Unboxing A Million Dollars in Gemstones! Top Grade Black Opal & More!

[@-.Tristan.-]

I absolutely love the blue color that the smaller tanzanite has, its so rich and gemmy, definitely the most beautiful and illustrious tanzanite I have ever seen.

[@16missywoo16]

What is your name

[@abduallah9222]

I have it

[@Bob-ep2sv]

Only worth $53,000 what a bargain!

[@yeahweburnstuff]

It is so heartwarming to hear that CEO's can still be caring and humane, especially when it comes to those in need within their own industry. Bless you Tim!

[@lindamcbridemiller5390]

Aloha from Naalehu in Hawaii! Must be nice.....we; as a species, have managed to deplete Mom's once bountiful gifts & it appears that only the insanely wealthy are calling the shots where our future is concerned. Good luck once it's all gone...it was inspiring to see such massive specimens, stay safe & happy, ✌Linda

[@BigCroca]

@@coolboy5428 anti Semitic moment

[@ataraxia6424]

@@coolboy5428 what a hater it’s terrible.

[@Cryptospirosis]

Trust me. People who are mining and exploiting other countries' resources doesn't care about the people.

[@mandarina2246]

@@coolboy5428 Honestly duck you :) I agree that people in power like to show the "best" parts of them as a form of marketing. The anti-Semitic bullshit you can keep to yourself and your hell tormentor tho.

[@dustypotter9839]

I absolutely love how happy they get when they talk about their gems! That’s the kind of passion that we fiend for as a human and if more of us could find something that we will get so gitty and smiley when we do something we love. Good content guys, keep it up

[@Dunkwart]

I king of wish I hadn’t come across this video. A few months ago we were looking through some of my grandmother’s old gemstones she’d collected over the years, and one of them was a galaxy opal that looks incredibly similar to the one in the video. At the time I didn’t know what it was or it’s value but it was my favorite so I asked my mother if I could have it and she said sure, I take it back to my room and place it on display on my shelf. Fast forward a few weeks I was showing one of my friends the opal by taking a photo and sending it to him, once I took the photo I accidentally dropped the opal on the floor. I pick it up and look at it and it has a small but visible gash in the center of the gem which sucked in the moment but hurts tremendously now. It was a good video though other than that

[@auntymar-marjustme]

My fav was also the galexy opal bc when the young lady held it more at a 45 degree or so angle the opal showed the red turn to raspberry & the green turned to teal & at other times the green also turned to a mint color & the orange turned more salmon in color; i haven't seen those colors in an opal sence like 45/50 years ago when i was 8/9; your galexy opal is just beautiful! Thankyou for showing it.

[@sayaelnu]

I'm torn between the Kunzite and the smaller Tanzanite specimen! The Tanzanite has such a rich, blue color and the shape just facinates me. The big piece of Tanzanite is just too beautiful! It hast to be displayed oh~ I'm in love

[@gems]

You and me both!

[@araltv6959]

It's the Daughter and Father vibes I'm loving here..

[@aquagemsandjewellery9145]

Good to see the gentleman taking the ethical business seriously and helping the local Tanzanians go school and providing them aid during there tough times ~ Sir you earn my Respect❤

[@coryboatz4434]

I cut boulder opals and those two were by far favorite pieces. Such beautiful natural art!

[@elizabethdickerson1136]

She gets so excited- she makes me excited 😊 ( I have never owned or thought about owning one of these gemstones )

[@GOLD_FEVER]

Maybe you should! There are great opportunities to go rock hounding and crystal hunting In COUNTLESS places across the USA and the world... I think you would be surprised at how many spots around you could yield your very own crystal or mineral and are always only a drive and a hike away! And the satisfaction of knowing that the piece of mineral you have in your collection was not bought but was found by yourself will always be more valuable to you...

[@NovaShards_Scarlett]

I personally love the smaller (but still pretty big) Tanzanite piece and the smoky quartz cluster :D

[@paranoidpony6861]

Yes that smoky quartz is gorgeous!

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

Yes, I did like the smoky Quartz. I own a small loose faceted piece and it’s a lovely colour.

