Spencer Opal from Idaho w/ Leo Haight Quartzite Gem and Mineral Show 2023

[@ann-marielittlefield3943]

Love seeing the opal collection. This young man is so reverent of his lineage, heartwarming!

[@cleoknight9204]

Dave the hardest worken man on the tube in this field thanx Dave opals are bad to the bone

[@lapidarydave]

your so kind thank you so much for the appreciation:)

[@roman11469]

Great video and great family! Thank you for this.

[@offyarocka]

DANG!!!! Some stunning material!!!! Very knowlegable vendor too!!! Thanks for feeding my opal addiction 🤘😝🤘

[@V27RV]

When its opal..im watching it more then once.. Thanks Dave And this young man from Spencer was super kind to share this precious knowledge about this awesome Opal

[@veronica0406]

Great segment thank you. Wonderful representatives of our great state of Idaho. ❤

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

This video is a crash course in Idaho opal. Thank you for this.

[@knitwithjoy]

great interview. great family business,. beautiful family. he is so cute and sincere.

[@ResortDog]

Thanks for sharing the Americans Dave.

[@soul_adventurist]

Wow, their opals are amazing and I absolutely love their story ❤❤ They seem like genuinely wonderful people ❤❤

[@corinaprinkeycp]

This is so lovely. Lovely opal, filming, family business, and really informative. 🙌😍

[@yoonchongong8914]

Lovely collection and affordable

[@KatyDidRocks]

This is great, Dave! The folks at Spencer Opal Mines are terrific.

[@kathernhodson6037]

Best video yet, Bravo dude 😎...kat

[@mattrichards1492]

I need to go chat with this guy at the mine. Thanks for the video!

[@hiperborea18]

Dave ,bravo , opals 😎 cool

[@sharlenevowels4125]

Loved this!!! I'm just learning and got so much info. Planning a trip to spencer!!! Thank you!!!!

[@sandrastephens1030]

sooooo beautiful. love this

[@moniquelemere-madick715]

Dave you seem like the sweetest guy. So kind to everyone. Love it. And the rocks are nice too!

[@kennethnew3075]

Good morning, Dave. I'm obsessed with opals, so this helped my fix . I haven't bought any parcels in a few months so I will have to reach out to these folks. Safe travels as always. Thanks

[@lapidarydave]

these folks are great people to buy from :) let them know you watched the video it would be a big help

[@T_double_U]

I love this i had no clue about the Spencer mine

[@didderbugz420eldridge6]

I love about 40 ish minutes away from Spencer love the opal that comes from their! There are so many different amazing gems minerals and rocks here all over Idaho if you ever get the chance to go hounding in Idaho definitely go for it!

[@lapidarydave]

i hear it’s fantastic i can wait to go

[@kentscheel500]

Hey Dave, we’re 56 miles from Spencer. C’mon up we’ll run up to the mine and cut what we find!

[@sboydrocks9412]

Beautiful video Dave. Stunning opal and I feel like you were almost mentoring this young and upcoming lapidary superstar. Thank you for you passion and your efforts. Peace and 🫶bro.

[@lapidarydave]

leo is the coolest

[@moxiemcmahon]

Sorry I missed the live but another great one Dave, you're the best! Love the work ethic and integrity of this family!!

[@terristripstipsandtalk]

Did you get a picture of his grandmother when you purchased your crystals from his very very 1st live?

[@lesleyegbert4807]

Like Australian opal and Ethiopian opal had a waterproof little baby. Just stunning, thank you for featuring this! I thought I was just a budding faceter, but now I know I'm a budding maker of Spencer opal triplets!

[@houndofrock]

Cannot wait to get there this year.

[@ssteele1812]

I walked by just before that KZbinr said "Lapidary Dave!". Cool to see you in action.

[@สุทธิชัยเตมีศักดิ์]

This family they are so nice,to bad l am in Thailand I really want to see thire opals I will try to contact them in some day for sure. Thankyou so much to introduce them to this chanal.

[@lapidarydave]

thank you so much for watching my friend. When you contact them, please let them know that you watch the video.

[@Algoldprospecting]

Cool opals

[@ericamarcus102]

I just bought that dark pink one they have :)

[@JRamsay801]

After seeing this I think he should do a KZbin triplet tutorial.

[@lapidarydave]

great idea

[@emeraldcoast420]

love this material but the Louisiana opal is still my favorite domestic opal

[@nancyb1605]

Hi Dave, loved this opal episode. When making the triplets, what type of adhesive is used to bond the layers together? Is it some type of jewelry quality epoxy?

[@lapidarydave]

330 i think

[@donhook9443]

What do you sand the doublet or triplets faces to before you glue them

[@lunacavemoth]

Recently acquired a set of 3 triplets and 1 opal from an auction labeled "Idaho" for $40. The cab is black opal.

[@lapidarydave]

@@lunacavemoth congrats mark my words it’s gonna be the hottest opal in America

[@delmarhi]

They just started pulling precious opal out of parts of Mississippi last year. Looks like Louisiana opal.

[@lapidarydave]

awesome can’t wait to see it

[@dishnpj3565]

I feel like one of the few that actually seek triplets. I want to wear my stones and not worry about wrecking them.

[@emeraldcoast420]

black potch is the block opal with no play of color they use it a lot in Australia its just potch opal with no color

[@keiganbeardsley357]

Love the natural Spencer opals, but not a fan of doublets or triplet. Great video, Dave!

[@koskey06]

I just had a vision that 60 feet under where they are is something special........ Now i don't know there mine so i don't know if that's 60ft from the surface or 60ft deeper than where they are now......

[@koskey06]

Wow..... just seen that they had core samples that went down 150 feet...... and i thought my vision had to be wrong.......

[@emeraldcoast420]

i hate that we keep missing each other at this show do you just do pow wow or the desert gardens show too

[@lapidarydave]

i try to do both

[@nishag.5641]

🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

[@ediek7481]

Seems like more like different elements in stones that were opalated notpure opal if uget what I'm sayn .. Kinda expensive ifu ask me. They have the minetbey should have great prices kt e a retailor e a wholesalers.

[@juliahilda3689]

i have turmalin, gemstone, tree fosil want to sell them from timor island east of indonesia🇮🇩

[@mahailiaXoXo]

your opals are very rare!! raise your prices and stop letting people keep the black that they pull!! :)

[@lapidarydave]

spencer opal wouldn’t do any of that wink 😉 that’s what makes them so ethical