Opal (var: Opal-AN) / (var: Hyalite Opal) (“Blood Vessel Opal”)A noteworthy large thumbnail toenail specimen of this beautiful newly discovered material This has a dramatic formation of Opal with graceful, smooth ridges of tightly packed glass like beads of Hyalite which can be seen on all sides of the piece. The specimen doesnt look like a mineral because of the almost organic nature of its shape. Secondly, the color is very attractive as it shows the distinctive Blood Vessel Opal appearance with small areas of

This piece is a wonderfully crystallized “mound” consisting of sharp

and some of the most iconic are those from the famous Oceanview Mine

The topmost portion of the piece is quite gemmy

alters to a secondary mineral in an oxidized zone of said metal

This beautiful specimen of Native Copper features a pleasing combination of defined "Spinel"-twins and well-formed crystals intergrown to create a display quality piece

gemmy colorless Quartz crystals on matrix

Without a doubt

and very worthwhile for the material

while the rest of the specimen has a gentle translucency

Specimen# CO712B55

This piece is not only doubly terminated but is actually a complete “floater” as BOTH crystals on the specimen have terminations

This is from a find in 2010 and represents some of the best quality pieces to come out of this area in years