[@Matty8x8]

Can find those at private dig sites all over the east coast! Just gotta get permission 😂

[@NovaShards_Scarlett]

@@Matty8x8 Ooooo sick!! Gonna look into that lmao

[@ashlinglynam1985]

The “Galaxy Opal” is exquisite… I would happily gaze into it for hours 🧡💛💚💙💜🖤

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

Wow, I did love the solid Galaxy Opal and the large Tanzanite crystal. I was somewhat drawn to the Golden Tanzanite though, as not many people know this can be its natural colour until it’s heated. Thank you for sharing your quality knowledge. Rog from Wales U.K.

[@karengarcia8587]

I never knew that these gemstones like opal, tanzanite and quartz are very valuable either cut or uncut and where they come from.😯😃🤑💎 My favorite is also the galaxy opal too.🌌💎 Thanks for teaching us about them and nice video.🧑‍🏫💎🙂👍

[@Berliozboy]

That trillion Tanzanite is unreal. Not gonna lie, I rewatch this video and look at it on jtv quite often lol.

[@TucalotaLongears]

The Opal is fantastic. But I am a huge Tanzanite fan. So for me it’s Tanzanite as my favorites on the table. The ruff is nice but I love it cut and faceted and all sparkly and flashing royal purple with flashes of red.

[@yaniradejesus2918]

Thank you for bringing that education to some of us who collect. I have been collecting for some time from minerals to gemstone and only thought as a hobby it’s nice to know I could have some value in my collection. It’s also nice to see the excitement in their voices thank you 🙏🏼 🥰

[@michaelprue9024]

Honestly, my favorite gems stones have always been opals. I can remember even as a young boy I was always intrigued by Opal play of colors, sizes, patterns, shapes etc. I’ve since become a journeyman diesel mechanic, and have been for the past 35 years. Last year while scrolling KZbin videos, I ran into video content from Justin of Black Opal Direct, and my infatuation with Opal was rekindled. I have plans to buy a cabbing machine and would love so much to be able to sit down in my little workshop and cut some gems of my own. I have bought some rough Opal (mostly potch) to practice with. And now I follow 4 others on KZbin hoping to glean as much information as I can about how to inspect, rub, cut and polish Opal. I have yet to find a trustworthy source of affordable, good rough that I can build upon to hopefully cut the next Rainbow Serpent or Galaxy gems lol. But… I have faith Thank you for sharing your material and knowledge with us, it was very much appreciated.

[@H0DAX1]

2:45 My main issue with gem cutters is that they ruin pieces like this. Some of the largest diamonds in history were cut into multiple pieces, which is a shame. Why don’t they keep a beautiful piece in this raw form?

[@mandarina2246]

Honestly I would pay more for a small piece of it but beautifully cut, than for the big piece. Having said that, I understand you, if I were me every piece like that should be sliced and exhibited

[@jioden9665]

I understand you but at the same time in this form it’s a one big pretty rock and cut and polished it would be many shiny sparkly pretty gems.

[@helenak.5762]

My favorite is the large rough tanzanite specimen. Gorgeous! I also like the smoky quartz piece. The Galaxy Black Opal is magnificent too.

[@samparady3373]

The smaller purplish trichromatic tanzanite at 7:39 is my favorite

[@hollynoelleAbductedUfologist]

The Galaxy Opal is the world's largest polished opal, certified by the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992. It was found at the Boi Morto Mine in north eastern Brazil in 1976. It is today part of a private collection. The finished opal weighs approximately 3,749 carats, or 0.75 kg.It was carved from a grapefruit-sized piece of rough stone weighing 5,205 carats by Scott Cooley

[@kittykidder409]

Always love watching these videos while I’m drinking my morning coffee

[@kittykidder409]

Do you have any examples of sunstone Iolite? It is my favorite gemstone, and I never really see it in media.

