Opal (var: Opal-AN) / (var: Hyalite Opal) (“Blood Vessel Opal”)What a lovely thumbnail specimen of this beautiful newly discovered material This piece has a lot going for it. First off, the unique and dramatic formation of the Opal itself would be noteworthy if nothing else. The flowing, almost twirling ridge of tightly packed glass like beads of Hyalite can be seen on all sides of the piece, and because of the almost organic nature of its shape, the piece can easily be displayed from a few angles. Secondly, the

and due to newly imposed circumstances regarding the removal of specimens from the mine

whitish color scalenohedra of Calcite along the edge of the specimen

A rather GLASSY

It almost feels like it could be alive if you look at it just right

Specimen # CUAUS72006

you can’t deny that this one is a powerfully poignant Copper from any locality

This specimen is from the 2009 finds in the Machacamarca mining district in Bolivia

very sharp(

A beautiful specimen of Hyalite Opal (now properly called Opal-AN) that started trickling out of central Mexico at the end of 2013 according to reports

The piece is slightly rough in areas as it may have been growing against the pocket wall

) associated with botryoidal Wavellite which is coated/replaced by Limonite

Specimen #VIVBOL81818