All Different Types of Opal | Unboxed & Hands On

[@FrancisBalgos]

I love that you have different people to sit on the table but still make the video coherent.. Gemologist or not, you all are very good speakers.. this epi is refreshing to watch. 🥰😍🤩😘

[@gamerninja4618]

What a gem studded cast of characters in more than one way💎

[@LouisVuittonPrince]

Loved this episode. Soon as I saw it I pulled out my Ethiopian opal and Mexican fire opal to study. More of these learning intensive videos.

[@LouisVuittonPrince]

@Chris Ayala Google your stones. Mined in the jalisco region of Mexico. Ranges in color from yellow, orange and red orange. Better yet have a look on youtube you'll watch it be mined. Happy learning!

[@marcussmart3275]

I have rough opal from lightning ridge that I recently shined a uv light on and found that it would glow for a few seconds after I turned the light off.

[@dougbarton4531]

Love this channel and everything geologic. I carve and cab opal and just wanted to add that your Rainbow Fish is unfortunately not a black opal, but a semi-dark opal instead. It's potch would be graded at best an N6 on the Body Tone Scale, which falls outside the N1-N4 range for black opal. It's still a beautifully carved stone, incredible actually, just not a black opal. Thanks for reading. Keep up the great work. You guys ROCK! LOL.

[@KyrstaLenon]

I love opal! I hate choosing “favorite things” because I’m usually fairly indecisive with that kind of thing, but opals succeeded in becoming my favorite gemstone because of how colorful and varied they are! So cool!

[@JasonAllan-n2s]

Ii ko

[@nodanceswithwolves8425]

My favorite gemstone of all. Because the light/fire is inside the stone. Almost hidden, but when the "light" hits it right...then you see it. Kind of like people.

[@OpalholicsAnonymous]

If only you had my 10ct-40ct opal cab collection ! That would be a fun video

[@gems]

Send us some pics! Would love to see it!!

[@Urban_Piggy]

Iwannasee!

[@curryandrice7764]

Opals are best! Screw diamonds and the other peasant stones~

[@somethinginthewalls388]

Diamonds can be beautiful aesthetic-wise, but they're also pretty much time capsules whose inclusions can give us a little sneak peek into the mantle and its composition. The mantle is pretty hard to explore now due to the increased temperature and pressure the deeper you go, so geologists use diamonds as a means of learning about it.

[@Iwannagofish]

Opal is very pretty ill give ya that but man I think u were drinking when saying this 😄 (Joke) but still crazy for saying this lol

[@jacobhsieh1363]

‘Scuse me?

[@reverie8223]

Yupppp!!! 🤍✨

[@Mr_badjoke]

You see... THAT'S the passion im talkin bout!😆🤘

[@HydratedSilica]

Just wanted to let you know that those semi-black opals do have a separate name, being called semi-black or dark opals due to the darker color of potch. As an opal cutter myself I classify them on a scale based on the color of potch from White opal, light opal, dark opal, to black opal. As well as crystal opal if the potch is translucent.

[@christopherclark5615]

Yes! I'd like to do an episode where we can show the entire range of Body tone from black to light.

[@kumaxhime]

Opals are my absolute favorite type of crystal to collect! I have precious opals from Australia, Ethiopia, Mexico, America, Honduras, Indonesia, Slovakia, and Brazil. I love how varied they are depending on where/how they formed! My favorite is my non-hydrophane 443 carat Ethiopian opal 😊

[@rowannorth1382]

I love, LOVE opals! My Honduran Matrix opal is definitely a star in my collection, though I also have some gorgeous andamooka. Boulder opal has grown on me, I didn't appreciate them as much at first. I have never heard of jelly opal before and I am absolutely in LOVE with them now.

[@imari2305]

October's birthstone: Opal.. Also a beautiful name for a girl. I love opals. They're just like Christopher said the perfect rainbow stone. I noticed that you guys didn't feature black opals from Nevada; they're just beautiful and one of my favorites among all the opals.

[@christopherclark5615]

I've been meaning to add Virgin Valley opals to my collection but they're one of the few locales I don't have in my collection. They can be quite spectacular!

[@AvalonDreamz]

I love my black opal ring more than my diamond by far. 😃

[@osky529]

The opal rainbow fish is a true piece of art ugh I wish I could have one

[@OpalholicsAnonymous]

[@steamgadget]

Opals are some of the most beautiful things nature has ever given! Awesome video!

[@22nola]

That was fun the orange fire opal was my favorite.

