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Opal replacement of Clam Fossil$1,850.00
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This aesthetic, colorful specimen is a fossil bivalve animal that has been completely replaced by opal, a rare occurrence in the famous opal beds of Coober Pedy, Australia. These are Cretaceous aged fossils, about 100 million years old! Most simply do not have such strong jewelry-grade play of color as this one, which is actually quite nice for even making into a pendant or jewelry object. It is one of the best thumbnail-sized mineral specimen-quality examples that we have had for sale, for the combination of size/quality/color/completeness. We do not get these often. Every few years, we might find an opal source willing to sell a few reasonably rather than chop them up to pieces for jewelry, but they are, and always have been, expensive as they are also gem materials.
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SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.0 x 1.9 x 0.8 cm
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SKUJWL24-26
Listed on12/02/2024
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