What happens when an old opal miner retires ?
The answer is that he sells off all of the best material that he's been hoarding
for years... !
What kind of stuff would an old miner keep ?
Andamooka Crystal !
Andamooka is one of the smallest opal mining areas of South Australia. It is the home of the
Andamooka matrix opal, and those wonderful
"Painted Ladies", but it is well-known by opal experts
to produce the most brilliant Australian crystal opal.
We are always amazed when a parcel of Andamooka crystal comes up, but this
material is superb !
Thus it was when this old miner came to me and wanted to sell this parcel
in order to put the money in his "Superannuation fund", which is similar
to a pension or 401k fund in America.
This crystal is stupendous ! The pictures here simply don't do it justice.
many of the stones have been cleaned up so they are very very high yielding.
Even if you don't normally have the money to buy super-gems, I am sure
you will harbor the desire, and for relatively very small funds you can
secure for yourself a piece of really choice opal from Andamooka.
All of this material is from the "White Dam" field in Andamooka, the best
known field for the best of the Andamooka crystal opal. The prices are
commensurate with prices from 1996, when the old miner retired.
There are only 29 stones available. The cheapest stone is $112, and the
dearest $10,100. you really should get back to us quickly because these
stones won't last.
As always, we guarantee your satisfaction.
Most of these pictures show both their scale (fingers), and a price tag :
This fabulous GEM has been sold !
Remember to just go to the Order/request page and let us know what you want of this special as soon as possible !
Tell us what you like, we guarantee that you will be satisfied.
That is unless you wait too long... :-(
We look forward to dealing with you.
MURRAY W. WILLIS
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