RARE/SCARCE VIRGIN VALLEY Wood Black Opal /Nevada 663 Cts.
Item History & Price
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PRECIOUS VIRGIN VALLEY WOOD OPAL Virgin Valley Wood Opal is a Rockhounds "Must Have" to Complete A Collection
This Opal Has The Rare Black Opal Together with Beautiful Muted Color It is very solid & stable, has been drying in mineral oil and will be shipped in same Weighing 663 cts !!
ABOUT VIRGIN VALLEY WOOD OPALS Approximately 20 million years ago, the Virgin Valley was forested and received over 50 inch...es of rain annually. This opalized limb of an ancient tree was buried in volcanic ash from eruptions that occurred 12 to 20 million years ago. As the limbs from trees disintegrated in the ground, they left hollow casts which were later filled with a silica solution as hydrothermal water flows percolated through the ash layer.
This Opal Has The Rare Black Opal Together with Beautiful Muted Color It is very solid & stable, has been drying in mineral oil and will be shipped in same Weighing 663 cts !!
ABOUT VIRGIN VALLEY WOOD OPALS Approximately 20 million years ago, the Virgin Valley was forested and received over 50 inch...es of rain annually. This opalized limb of an ancient tree was buried in volcanic ash from eruptions that occurred 12 to 20 million years ago. As the limbs from trees disintegrated in the ground, they left hollow casts which were later filled with a silica solution as hydrothermal water flows percolated through the ash layer.