[@ShannonShenanigans79]

Super glad I found this channel so now maybe I won't get ripped off when I'm buying different rocks and gemstones and crystals and all this stuff! Made the mistake the first round quite a few years back buying a lot of stuff from China thinking I was getting the real deal when what it really was, I believe was glass and maybe resin made to look like crystal quartz etc. I definitely learned from that

[@johnthedork723]

Man, black opal is my absolute favorite gem. It’s so beautiful.

[@somethinginthewalls388]

This was probably the best video on the entire channel.

[@sambrichieuy]

This is amazing! I learned something today about opals!! I mean, I knew the different types of opals but what I didn’t know that most Ethiopian opals are hydrophane and would stick to your tongue if you lick it. Haha!

[@marioncook193]

I want to know more about the orange piece!

[@CharlemagneProkopyshyn]

I didn't think I was much of an opal fan but learning about all these I'm actually rather intrigued. Didn't realise they come in so many Colours. Some are really pretty! I might be converted haha

[@chandonsikes1817]

Hyalite is one of my favorite gems of all time.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

Opal is called the queen of gemstones, but I say it is KING.

[@sam-hx2bg]

I love these videos so much , have a nice day :)

[@satankidd9687]

I want an entire episode of Elizabeth licking different stones..that would be dope...

[@zenflow4life]

I swear this would be my dream job❤ (with the exception of archeology)

[@emeraldgemexchangedumbosho7012]

Another cute video people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you

[@smileysopalsandcabs8790]

Love this episode as I've just done the GAA Queensland opal course. 100% my favorite stone

[@terrapinrocks]

Where's the large faceted fire opal from?

[@allangabrielle5215]

I appreciate the lick test info. So cool.

[@siriusrising2181]

That ring is SO beautiful. I would feel like a goddess if I wore that

[@karengarcia8587]

This video about opal is very interesting🤔 and it's perfect since it's October 🧡🎃 and my brother's birthstone, his birthday was yesterday.🥳🎂💎 There's so many types of opal that I learned and one of my favorites.🥰💙💎 It's odd that you lick👅💎 them for testing. Thanks, good video.🙂

[@St.Linguini_of_Pesto]

I have _three_ favorite hues: green, orange & purple - all preferably in deeper shades; tbh, I love _all_ colors, but those are my top choices. If I'm selecting something in a different hue, I choose the deep jewel tones. I also have a very short list of metallics: copper & silver. So I _totally_ get the passion for opals. I've the same for opals as well & emeralds (my "birthstone") & topaz & amethyst. Geology rocks. 😊

[@ravent2631]

This is amazing! I love opal and have been collecting a lot of Australian boulder opal specimens this year!

[@elcuy7518]

Great job with the sound balance on this video!

[@OpalholicsAnonymous]

Wow, opal!!

[@braintwo3398]

Opals rock! I hope to get more. There's so many opals Fire opal can be Yellow, Orange, Red, White and Blue. Opalite there's two kinds. The natural one that's green and opaque and can have chatoyancy I believe. The second kind is the synthetic glass that looks rainbow and is incredibly dirt cheap like 1 dollar or 5 dollars There's Opal With dendritic inclusions which gives it the name Dendritic Opal There's also Peruvian opals which I think are common opals I've seen sky blue, peachy baby pink ones, green, Turquoise and lime green ones and they can even be stripped with Carmel and or can have dendritic inclusions . I'm sure there's others too :) Some color opals like common opal can have cat's eye chatoyancy. and very rarely some opals can have both opalescence ( Play of color ) and Cat's eye Chatoyancy and the rarest opal is Star Opal! Only found in Idaho and they have play of color and a very distinct asterism which is caused by the diffraction of light from imperfections in the arrangement of silica (SiO2) in the stones. it can be any color and it's extremely rare. It can be 3 rayed or 6 rayed. I hope to get one one day. I really enjoyed this video and learn some different opals :D

[@karenritter2574]

💜💜💜💜gorgeous, my birthstone, love the black, purple, and blue. I've got the rainbow type.,my daughter and I collect

[@Mr_badjoke]

Very talented

[@sam.k44]

Collect black opals 🤤 loveeeee themmmm!!! my husband and I got a custom engagement ring so we could get a black opal

[@coreymerrill3257]

I just got a tiny .25 pear shaped tanzanite thats supposed to be jtv old stock. The polish is just a tad heavy and the lines arent perfectly straight. They do however meet up perfectly under 20x . i will end up hitting it with 300.000 grit rouge but its spectacular!

