This is my last picture from the gem and Mineral Show at Cartersville. I really enjoyed the show as well as the Tellus Museum and highly recommend it as a field trip. This picture is of Ethiopian opals and the bits of color you see are the opals. The matrix is a soft material that can easily be scratched off with a fingernail. Some of these are the "new" (recently discovered) chocolate opals and are brown (not surprisingly). However, I think the blue, green, and red ones are the most beautiful.
These postings will center around things that I encounter that are interesting, beautiful, and sometimes the spiritual connection between all these things. This blog is for myself, perhaps more than for you, the reader. It is to remind myself of the passage of time and reflect on the beauty and meaning of the days.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Ethiopian Opal
This is my last picture from the gem and Mineral Show at Cartersville. I really enjoyed the show as well as the Tellus Museum and highly recommend it as a field trip. This picture is of Ethiopian opals and the bits of color you see are the opals. The matrix is a soft material that can easily be scratched off with a fingernail. Some of these are the "new" (recently discovered) chocolate opals and are brown (not surprisingly). However, I think the blue, green, and red ones are the most beautiful.
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