[@kickstothehead3705]

@@kittykidder409 I just look 👀 them up an they are a marvelous stone

[@meganconroy6041]

It breaks my heart to know that all the individuals that found these specimens are most likely struggling in their own lives just to make ends meet just to be able to afford food and housing and they almost always end up in private collections to only be seen by a select few

[@Jie-rz2hf]

I adore opals. Luckily, I live in Australia. The unlucky part is not having enough funds to buy the ones I really want. Nevertheless, I treasure the few pieces I have. They are like galaxies with colours, bodytones and patterns. The patterns are endless from pinfire, broadflash, rolling, script aka Chinese writing, chaff pattern, sky mackerel, ribbon, moss, flagstone. I love all Australian opals and my engagement ring which is also an opal.

[@Jie-rz2hf]

@James Hama very well thank you James. It's a nice day in Sydney. What about you?

[@Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears]

I enjoy how much Tim enjoys her enjoying the gems. :)

[@Weyr18]

Hands down the giant tanzanite! 😮 Wish there was a way to see these gorgeous specimens in real life as a young collector and gemstone lover.

[@carylfontaine3640]

I bought my first SS ring from JTV..made in Turkey and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!! Thanku for sharing these gorgeous gemstones!! Black Opal is my fav ♡

[@Jglabb]

So glad I found this channel! Have loved Jtv since I was a kid. The smaller tanzanite chunk is my favorite. I am a December baby so, someday I will hopefully be able to afford a tanzanite piece. I have always wanted to be a jewelry designer and right now I work with my own beading company I run through etsy. I'd love to get more involved with the gemstones in jewelry and work with them for the rest of my life. Thank you for videos like this!

[@shaunpaul8068]

Omg that necklace your wearing is absolutely stunning 😍

[@Shock_Treatment]

I'm not super rich, but I did get my mom a beautiful tanzanite ring since she was born in December. It's 18K white gold set with diamond accents and a .65 carat tanzanite. Its GIA color grade is vB 6/6, and its GIA clarity grade is VVS. I wish I could have afforded 1+ carats at the time, but it's still a beautiful stone nonetheless.

[@alexanderzangal4125]

Eye candy @-@ I was drooling over that small crystal clear trichroic tanzanite

[@gems]

That's one of our favorite specimens! The trichroism is so pronounced!

[@amalsaba1262]

Same! lol

[@geralddrolet1]

It was my favorite on the table too!

[@hybridgoth]

The opals would have to be my favourite, I am a little biased since I do more work with opal than any other stone you had on the show today. Personally I prefer other patterns to the pinfire but it's still a lovely piece.

[@abduallah9222]

I have many kinds stone naturAl ones

[@linasmith6819]

Thank you so much, I've learnt so much from your channel, you have definitely inspired me. I do go opal hunting, I'm an amateur, in Australia, I never knew that there was so many varieties, and so much more to opal or why the value other than red. Love it.

[@dreaming4ffr]

All of these were gorgeous! God, i'm jealous of your job right now xD Opal really is one of my favorits, the way it's created is just magical to me

[@Matty8x8]

Wow… that second tanzanite piece in the matrix was so wild!!!!

[@massiveg3577]

The black opal was stunning

[@kellybader6315]

Jtv is my go to place for my millions on dollars in loose gemstones and incredible jewelry.

[@tammyphillips6299]

I have to say my favorite is the tanzanite smaller rough. 🥰

[@nickadkins7765]

Black opal is the best gemstone out there. I love my black opal! I want to buy more lol, its so cool to look at

[@elmergallanongo9543]

The opal is so pretty! it reminds me of a star

[@Bamcrafting]

You need a museum to display some of these

[@werg1231234567890]

my favourite stone is for sure tigers eye i love its 3D effect and its nit as expensive as black opal but still looks amazing

[@aglenrios]

Quality and large size tanzanite is so rare to see, it was a real treat to see them. I must admit it is not hard to prefer those opals, especially that pinfire, which is about as close to perfection as you can get..

[@kellybader6315]

Kunzite is my personal favorite. It was the very first stone I bought from jtv. It is a 47 ct Portuguese cut . I also have 5 presidents collection tanzys and a plethora of everything else along with a total gemA lab bought in pieces from j t.v. and other dealers. Self thought, my husband and I found this to be a great hobby and have sold quite a few large gemstones. (Morganite and other beryls to local mom and pop jewelry stores that knew nothing about gemstones other than diamond and lab emerald and ruby until we came along. It's an enjoyable hobby albeit expensive.