[@coreymerrill3257]

I reranted in the december birthstone video. Im too excited

[@meta9956]

Does anybody know what kind of stones are on Elizabeth`s ring? Her right hand.

[@Koroitopal]

Nothing beats opals

[@katherineguthrie1558]

Thank you for the video !!!

[@redacted2319]

The back of the Yowah nut opal reminds me of abalone shell

[@chinpk3461]

Yes

[@trumpatier]

Hi JTV, great video! I'd love to collect opals someday, they're probably my favorite gemstone. How much would a sample like the one at 13:00 cost? Seems extremely expensive looking.

[@travisphelps3602]

Can doing the lick test effect the color since saliva and bacteria enter the stone, similar to yellowing teeth?

[@joannferrara4714]

This is so awesome for me, I'm very excited to learn more about opals.

[@milesnn]

Awesome video so many different tastes so much knowledge love the one that stuck to Elizabeth’s tongue 😂 such beautiful stones awesome awesome thank you all

[@gems]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@naserobeid2786]

Nice information, please, what kind of beautiful stone are you wearing?

[@V27RV]

I like when she says “lick”

[@goldcicvibefel7628]

Black Opals are my favorite to work . I buy rubs. A window is polished into one side to see any play of color . A gamble for buyer & seller. Win some lose some. Takes lots of practice with cheaper rough 🙋🌷🐥✌️♥️

[@bentationfunkiloglio]

Great overview of opals! How about fire opal vs precious fire opal?

[@Chaotic_Creat1ons]

love your channel, so fascinating to watch as someone who has always loved gemstones and an aspiring gemologist! look forward to your next video ~

[@allangabrielle5215]

I missed u guys, don’t know why youtube doesn’t recomen u anymore :(

[@KTCC13]

So I had a small opal that would change color with temperature, when it was cold it would appear milky white with faint rainbows and when warm it would be clear with the rainbows more visible. Did I have a real gemstone or something else? I was hoping this phenomenon would be mentioned but it wasn’t so now I’m wondering if my opal was even genuine?

[@jessemen14]

I love this video. I have fire opals, black opals, boulder opals, and Ethiopian opals 🥰.

[@paolocruz7917]

Opal, my birthstone 💎

[@HalfBit360]

New stone I gotta find. Chinese letter writing black opal

[@RainwriterMusic]

Been binge watching this channel. Love your work!

[@gems]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@nak8490]

I enjoyed seeing the patterns of the Yowah Nut. Thank you for making a video focusing around many varieties of Opal.

[@tracimckinstry8741]

Black opals have black potch. Light to dark grey potch are termed Dark opals.

[@scotteakins7203]

I too have caught opalidis. Forever addicted hopeless in ❤.

[@emedi.09]

Very cool and informative.

[@instagem2693]

Wonderful:)

[@afonsopateiro]

Idk if anyone will see this comment, since the video is from 3y ago, but I love opals and I'd be really grateful if someone could tell me the difference between a matrix opal and a boulder opal. Also, those opals that you see online, the one that looks like the sunset, the nebula one and the ocean one, are they real? If so, what type of opal are they?

[@gems]

Thanks for watching! Typically a boulder opal refers to a rock with seams of opal material embedded in it. This opal could, theoretically, be separated from the rock. Matrix opal, on the other hand, is a rock where the opal occurs as grains or in pores. It wouldn’t really be practical to separate it. Both can be quite beautiful. The nebula, landscape opals you refer to may be boulder opals or simply some form of crystal opal. Often these are real, but the effects may be enhanced by wetting them before photographing.

[@afonsopateiro]

@@gems thank you so much for explaining!!

[@elizabethrios7759]

Ople is the best. I just can't get over my mama saying that it's bad luck to wear Oples that were not a gift. Where did ople and bad luck come from???

[@loompy1440]

So I have a brown rock that looks slightly like quartzite or maybe even… feldspar. I found a ton of irony quartz in that area. However after I shaped this one, It now has a ribbon-like opal effect on one corner of one side. It was found at the bottom of a lake in Idaho. Just curious what I might have if there’s any gem experts that can tell what I have just by that description, that would be rad! Lol love your videos by the way, I’ve learned a lot already. Thank you ❤️

[@goldcambodia]

Nice admin!

[@perentee77]

Watching this from my underground house in the opal capital of the world. Coober pedy..

[@DezMarivette]

Suddenly have a burning need for jelly opal!!!

