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Specimen: Standard Gallery: Standard
Opal: Rough and Cut
Opal: Rough and Cut
Shoa Province, Ethiopia
Corundum Var. Sapphire
Corundum Var. Sapphire
Balangoda, near Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Arusha, Merelani, Tanzania
Quartz, var. Herkimer Diamond
Quartz, var. Herkimer Diamond
Ace of Diamonds Mine, Herkimer County, New York
Lapis Lazuli (polished and carved)
Lapis Lazuli (polished and carved)
Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Dioptase
Dioptase
Altyn-Tyube, Karagandy Oblast, Kazakhstan
Boytroidal Opal

Boytroidal Opal

sold
Locality
Durango, Mexico
Minerals
Opal
Dimensions
3.3 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Size class
Miniature
SID
OPAL7

This comes from a recent discovery of a small-scale mining operation around Durango, Mexico. Some of the pieces I looked at still had roots on them, indicating a deposit relatively close to the surface. the opal itself is remarkably clear and intact. The fluorescence is extreme under both long wave and short wave (short wave pictured). 

It's in great shape without any dings.

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