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littlemissmartypants

(33,810 posts) Tue Apr 7, 2026, 07:22 PM 12 hrs ago

This is a specimen from part of a Koroit opal nut which was found at The Comet opal mine in Koroit opal field...

This is a specimen from part of a Koroit opal nut which was found at The Comet opal mine in Koroit opal field, Queensland, Australia.

📷 Gene McDevitt

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This is a specimen from part of a Koroit opal nut which was found at The Comet opal mine in Koroit opal field, Queensland, Australia.

ðŸ“· Gene McDevitt

#minerals #geology
— Geology Wonders (@geologywonders.bsky.social) 2026-04-07T22:08:10.659552+00:00

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This is a specimen from part of a Koroit opal nut which was found at The Comet opal mine in Koroit opal field... (Original Post) littlemissmartypants 12 hrs ago OP

Gorgeous SheltieLover 12 hrs ago #1

Opal is my birthstone MIButterfly 12 hrs ago #2

Somebody's in like Flynn /nt bucolic_frolic 12 hrs ago #3

Beauty! True Dough 11 hrs ago #4

Wow ty electric_blue68 7 hrs ago #5

SheltieLover

(80,751 posts)

1. Gorgeous

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 07:23 PM

12 hrs ago

TY for sharing, Pants!

MIButterfly

(2,804 posts)

2. Opal is my birthstone

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 07:32 PM

12 hrs ago

and growing up, I always hated it. Why couldn't it be sparkly like a diamond; emerald; sapphire; ruby and all the other birthstones? It seemed so dull to me. One day I bit the bullet and bought an opal ring because I thought I should have something with my birthstone on it. I looked down at it on my finger and OMG! I was amazed. It had every color in it! From then on, I've loved it! Especially the blue and green ones.