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Nevada Opal rough wet fresh specimen rolled by hand showing play of color

Rare Burning Fire pattern limb cast from Humboldt county

Discovering possible gem opal in Virgin Valley opal mining district with the use of a home made tine tool, Humboldt Co NV. The gemstones come included in petrified wood for the most part in a bentonite clay lahar deposit. The Tine gets into the air cracking and separates out chunks to inspect. Gemma is making sure no flies bother her for long. The dog will get the cool spot in the clay in the shade to lie in if possible.

Pure precious opal limbcast chunk of black crystal opal, actually sort of purple base tone. 177grams, aka 885 cts, & 146 gms & many shards too. Located, mined legally & held by John Church, resident miner & prospector with actually staked unpatented opal claims for sale. Call me. I don't bite.

Polished window on a gem conk precious opal nodule from the Bonanza Mine, Virgin Valley Opal Mining District, C Sheldon NWR, Humboldt Co, Nevada. Mined polished & sold by John Church Of Swordfish Mining, Denio, Nv, shareholder

Gambling for these on my mining claim is as fun as sitting at home playing the bull market. BUY AMC

Porter & Lucy noticing I was filming. They are trying to train a new human to come play/feed/entertain. Farley & Lucy in Redding Ca 2019

Virgin Valley Opal with moving potch inclusion found by John Church at the Bonanza Opal Corporation. Only inclusion I have ever found here that was loose. Swordfish Mining for claim/local information.

Treated conk bead from the Bonanza Opal mine in Virgin Valley NV. Most of what rockhounds sell is bargain priced, home produced at less than $100 a ct usually to some that can be compared and are priced compared to any opals from anywhere.

A raw black opal in water from Rainbow Ridge Opal Mine. Nevada USA found by John Church on a day fee digging. The claims next to this mine are for sale from me.

Small precious opal pseudomorph of a twig from Rainbow Ridge Opal Mine, Virgin Valley Opal Mining District, Humboldt County, NV USA. Fracture sealed with a space age polymer.

Swordfish Mining Virgin Valley Opals raw black opal specimen. In Virgin Valley John Church as Swordfish Mining black, white, fire & clear opals with petrified woods and other lapidary grade gems. Crystals from the local area usually are hydrophane when dried for cutting. The blacks also may go opaque or even craze when dried. Cracking down if not slabbed is almost a promise when drying opal. The Nevada State Gemstone from the rockhounding crown of the state.

2.5cts lemon base, semi crystal, red multi color with plume, two sided Rainbow Ridge gemstone. found & cut by John Church owner Swordfish Mining, Denio, NV in 2000s sold 2019. Claims available. www.virginvalleyopal.com