Banded "wood" Opal (RARE locale)

Kvetnice, Tisnov, Moravia, Czech Republic
Small Cabinet, 8.4 x 5.4 x 5.4 cm
Start Time: 11/18/2017 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 11/25/2017 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Opal is EXTREMELY RARE from this obscure Czech locale, known for barite and quartz specimens. Densely laminated reddish-brown opal with lustrous conchoidal faces forms a sculptural and RARE 360-degree specimen from a Czech collection. Comes with two former collection labels with a 1972 date. 183 grams mass. This variety is called Wood Opal.

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