[@felipediaz3272]

I love your show I'm really into all sorts of beautiful minerals and your show is really great and you explain the history of each stone it pretty fun !

[@Ranchorita]

What I like best is that beautiful necklace you're wearing, although the galaxy opal is quite grand.

[@FatBellyChemist1234]

Well done to JTV I care about miners as I own a Tanzanite myself. Tanzanite the blue is so striking.

[@jonathanrosel6192]

I love how dad (CEO) and daughter (MC) having a fun bonding because of gem stones

[@kresimirmilisa5560]

all of these stones are very beautiful.

[@Becca11389]

i had a 1 carat trillion cut tanzanite ring in the same color as the first piece and it got lost in a flood ;~; i loved that ring

[@Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears]

Given the choice to take anything from that table I would take the deep blue smaller tanzanite. It is one of my favorite gems and covers my favorite colors and is small enough to hold. I am just not impressed with opals at all and the larger one does not show the color as well without altering it which I would feel I could not do at the value of it.

[@danatukani923]

Great video. The opal was my guess and fav.

[@shareefind]

Trillion cut Tazanite is beautiful... because of its intense blue color ....

[@daintydaisymerchandise]

The opal is my absolute favorite I think I gasped when you showed it lol! I hopefully one day will go to GIA school and I love learning with you all.

[@darkgreenkid296]

The boulder opal catched my attention the most

[@coreymerrill3257]

I always think. Of 28 days later when. I see Smoky quartz " mmmm irradiated" Holy crap that is huge heliador. That is huge tanzanite ! Omg that's amazing! I hope I can worky tail off to get awesome minerals and gems like these.

[@Djp1989]

Nice stones! Would nice to hear you talk about the harlequin pattern in opal as well as where else they are from in the world and why black opal is so rare because of the deep black potch on the back to help illuminate the colors. As well as the grading of opals in terms of brightness. That is a very nice stone though. It looks like a n4 with a brightness of 5 and you are certainly correct about the extreme rarity. But harlequin! So stunning. Take this sub though.

[@sryan1327]

The tanzanite was my favourite ALL OF THEM GIMME GIMME GIMME 😍

[@joyl4187]

Your middle finger gold, diamond ring is my favorite piece😊

[@jamdonut]

hes so happy about his rock i love it xD

[@GracieAckerman]

What blows my mind is that it is only the human senses that make any of these gems and minerals valuable. If we didn’t sense colours and textures we wouldn’t give them their value

[@krikat3485]

I love the Tanzanite smaller specimen

[@foreverowlcity22]

I own, 8, 25 Ct, Rough Tanzanites, I always look and appreciate them, I think they where a good purchase..

[@55555711]

opal always been one my favorites

[@happyus922]

Favorite gem in this one was Rebecca’s necklace ;)

[@TheJayboyle]

Really terrific segment! You guys “Rock”!

[@kickstothehead3705]

I’m goin to sound mad here but I like the smoky quarts cluster

[@gems]

Haha! It is gorgeous in its own right!

[@b1mbotank]

"gemmy" was always a measure of how edible a mineral looked for me lol

[@007kingifrit]

just bought all of these stones, they will look great in the west wing of my tennis court's bathhouse in the servant's quarters on the west side of my northern summer home

[@suzanne8512]

Thank you for sharing, very interesting

[@JanineHyslop]

Mother nature so much beauty, people love gems, love them too.very informative video.I have a hunk of labaradorite not so expensive but nice. Black opal is amazing.

[@markaralvin5545]

Hello Janine

[@pcdavis80]

Tanzanite and the Galaxy Opal🥰

[@rubyholiday7880]

my favourite pieces is Black Opal as well

[@trevoror8668]

My favourite is the Safire on your necklace the opals very nice

[@jordyn87]

My face when yall pulled out that second piece of tanz!! 🤯😳😳

[@Matty8x8]

That was literally a TEXTBOOK black opal… just knowing what it took to find that stone completely floors me. Good heavens..

[@hollynoelleAbductedUfologist]

I love this. I would really like to know who found the opals, and who cut and polished them. I like that.

