#opals — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #opals, aggregated by home.social.
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#TimeTravelingGhost Part 49: EP 4: 1937 Amelia Earhart.
#Wss366 #TimeTravelAuthors 10/13. What does someone else in the story think of you? #SundayLit color
The spheres were round robin egg-sized #opals or #moonstones, with smoky #blue fire in their depths and pleasantly cool to the touch.
“Those could be dangerous,” Emily said. “I would hate for something bad to happen to you. I’ve never been much use for intellectuals, but I like you.”
“Thanks.” Then, in a faltering voice, I said, “I like you too. I’m glad we met.”
Holding out my hand, I continued, “You should take two of these.”
I was met with a questioning look, so I added, “It doesn’t make sense, but nothing that’s happened to me recently does. I just have a feeling that these were meant for us.”
Her fingers briefly touched mine as she took the spheres. Her fingertips were warm. Surprising for a ghost. That was another strange thing. But I was glad.
“Shall we find out about our ‘friends,’ the rabbits?'” I said, my hand still outstretched.
It tingled faintly in my grasp—a comforting feeling.
The foggy tropical night faded, replaced by a lush #emerald-#green light streaming down like sunlight #filtered through a stained-glass window, so brilliant that I was temporarily blinded.
#TootFic #MicroFiction #Serial #TimeTravel #NMFic #Spooktober
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Australia produces 95% of the world’s opals, mined in Coober Pedy and Lightning Ridge. Renowned for their play-of-color, these gemstones are exported to the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Despite competition from synthetic gems, Australia’s opals thrive on unmatched allure. Could they grow even more precious?
#DhamuInternational #AustraliaExports #Opals #USImports #CustomsClearance #CargoHandling #ExportSolutions #ImportSolutions #GlobalSourcing #TradingSolutions #LogisticsManagement #ShippingExperts
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Inclusions
The black manganese oxide “plumes” in this Australian opal serve as a good example of art and science merging in gemology. Photomicrograph by Nathan Renfro, field of view 5.85 mm.
https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2015-digital-photomicrography-gemologists
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tiny beautiful tech
#DelicateTechnology #MechanicalComplexity #GemstoneBeauty #IntricateGears #TeardropShapedCasing #Opals #IridescentStones #OtherworldlyCharm #FusionOfFutureScience #TimeShiftingMechanisms #MiniatureMarvel #SciFiSetting #Fantasy #FutureScience #TimeShifting #Img2Img #AiArt #AiArtists #StableDiffusion
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I’m getting better at this! It can be daunting because I never want to ruin a pretty stone, and sometimes things don’t work out. But then I get special ones like this and the transformation just gets me so excited to keep doing more. 🤩
#opal #lapidary #rocks #minerals #geology #wetspecimen #gorgeous #welo #opals #MastoArt
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this is an an Ethiopian Welo opal, wet specimen-grade, that I shaped and polished myself. I call this one The Strawberry 🍓! Swipe/scroll to the end to see the rough “before” pic — It’s amazing what you can discover with a dremel tool and some elbow grease!! 🤩🍓🤩🍓
#opal #opals #welo #weloopal #opaltrove #lapidary #strawberry