carvings more than the cabs. I'm still trying to imagine how a colour bar can dip or slant when it's forming in a layer. Fantastic stuff!

@redeyestones3738 8 күн бұрын

Amazing results, brother! Stoked for ya! And yes, I LOVE CARVED STONES, I LOVE CARVING STONES! the whole thing of calibrated cabachons being more valuable is rubbish to me. That's just a side effect of wholesale sellers and buyers. True opal fans don't care about the shape. Me, I'd rather save as much color as possible, and have a larger, randomly shaped piece, than to rub off ANY color at all. But that's just a personal opinion. 😆

@bbisyy4u 8 күн бұрын

I love seeing you get so excited about the stones as you expose the colors inside. I do love the carvings. I like the uniqueness of each and jewelry that can be made from it. Would love to see you do more.

@amberandrews6842 3 күн бұрын

Gorgeous gems. Great job! Carvings work well with wrapping, which I love to create, so I am all for carving lovely gems!!!

@MichaelSchnidrig 5 күн бұрын

Klasse. Schön anzuschauen, das werden interessante Schmuckstücke

@samanthasimental3788 9 күн бұрын

I do love carvings. They make it so you don't loose so much of of the stone. I also love free form jewelry.

@Phoenix_Enterprises 9 күн бұрын

Nice finds Phil. Love Andamooka opal.

@TyOtis 8 күн бұрын

Definitely enjoy carvings 🌈 💎

@susannesamuelsson2930 9 күн бұрын

Nice opals, dear Phil! 👋💎👍❤️

@ottjvtimes 9 күн бұрын

Like the carvings... more original.

@1catfishuntermiller753 9 күн бұрын

Hiya Phil, awesome video and beautiful stones mate. I just wanted too say that, I love carved stones because I have carved a few myself. And if there's a will.....there's a way. I know you can come up with something in the forum of jewelry. I hope you have a awesome blessed day mate. Cheers! Cya! 😺🐟 out!

@firstlast-mp1dc 6 күн бұрын

I like Carvings. Those 2 are beautiful.

@bentationfunkiloglio 9 күн бұрын

Nice chunky color! $50 per ct should give you a pretty good payday. Congrats on your mining success. Hope you find a bunch more. Take care.

@ROCKINWHEELERS 9 күн бұрын

nice

@jay8353 7 күн бұрын

Waahooo brother,when you took that top off I was blown away. Good stuff phil, bloody beautiful stone

@juriecrous4045 8 күн бұрын

Verry nice

@pkgoldopalhunting 9 күн бұрын

nice big stone mate

@AusOpal 6 күн бұрын

My fav is the reveal after saw cut great face o what a feeling seeing that :). I love Andamooka crystal. Happy days thanks Phil

@BalxiesGoldAdventures 9 күн бұрын

Like eating a nice Spag Bol made with your own tomatoes mate. 😂😂😂 Hopefully a few more on the vine ready for you to pick next time. 👏👏👏

@peterchristodoulou1264 9 күн бұрын

What a nice give a weigh 😂 legend haha

@ThatOpalGuy 9 күн бұрын

The colors in those are quite lovely, particularly the red and yellow piece. Opal is always surprising. I am glad you used a dremel on them and maximized the size of the stones. Carving may not yield easily set stones, but the organic shape has a beauty of its own.