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Index
last edited:  2/6/12    number of photos:  151
 

Arizona blue opal:  1  2  3  4
Australian opals uncut:  1  2  3  4  5  6
Australian boulder opal:  1  2  3  4  5  6

Australian fire opal slabs:  1  2
Australian fire opal specimens:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8

Australian fire opal-Lightning Ridge:  123* 4567 *
Australian opalized shells-polished:  1  2  3  4A  4B  4C                                    
4D  4E  5A  5B  5C  5D

Australian opalized shells-unpolished:  1  2  3  4
Brazilian fire opal:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7

common opal:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14
dendritic opal:  1  2
diatomaceous earth:  1  2
fossil bones:  1  2  3  4  56  789* 10*
fossil shells:  123

hyalite opal:  1
hydrophane:  1
Idaho fire opal:  1  2
lava ball with fire opal:  1  2  3
layers of opal:  1  2  3
Mexican fire opal:  1  2  3  4 
5678  9  10

Mexican jelly opal:  1  2  3
Nevada fire opal:  1  2
Nevada jelly opals:  1*                                                                                                 
Nevada variegated common opal:  1  2  3  4
opal carvings:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9
opalized petrified wood:  1  2  3  4  5  6
split rock with opal interior:  1  2  3  4  5

synthetic opal:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7
thunder egg with opal:  1
unusual opals:  1  2  3

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