BOULDER OPALS - How to Find and Identify | Liz Kreate
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- Опубликовано: 25 мар 2015
- Boulder Opals are the 2nd most expensive type of Opal next to Black Opal. Majority of the Boulder Opal fields are located in Queensland Australia. They are a bit more challenging to find compared to the other types, therefore knowing what to look for is key to a successful noodling trip. Pipe Opal, Matrix Opal,Nut Opal, Opalized Fossils are just a few names or types of Opals that came from this area.
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Love your videos Liz. I have learned so much from you over the years by watching you at your craft and I just wanted to extend my gratitude and appreciation. Not a lot of people these days will share their craft as it’s their bread and butter so thank you.
I love how the speaker knows her business but stays on a level we all can understand. A true sign of brilliance and knowledge of subject thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much Joseph for watching especially for commenting. Because of your comment, it made me watch my own video again and now I'm inspired to make another Opal video. Thanks again, stay safe and stay well. Cheers, Liz
@@LizKreate your welcome and stay safe Miss Liz .
I found you for your brilliant succulents and I kept watching for your fossicking and prospecting. I spent a lot of time with my grandparents as a child and they collected rocks and such that I caught the bug. My grandmother specifically loved Apache tears but my granddaddy didn’t discriminate and collected in cracked geodes. He never split them because he always wanted to imagine the beauty inside. After they passed my sister in-law did something with them and now they’re lost forever but finding your channel I get to relive some of my favorite memories of my childhood. Thank you Liz.
Really loving the education and the wonderful specimens you show! What a life you and Wally have!
These are probably my favourites, more so than gem opals I think. Such beautiful patterns and integration of colour. Gorgeous! Thankyou Liz :)
Such beautiful creations.
Opals are my absolute favorite gem. I’d pick an opal over a diamond any day. I am in envy of you. 😘
Thanks for the video.
BEAUTIFUL.!! They certaintly don't look like anything at first. You have the magic touch🌻
Thoroughly enjoyed your video. I recently started collecting boulder opal. Love seeing where it comes from thank you!
My favourite stone, breathtakingly beautiful. Thanks for the vid
Hello Liz :-) I just found you in RUclips while going through the list of subs that I have and your video came as something I might be interested it and boy was RUclips right :-)
For the past few years I have been digging out my backyard by hand can not afford for someone to do it for me and I am so glad as I have found a iron/sandstone rock with opal in it.
I thought this was just a random piece but after watching your video I am not so sure :-) I found it when I was sifting the dirt from the pile so I can use the dirt for my garden beds and I have piled all the rock of to one side in my yard at the moment. It was in one of the many loads of dirt and rock that I was sifting when I found my piece of opal rock, it has a good vain in it and it sits in my side cabinet after I had painted some water based varnish on it :-) to make the colours pop. This was before I started to learn how to make jewellery :-) but even so I think I will leave it as it is :-) I know it's opal as I have a three piece set of white opal and one piece of black opal.
I will go back over that pile of rock before I use it for my concrete mix for the car port I think I will have to make sure there is no more in there :-) as it is I have been keeping some of the ironstone as I like the look of it and I am hoping it will polish up nicely for me to make some pendents.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge I know for one that I have learned so much more, and now I will keep a water spray bottle next to me while I am sifting the piles in the back yard :-)
And yep I have subscribed :-) I love what you did on the shales too :-)
Have a Great Day
Chow Angela
WOW! just WOW! My son and I are amateur rock hunters. Thank you for doing these vids. Cheers
I really like how informative and helpful your videos are liz, My brother and I have recently taken quite an interest into prospecting and gem finding. I find your videos to be some of the most useful information I can find on the subject, and I cant wait for more content. but until then keep up the epic hunt for beautiful earth minerals, compounds and elements :D
Love your work
SirTodd OfHoward Thanks for the lovely comment SirTodd and I'm really glad that my videos are of some use to you and your brother. Happy Hunting and wishing you both all the best of luck. Cheers, Liz
Hi Liz, I'm a french Canadian and I always cherished the opals...my preferred one is the black opal!!!
