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From: Renate Sommer
Date: Sun Jan 12 21:39:09 2003
 
     
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>      Not potch, potch is clear transparent opal with little or no play
>     of colour. Not so.  Potch is common opal which has no fire or play
>     of color.  etc 

    Now there was an "off the top of my head answer". You are no doubt
    right Beth. There are many wondrous things on (and in) this earth
    that I have yet to learn about. I do have some lovely pieces of
    "honey potch" though, which comes out of Andamooka which does have
    fine green flecks of "play of colour" when looked at in the right
    light. Definitely transparent too.  Methinks there are many grades
    between common and precious opal and lots of rocks that refuse to
    fall into one category or the other. 

Cheers, Renate

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