[Jewelry making - Article 00418] - Re: [Orchid] Boulder opal

[Alicia M Miller]

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    I personally use only a few select pieces to make jewelry but that
    being said, I look for stones that reach out and grab your
    attention. I like the so called "natural doublets" that come from
    following a seam and I like stones that the opal slashing through
    them either makes a picture or is striking. I then design a piece
    around the stone. Two good examples come to mind. I have one stone
    thats matrix itself is unremarkable, just simple gray stone. The
    opal though is fantastic and cuts through the dark gray stone in a V
    that makes it look like a dark mountain surrounded by a sunset. The
    stone is about 50 x 70. Another stone I have is in a dark wood
    colored matrix with swirls in the matrix that make it look like well
    polished mohogany. Through this stone is laced thin purple fire that
    is so bright it looks like a lightening bolt. This too had its own
    setting designed for it. These are the kind of stones that I look
    for. 

Alicia Miller

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