So, I would like to know if it's possible to buy from you some samples? You are so lucky to be able to go there and find them from the rough rock to the last stage by polishing them where each one reveals the treasure and heaven's beauty! ! I'm too sick to go there but I'm joining you in your quest spiritually! ! My name is Johanne Deschênes. Thanks for sharing all that worldwide.
Nothing looks more impressive than a beautiful bright coloured crystal opal. Crystal is the best in my opinion.
How amazing!!!! It's my dream to go noodling for opals, they are my favorite stone ♥
We have never searched for boulder opals, but have found colour at Coober Pedy, Lightning Ridge and Grawin over the years. Another enjoyable and interesting video Liz, thanks again.
Walter Kerr They can be challenging to find; but once you clean them up, the colours will keep your heart beating faster. Hope you get the chance to chase some boulder opals Walter. All the best, Liz
Thanks for this wonderful report, very helpful and informative. Opals are the most exciting stone - gifts from mother earth. Awesome and fascinating. Simply wonderful. Your video reminds me of great times in Australia. I was there for six months in 2012..Greetings from Austria. /Europe 🇦🇹💎🇦🇹👍🙏
Thanks for your video. I won't be going out to look for boulder opals but you provided a lot of useful info.
Liz it has just been so fun watching your videos i will probably never get to see australia so i am so happy to get to watch what you are doing through your video. How fun i love the hunt and prospecting but here in MI we just don't have anything like you are finding in australia Have fun
Amazing! I'm a rock hound fr Ontario Canada, I'm comming out to Australia this spring...thx for posting
😯 You just showed me my favorite stone. I've never seen these! Absolutely astonishing!!
You and me both. Boulder Opal is my absolute favorite. Thanks for watching Lynn. Stay safe and healthy. Cheers, Liz
Oh my gosh! I am loving your videos so much! I'm learning heaps and you've got me very VERY interested in fossicking :D
My biggest piece of Opal was @ 2/12 ft by 1 1/2 ft was the Fire 🔥 Opal with the bubbly pockets. These are very Rare and Would make a nice addition to any collection. Thanks, video was great and always a pleasure.
lots of beautiful specimens, very nice
Those are absolutely beautiful! I have always loved opals. Thanks for sharing
Donna Day You're welcome Donna and thanks for commenting. Cheers, Liz
Thanks Liz. Good vid. We are hoping to get to these areas later this year.
Very informative and beautiful specimens x
The Matrix with roundcircle is gorgeous...I love Opal with blue inside...❤❤❤
Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the video.
Liz Kreate I love your work and how you find gems all over the place
+Gerardo jr Godina Thanks for watching and commenting Gerardo. Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers, Liz
Liz I've been watching you and wally go out on these australian gem and gold hunting trips and oh what a life you have how fun. I wish i could get to australia and go out with you it would be so fun for me. I visited hawaii and met a woman that beach combs and she showed me how to find oliveen and we had so much fun looking for great shells and oliveen. Thank you for sharing your opal and other rare finds it has been so fun watching i just wish i could do it with you .
Ohh OPALS😍😍😍😘 they always steal my heart... thx for making such vedios of these creations of time
Ahhhh Great video liz. I wish i could be out in the wild fossicking but I am stuck at school. When the holidays come up, I am going to go on an adventure to lightning ridge! :) Awesome Video!
Extraordinary Liz! I learned more from this video than from months of research regarding opal formation
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
@@LizKreate my pleasure
I work with opals for my jewelry but the boulder opals are beautiful that you have shown. Thank you for your video.
Hi Linda, Glad you enjoyed the Boulder Opals. Some of them are for sale on my website lizkreate.com. All the best, Liz
Those boulder opals are less boring than the Lightning Ridge, and Coober Pedy.
I have been in Lightning Ridge, and Grawin, and since 3 months ago I'm in Coober Pedy.... seams like I have to go to Opalton in the future....
Thanks for teaching us...
Regards
Peridot is a stone that also does not derive its color from impurities. Wonderful video. Thank you.
