This the one where they said it was hundreds of thousands of dollars and when they went to a gem show they realized no one wants fire opal really. Maybe in his father's day it might have been worth something but today is a costume jewelry type of stone
Saw this old one on a UK re run, It ended with this family getting six bags of something, ( As I know bugger all about opal ) , but THEY thought they had 250,000 ??, Anyone know wtf they did get ??
@ijustcant buyaholdensorry that's what I was thinking, seems most of them would be better of getting a 9-5 job as the effort to reward ratio is like 10k a year, sure a few hit a seam but that's probably %5. It's like gold or the lotto 1 in a million chance 🤔🙄🤔🙄
I remember seeing stacks of this as a kid, but I seem to remember that it was called "Citrine" back then? Can someone let me know if it is the same (semi precious) gemstone?
@@thvtsydneylyf3th077 while quartz is a form of silicon dioxide, it's in a crystalline form, while opal is composed of silica microspheres that form in rock seams from moisture deposits.
I wonder if there's a way to dissolve the rock that's surrounding the fire opal. Idk if the opal would dissolve in the acid or not. But if it would work, you could extract the full deposit without cracking it up.
I'm thinking you need a stihl concrete saw with a Dimond blade . Can br used to be more precise while cutting out large sections . This should help lower your need for the jack hammer.
I love seeing people succeed and Happy.
Yeah I hate seeing it too.
Such a nice and humble Family
I was thinking that they come across as the type that inbreeds.
This the one where they said it was hundreds of thousands of dollars and when they went to a gem show they realized no one wants fire opal really. Maybe in his father's day it might have been worth something but today is a costume jewelry type of stone
Saw this old one on a UK re run,
It ended with this family getting six bags of something,
( As I know bugger all about opal ) , but THEY thought they had 250,000 ??, Anyone know wtf they did get ??
@ijustcant buyaholdensorry that's what I was thinking, seems most of them would be better of getting a 9-5 job as the effort to reward ratio is like 10k a year, sure a few hit a seam but that's probably %5.
It's like gold or the lotto 1 in a million chance 🤔🙄🤔🙄
Congratulations to you all
Keep watching the the season
That's beautiful, great Southern land!
Dad just gave up his retirement stash lol
1.2K+👍's up thanks for sharing your video with us all
I remember seeing stacks of this as a kid, but I seem to remember that it was called "Citrine" back then? Can someone let me know if it is the same (semi precious) gemstone?
Citrine is a form of quartz, its not the same thing as fire opal.
@@janderss459 correct
@@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751 correct
@@jamesfancher7508 correct
@@thvtsydneylyf3th077 while quartz is a form of silicon dioxide, it's in a crystalline form, while opal is composed of silica microspheres that form in rock seams from moisture deposits.
That looks like Bubble Gum! 🤗
I wonder if there's a way to dissolve the rock that's surrounding the fire opal. Idk if the opal would dissolve in the acid or not. But if it would work, you could extract the full deposit without cracking it up.
Nope, doesn’t work.
Awesome magnificent pieces
I'm thinking you need a stihl concrete saw with a Dimond blade . Can br used to be more precise while cutting out large sections . This should help lower your need for the jack hammer.
Does that take water to work because they are in a desert
@@armandovanhaaren7028 yep and it would likely be much slower going.
@@armandovanhaaren7028 depends on the blade type .
@@ieatcaribou7852 yes it would definitely be slower but would preserve specimen grade pieces potentially netting bigger money.
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dad be like : "yea thats great. but i reckon we can do better"
they found a huge opal a destroyed it, you can see they shattered it plain as day
And what opals have you found?
man wot a .mean family team so much love n knowledge more knowledge 2 all of u
5:33 mom kissing him like what
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If you don’t mention the value of the find in the title it makes me more likely to watch the video.
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I'm sure they had trouble selling this for the prices they thought
တောင်တွေကိုထိုးဖေါက်ပီးတူးဖေါ်နေကြသောရတနာများဗီဒီယိုမျဝေလိုက်သည်
These people don't know what opal is lol that poch
why are you airing five year old episodes?
nice to take a couple shots for science before dwiggin out ?
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I bet they still haven't sold that rubbish, 30k lol.
true that we don't no any better info 4as will c if they set up a false buy sell episode a hehehe
Exactly. Pathetic episode
They’re literally holding it up to the sun, degrading its value in the process! I just kept yelling, STOP HOLDING IT INTO SUNLIGHT!!!
Even people on Instagram selling $20 items show their proof of profit....now show me the proof you sold this garbage for $30k