Unboxing a GIANT 38,000 Carat Opal
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- In this week's unboxing, Natalie is joined by Troy, a gem expert, to discuss this GIANT Opal's intricate designs and all of its unique characteristics.
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I got so excited when I saw the thumbnail. Opals are my favorite gemstone, especially darker opals. [my engagement ring has a gorgeous black opal featured instead of any diamonds] Thanks for the awesome vid!
2:57 cut off reaction 😂
I would love to see a piece of rough gemstone and then what it transforms into. It fascinates me how someone can see the potential of a rock that to the untrained eye looks like it’s just another rock but could be worth thousands.
That opal is so stunning. You are all so lucky to see it.
That opal is fantastic! Had no idea they could find them this large. Thanks for the videos, Great info!
Spirals andSpice ITS NOT A REAL OPAL I KNOW BECAUSE IM A GEM EXPERT AND THATS A BIG PEICE OF PLASTIC AND OPAL IS MY BIRTHSTONE AND I KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND 38,000 karats of Opal will cost 10,000,000,000$ even for 1,000 karats of Opal IT COSTS 100,000$
So so wrong
It's matrix opal, so not that rare and not that expensive. In fact I would say that is fairly poor quality opal lucky to bring $5 a carat. Matrix opal is almost always treated, usually they use sugar and sulfuric acid to darken the surface stone.
Next time you unbox a gemstone, you should get a rough and cut version. It’s so cool seeing how one transforms into the other. I’m pretty sure you’ve done that a lot but.... I want mooooore! ^w^
We will do it more!!
I would love to see videos on birthstones maybe one every month featuring that month's birth stone. Im not sure about others but i think it would be nice to learn more about birthstones in an entertaining way. 😃
I like that idea, although I know she has done amethyst already. I would like to see a big blue zirconia.
Wow, that opal is huge!
Some "stones" are beautiful.
Awesome! The piece now is easily the best i have seen i actually was gonna request a video on Opals, cuz i love them, but you did it before I asked. And BOI was it big!!! But yeah, i do miss them 17000 cts. Love the videos, and keep uploading such awesome videos. ✌✌👌 One suggestion. In close up shots, give actual close up view. In the video before this, the editing and other things made close up shots almost pointless.
I kept worrying you were going to drop it. Really stunning!
Spectacular work and stunning stone of course
THAT OPAL IS AN EXTREMELY GORGEOUS WORK OF ART, A WONDERFUL GEM AND I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT FOR MY WIFE OF 49 YEARS!!!
Great video!
Oof, what a beautiful Opal. Those little splashes of color all across the front really add to its intricate design on the black background, its incredibly symbolic and so big and bold too, obviously very large yet surprisingly only about 16 lbs. What a great piece!!
Aw, wish we'd seen the butterfly play-of-color in a close-up.
Have you done a sunstone/moonstone vid? Be interesting to hear the nomenclature derivation, and also to know whether any sun/moon pieces have been inspired by this gemstone combo.
That was amazing!
Thank you 😊
Stones 💕
I have a piece of California Boulder opal I pulled from a creek weighing 110 lbs. I have split it and have been cleaning them for a year now
Omg the guy who carved this is one of my favorite gem carvers. Love love love this piece.
Dalan Hargrave is amazing!
Will you make a video about the gems from The Land Of Lostrous?. Phosphillite and Cinnabar sounds pretty new to me
Takes alot of bravery to handle that stone. I grew up with the whole you break it, you buy it mentality. So I would be freaking out if I had to touch it.
I love opal
I liked the carving. A show about star gemstones would be nice. I also would like to know more about cats eye gems Thank you for grate video.
Hi Tim! We've actually done a video on Cat's Eye, check it out here: ua-cam.com/video/2dLSbVbr40E/v-deo.html
Could you do a video on Hessonite Gemstones?
I'm confused, how can the carvings have been done for the emperor of China if it was mined in the 1970s when the throne was abdicated in 1912 due to the Xinhai revolution?
Wow!
WOW!
How about next year between January and February you go to Quartzsite Arizona On the Interstate 10
I live in Tucson 🙃
I thought it was Black Opal at first. Still, It's quite a beautiful piece. There is actually plenty of Opal that comes from China.
Is this the more precious type of opal?
wow
Kind of looks like Honduran black matrix opal
Thats rare thats weird i love it opals in bulk.
Only 11 days to carve? wow
When he looks straight at the camera I swear he looks like Alec Baldwin
I wish they would actually rotate the pieces on the closer look and not just rotate still photos of them
"What's up Doc?"
They runined it
Well, at least they found a use for that nearly worthless opal
I didn't catch how much its worth
Good night that is huge and pretty.
7:14 What?? He fuckd up the opal... It's like heating rubys or diamonds.. all value is lost.. and that horrible things around it... Should just leave it how it was
Flapjack >:3
First and love ur vids
Flapjack
Bad vídeo, the idea is see the pearls the opalos not you
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