***** Thanks for watching and commenting Joanne. I'm glad that you're enjoying our videos. Take care and wish you all the very best. Cheers, Liz
I would love to get mine hands on some of those to play with. I have a gold claim in the mountains in Idaho and wanted to play a bit during off season.
Excellent video ! WOW ! Liz those are some beautiful opal and I loved this video and I will put this video on my favorites !
***** Glad you enjoyed the video William. :-) Cheers, Liz
Hi Liz this is naseer 4rm Pakistan you are one man army.you are so talented hats off!!! These are my ist comments but I am watching your jems since 5 to 6 months ago.
jawad ali Hi Naseer, Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Glad to know you enjoyed the video. All the very best, LIz
Wow super cool stuff! I love opals! 😊 very good video!
+Chris B Thanks for watching Chris. Cheers, Liz
Wow Liz did you cut those yourself? You really know exactly how to bring out the beauty in these stones.
You have some very beautiful pieces there. Many people would have passed those up because they didn't look like much. Good eye for color.
Thanks for watching and commenting Richard. Goes to show that there's still plenty out there to be had. Cheers, Liz
- Wonderful vid, Liz - Most informative - Thank you so much - Looking forward to your next vid....
MsSephrena Thanks for watching and commenting MsSephrena and glad you like the video. All the best, Liz
You are a great teacher, Liz. Thank you for a fascinating video. I love your adventures.
sally-ann Williams Thanks for the comment sally-ann. Glad that you're enjoying our videos. Cheers, Liz
+Liz Kreate how to tell if its a real quartz or fake???
Muito legal seu canal parabéns pela informação muito obrigada fica com Deus
Hi Liz, ever notice the dendrites on opal...my opinion is that a jolt of electricity plays a part, and cause the opalization (electricity causes the dendrites) when all the chemical/mineral requirements are met...
I would need to be dragged out of those areas! Love it!
I love these videos, they are so interesting.
When you wet them,they don't turn into gremlins,but pretty opals! LOL just found you're Chanel and after just couple videos I'm hooked to you're humour,knowledge,personality...I'm not even interested in rocks...LOL...of course love gemstones,opals,jewellery as any women,just was not geek for it...well,feel that something may stick to my brain from you,So subscribed and liking you're videos.All the best luck Liz-TY for videos,keep shining that bright personality of yours!
Yes ..nice Liz i have aomething to show u here in the philippine i have gemstone found in southern samar phillipines ... More about 4 colores, when you put in the gastove shelline around 30 menutes never hot you can hold by your finger and one thing it never break ...thanks pls help to know about is
Opalized sandstone? Cool. Thank you Liz.
You’re welcome 😊
I love your videos, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us :DD
And DAMN!!! Those opals are amazing!!!
Diogo Janeiro You are spot on Diogo. Amazing is the only word to best describe Boulder Opals. Thanks for commenting and wish you all the best. Cheers, Liz
Wow I'm learning so much from you.
Liz your awesome and creative. I love all you videos. Best of luck!
+timthejewler Thanks for the kind comment Tim and glad you're enjoying my videos. Wishing you all the very best, Liz
Liz Kreate
have a single sister? :)
You seem like a very pleasant and knowledgeable person to be around, I love your videos and I hope you continue to be successful in your work (or hobby idrk).❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
I am a biginer and want to start doing what you do Liz Kreate
Australia is a rock hounders paradise!!!
wow! lovin the blues and purple Magic Stones!
Lily Canales They are amazing gemstones. Thanks for the comment Lily. Cheers, Liz
Oh my... That is truly magnificent!
Baycon Sprinklez Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks again for watching. Cheers, Liz
I love opals more than any other stone especially the sunset opal
Wow ....love your vids ....so magical! thank you from California!!!! lol have a great day .
+Tully Soulliere Thanks for watching and commenting Tully and glad you enjoyed the video. Wish you all the very best. Cheers, Liz
thanks for sharing sis.. now i know how so beautiful that stone..
+Cuba Lagi Thanks for watching and commenting Cuba. Cheers, Liz
Very informative. Thank you
Very Beautiful Liz !
einsteindrieu Thanks for watching einsteindrieu and glad you enjoyed the Opals. Cheers, Liz
Danke schön 😚 Liz ! Wunderschöne Steine !!!
