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An Opal in Evolution:
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Here is an opal that I cut, scanning in various
stages. |
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(click on the pics for
larger images)
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PreCut
Two pictures from different angles of the stone, showing good firelines,
but some pits. (The second picture has odd coloring due to the angle I
was scanning at. The first picture has the true color.) |

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MidCut
I decided to make this stone into two, one large one and one much smaller.
I cut the stone at the top where the stone was pitted, then I flattened
the larger piece and started rounding out the top. |

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Finished!
When the stones were finished, I polished them. For some reason, the
large stone was not polishing well, so I went back and gave it another
sanding and then it finally took the polish. Two very nice stones. J |

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