Swordfish Mining Virgin Valley Opal
Virgin Valley Opal Mining Claims, Stones, specials & specimens in Humboldtt Co, Nevada. Black Opals, Opal in Wood, White & Jelly Opals, Gem Silica & Chrysocolla
From one of the most persistently producing claims for me over the decades.
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A few hours work of limbcasts out of hard as rock ash & clay layers middle bottom is polished in video. Swordfish Mining C Sheldon NWR NV
Hiya. I had two small parcels one over 20 gm, one over 10 gm that are over a Troy Oz total. I could fill vials for shows or sell them as auctions by the piece. EBAY, ESTY or the easy way, sans a lot of photos & effort OR use almost as much effort to offer them here and then share that to OpalholicsAnonymous…where EHver that dont expire as bought. I can edit. Email me any questions; returns would be on you. Sold wet NO PROMISE of stability, Scale platform is 2.9 x 2.5 inches. $60US or the larger gemmier parcel for $200US. Tax numbers accepted. First email wanting them gets them. Message me thru contact – gets the win. Free domestic shipping & insurance, I cant replace this stock. I do have some other.
Tiny Mexican Fire Opal parcel 10.6 gm
Half are precious somewhere or contra luz at least. These are the sorted from the Jars I had bought in the past as the bright sand. 20 gm gem parcel one & a 10 gm halfway gemmy fire opal. They are small but some have brilliant play of color others just fire opal. I would guess they have NEVER been dried. They may change, BUT I would bet on change from my experience with other jars. Treat it as its raw wet rough. Dry it gently, NOT in an oven, but not returnable after you take it out of water.
The small sides pulled in grains and smooth small nodules seem to do the least do the least crazing from here. Cracks are a size & time thing when dealing with mineraloids, crazing or opacity changing is usually at the first good water loss after being mined. Not as much goes electric when dried.
Looking thru the smaller parcel in the sunlight thru a window in a water filled plastic baggie
This is the 20 gm parcel of all gem.
The twenty gm gem parcel. See how little color shows. I mean you can see the fire opal hue well, but not the flash in them all. The piece by the TARE button on the scale is 2gms; matrix with opal area showing. And the peachy piece eye is down.
This is the gem parcel. Small stones with play of color in Mexican Fire Opal.
You have to look at opal in hand to appreciate it. I just cant physically do the shows hours and standing anymore by myself anymore. Thats also where Leah & I used to find the deals out table sniffin’.
I have mining claims I cant climb to also which Start at 2,000. The valley is waiting for the new generation of miners to continue our traditions. I live here in Denio to show them. My main gig was doing Opal Seminar Tours for $200 using the claims to demonstrate on teaching prospecting then being hired as a consultant after sales also. 30 years of it. I know where the logs were laid & what smells. I never came here to make a fortune & leave. I like it looking pristine with mainly digging by hand cause you cant find opal fast.