[Rockhounds] opalite vs. not

[Carol Carter-Wientjes]

The miner wasn't referring to it as opalite, that's just what I thought it 
was.

I'm with Kreigh, this list rocks!

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From: <Pmodreski at aol.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] opalite vs. not


> So, it sounds like this is probably chert (that does fit the picture), and
> the fellow mining & selling it is calling it "opalite" because that sounds 
> a
> little more exotic.
>
> There's nothing wrong with chert, if it looks good.  I think overall, 
> most
> chert has not quite the luster and attractiveness when polished, of most
> jasper.  But mozarkite, a type of chertr, is the official state rock  of 
> Missouri.
>
> The real use of "opalite" (aside from the synthetic material) should be 
> used
> to = common opal, which generally, being softer and still less lustrous, 
> has
> not much lapidary value (correct?).
>
> Pete
>
>
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