[@robinsalario4372]

i have a big fire opal that is more red then orange. i had it as a gift for determining some stones for somebody. i chose it because it looked like a strepsil candy for your throath. later someone held it to a lamp and i saw it was opal because you could see some lights in it.

[@emeraldcoastcrystalsjewelr7067]

great video i would have like to see some Louisiana or Nevada opal tho

[@tonyagilmer654]

I had an opal pendant and I exposed it to a UV light....it cracked in half. Is that normal?

[@KrosanBeast315]

I have a Blue and White Opal/Black Tourmaline/Pyrite sphere

[@shalah5003]

I think and i had all but how can i contact with your guys ?.

[@gems]

You can email us at [e-mail]

[@rubenjuarez3386]

Please you Give the price of ea stone

[@musicmanmatt87]

Now it's a super spreader opal haha.

[@gems]

Rest assured Elizabeth's hydrophane opal was properly quarantined after the lick test.

[@trumpatier]

Why is that one black opal in the container being handled only with forceps? More susceptible to oils, or is it the most expensive gem in this video? So many questions lol

[@gems]

Personal preference! It's often easier to showcase the stones with tweezers rather than holding them with your hands. The tweezers with the rubber tips are good for opals, however, because the rubber is more gentle than metal.

[@trumpatier]

@@gems Ahh ok, thanks for the reply!

[@johnmorgan6536]

How do you like the beach?

[@coldhazzard]

If you don't lick rocks are you even a geologist/mineralogist?

[@itskickrocks9562]

I have searched high and low for the book Sisk Gemology reference, to no avail. Where can I buy this book?

[@gems]

You can find it on our website: www.jtv.com/category/shop/sisk-gemology-reference/_/N-166177452 While you're there, check out our gem and mineral specimens as well.

[@itskickrocks9562]

@@gems thank you! The very next episode that popped up fave the info. I can't do partial information, so I got the collectors set. I can't wait!

[@BREDWOOO]

Most of black opal is found in lighting Ridge. And there are more people from different countries mining for opal in lightning Ridge than Aussies.there is also dino fossil, pine cone, yabby button and many more opalised objects.

[@jhunpacarat8435]

How can reach you bcoz I have opal

[@Urban_Piggy]

I have a really weird question for the smartest most knowledgeable geologists out there. Is it mica inside an opal that give it the color? And, let me just say, I love your ring,

[@marcussmart3275]

It is silica spheres that make the color, I believe it's different sizes of sphere that makes different colors. And their arrangement makes the pattern. It's relatively new information so it may be much more complex than suspected.

[@stevesonlopesteixeira2213]

great great video, what is the best way to contact you guys if im interested in gems selling or buying them? thanks a lot this video really helped

[@theresabetaway7775]

Good stuff 👌 A non matrix opal is a mineraloid silicate, You never mentioned koroit, Nor Brazilian opal, Nor wood opal, Shell 🐚 fossil opal, Indonesian opal, Dentric opal there's more, Oh well, We'll presented video thanks 👍.

[@christopherclark5615]

Yes! There are SO many opals, we may just have to do another opal video!

[@jennyblue]

Nice

[@craftingwithcarter2261]

If hyalite fluoresces it actually means it contains uranium

[@mariamaragonqetay1333]

I like stone opal my favoret jemtone

[@LegendaryUAEGuardian]

I love precious Opal a looooooooooot

[@ashuji9570]

Price?

[@RedaeURL]

Can I send you One video to check wether opal or diamond

[@Fraserblaser]

wheew thought my jeweler hated something I said when he told me to lick rocks 🤣🤣🤣

[@wliten]

Oooohhhh

[@kreole7376]

Guys you should make a video about black gemstones.

[@gems]

You read our mind! Stay tuned. ;)

[@kreole7376]

yay! cant wait! dont forget to include black spinels🖤

[@alrivers2297]

Black gems matter!

[@GrimsGhostG59]

I wouldn’t recommend licking gems or crystals... a very small few are known to cause cancer. lmao opals are the exception obvi

[@gems]

Yes, best to leave all rock licking to the experts!

[@JamesNHaun]

Bla bla bla.... Grow a pair....

[@JamesNHaun]

Taste them all ... Do NOT BE A PUSSY!!!

[@terrapinrocks]

Name one that causes cancer if you lick it.

[@Mo.photography]

I have ring opal but I don’t see any one like what I have , is blue and green and little bit yellow and red The strange things the fire inside to small like broken lights