[@abduallah9222]

I have cut ones please . Natural ones for sale

[@neilhamill318]

Black Opal Direct is most likely the ones to have purchased. Cut , polished and sold that galaxy black opal. There's a KZbin channel called Black Opal Direct.

[@erc19941]

Thank you!!! Fun learning. 🎉

[@ROCKINWHEELERS]

MATRIX - WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTT! ON A SERIOUS NOTE, THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR BLESSING WITH US. GOD BLESS!!!

[@lifewithankylosingspondylitis]

By far my favorite is black Opal so pretty

[@r3q92]

ayy, new intro and some very interesting gems! can't wait to see them

[@gems]

Hope you enjoy!

[@abduallah9222]

I have nstural stones dude

[@GOLDDISTRICTJEWELRY]

Just stunning!!!

[@milesnn]

Awesome video magnificent stones the history and knowledge awesome I’m surprised you didn’t have white gloves on for a few ,I’m torn between galaxy and tanzanite thank you

[@gems]

Hard to pick between the galaxy opal and the tanzanite!

[@Patriot-rising]

And I thought I had no e Tanzanite. That one however is very gemmy and the color is right on the money. My biggest problem with collecting expensive gems is I can never bring myself to sell them. And the Tanzanite would have also been my choice right off the bat. But you kept everyone in suspense mode and didn't show all of them at once. It actually looks almost like lab grown rather than earth mined. And you know someone will have to cut it up unfortunately. As for opals. I have that area beyond covered. My father in law.and a good friend of his mined Lightning ghtning Ridge and he gave me so many jars filled with opal. He also handed me two very large Black opals which are actually very large especially for cut and polished end products. Although opals can be found all over the world the Aussie opal remains king.

[@Inotacookie]

I didn’t expect to be right about the Smokey quartz lol

[@diogenesrodrigo4858]

Santo André, 8 de fevereiro de 2022. 🌎💎🌌 6:28 😍💜 12:24 😍 13:36 😍

[@khushallgems]

it’s really killer smoking quartz 🥰🥰

[@wizard44]

definitely that heliodor was my favorite! so big and yummy!

[@joyl4187]

Many may not know that Tanzinite comes from the Country in East Africa.... #Tanzania

[@mman6283]

Jimmy to me means a good situation In color and also at least slightly transparent if not fully transparent or translucent

[@TheObSeRvErTheObSeRv]

Hands down. Its always the BLACK OPAL from AUSTRALIA....;-)

[@JohnstoneAndJewelry]

opals are my passion

[@tishsmiddy71]

Every Girls dream ! Lucky 🤟🏻❤️💋🥰

[@johnc.hammersticks]

Did you get those opals from Justin at Black Opal Direct? He has the nicest black opals out there and that looks like one he cut a few years back.

[@middi6]

I love opal its my favourite gemstone.

[@smallcrafts3154]

Hey where do i get more info?

[@smallcrafts3154]

Oh thats not much of a question... I seam to have an intrest in cutting gems what should i do about my interest.

[@gems]

The first thing I would do is see if your local gem and mineral club have equipment and teach classes. You can find a list of clubs on the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies site www.amfed.org/. I have visited the clubs in Austin, TX, Atlanta, GA and Jacksonville, FL and they have impressive classrooms. If your local club does not have a faceting workshop you can check into the William Holland School of Lapidary Arts lapidaryschool.org/main.aspx they will have weeklong faceting classes. If you find that you have an affinity for faceting, you can apprentice under a master lapidary. I know Dalan Hargrave used to take on students dalanhargrave.com/. The United States Faceters Guild usfacetersguild.org/ is a great resource as well.

[@smallcrafts3154]

Oh thanks heaps ill take a look

[@Bambi_Sapphic]

I know the only reason there isn't a large faceted inclusion free benitoite here is because not only is it worth more than a house, it's essentially impossible to get hold of one to even film it.

[@beckysmith3660]

Tanzanite is my birthstone and my absolute favorite gemstone. Unfortunately I will never own one. Too expensive for me.

[@ericmatthewgarcia8557]

Keep up the great work for real much love and respect from your boy Buddha out of Waco Texas and Hallsburg Texas