Very educational and interesting I learned alot. Great video thanks for making it.
You're welcome and thanks for watching. Cheers, Liz
QUE COISA LINDAAAAA!!! MARAVILHOSAS ESSAS OPALAS!! TENHO ALGUMAS DE FOGO! AMO DE PAIXÃO ESSAS PEDRAS!!! VC LIZ E UMA MULHER DE MUITA SORTE! UMA MULHER DE FIBRA!!! PARABÉNS PELO SEU TRABALHO!!! DEUS VOS ABENÇOE!!!! BJSSSS
beautiful stones for my hand made jewellery.
One of these would be amazing to find.
opal is my gem of the
month
october
I so wish I lived in Australia to find these awesome gems I wish I had opals
Very beautiful i do not know opal has so many colours i am in Melbourne i want to buy some opal where are the jewelry store in Melbourne is it expensive
Very informative video Liz loved it Thanks
Awsm Storm Thanks for the comment Awsm Storm and hope all is well your way. Cheers, Liz
Hey Liz. What was that song at the beginning of your video?
great vid thanks Shiela
Oml I love ur channel!❤️ Uve made me discover a new interest of mine😂 would love to come to australia one day to noodle with u here💕
Hope you get the chance. You'll love Australia. Thanks for watching.
I would love to visit you in Australia and go boulder opal hunting with you!!
Chris Nossoughi i would love to as well. It seems like a lot of fun and looks as if you can find lots of stuff!
ME TOO!
Love your videos😃
Thank you, I learned so much from you. WOW!
Anna G Intili Thanks for watching and commenting Anna. Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers, Liz
Opals are my favourite!
Mine too!
The pattern in the rock you open around 3:30 looks like an image of a baby in the womb attached with a blue umbilical cord. You can see what looks like an ear on the left and a hand grasping the cord on the left as well. Thought that was a beautiful pattern. I'm amazed at the interesting patterns that mimic real artwork in these rocks. :D
+Kris M We have the same imagination Kris. :-) That's what I thought as well. Cheers, Liz
+Kris M Someone is projecting her hormones me thinks!
Ha, ha I wish pesto12601. Done having my babies 18 years ago.
Kris M 3andins leahjar lkarima
Amazing! Just love the idea of noodling for opal. Are There people who make a living from this?
Great Video! Do you sell ruff?
very interesting Excellent Content coming to add with you I will leave my deserved like I was there
Thank you so much 👍
Meus parabéns que chique hem merece meus like 😆👍👍👍💎💎
There is some beautifully fossil snails which have been filled with Opal on display at the Natural History Museum in London, stunning specimens. Great vids Liz, funnily enough Pedro brought me here haha
ourorboros2
carry an air can and spray it upside down to apply condensation to the opal to check and its very light
Precious and valuable stones
Hi Liz..what r u???..superwomen..u r soo talented..wud love to do this gem search sometimes in life time...stay blessed
I love your show also where can I find gemstones
WOW, woman you know your stuff!
Thank you so much i learned a lot
Hello Liz, can you make a video on bornite (also known as peacock ore), or maybe labradorite? They are one of my favorite stones.
Robert Adan No promises Robert but I'll see what I can do. Thanks for watching. Cheers, Liz
Beautiful!!
jcb0818 Thanks again for commenting jcb. Cheers, Liz
Amazing video as always, Liz! May I ask what the music is called in your intro?
Robert Adan Thanks for watching and commenting Robert. The music is called "Happy Mandolin" from RUclips audio library. Cheers, Liz
Got my sub and thank you.
Thank you for the education.
My pleasure and thanks for watching. Cheers, Liz
Omg there are so beautiful I wish I could go find some!!
CraftySailorV Thanks for watching and commenting CraftySailorV and hope you enjoyed the video. Cheers, Liz
I love your show great work thank you
Thank you Michsel for watching and commenting. I'm glad to know you're enjoying my videos. Cheers, Liz
wow love that stone