Growing Gemstones Growing a real opal at home and we cut it!

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Growing a real opal into a cuttable gemstone!!!!
Embark on a journey a year in the making as we unveil the complete process of growing opals from scratch and transforming them into breathtaking gemstones! In this captivating video, we'll guide you through every step of the mesmerizing journey, offering valuable insights and expert tips along the way.
Whether you're a passionate opal enthusiast or a curious beginner, this video offers a comprehensive guide to both opal cultivation and cabbing techniques. Get ready to be inspired and amazed as we explore the captivating world of opal growth and transformation.
Join us on this extraordinary journey and discover the magic of growing opals into exquisite gemstones. Don't miss out on this immersive experience - watch now and unlock the secrets of opal cultivation and cabbing! Don't Try This at home!
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@thethoughtemporium 16 дней назад

WOW. Wow wow wow. I'm so impressed. I mean, the lack of PPE scares me a little, nanoparticles are bad for you as is the TEOS, especially breathing it in. But your opal results are fricken amazing!!!!!!!!! I'm stunned. Awesome job.

@Nighthawkinlight 16 дней назад

Wow, I can't believe I'm only stumbling on this video now. Really excellent job.

@timwichman1374 8 дней назад

Every time I watch this video I'm stunned at everything it takes to make that happen. It's absolutely amazing!!

@GlobalProspecting 6 дней назад

Thanks Tim

@AI_Overlord День назад

Wow that's insanely good. I came here after thoughtemporium's and Nighthawkinlight's videos and wanted to see if anyone else had given it a shot (happy to see them in the comments!). Didn't expect the phenomenal outcome. Hope you get the exposure you deserve. You guys should make a playlist of this cultivation series

@cartmanwparkinglot1863 3 месяца назад

That was a really neat trick and the final product looked good and easy to finish I think it has its place lots of people just want something that looks good so synthetics do fill a niche they look good costs is lower and can be made at home if you take both to a market your chances of a profitable day are greater very nice video

@JosePerez-jl9bu 15 дней назад

Thanks for showing the process! A few years ago i was looking for any info on how to grow opals and there was very little except for a few scientific papers, and vague information about Gilson opals. I might actually give this a go at some point

@BarryHermans 7 дней назад

Amazing, very nice to watch what you created!

@GlobalProspecting 6 дней назад

Thanks so much for watching we have new video premieres every other Thurs 9pm EST LIVES every other Thurs with Giveaways Opals, T-shirt Opal Addict Gear etc. Hope to see you Thanks again!

@thomasschlemmer607 3 месяца назад

Absolutely stunning!!!

@andycolombi3936 8 дней назад

Awesome. Can't wait to see how it all works.

@GlobalProspecting 6 дней назад

Thanks so much for watching we have new video premieres every other Thurs 9pm EST LIVES every other Thurs with Giveaways Opals, T-shirt Opal Addict Gear etc. Hope to see you Thanks again!

@thefantasticlevitatingsoma8481 2 месяца назад

I love opals I have mined and lab grown and the one you created is such high quality that I might actually give this a go, cant wait to see your future creations! Subbed.

@GlobalProspecting 2 месяца назад

Thanka for watching appreciate it.

@annettebromley9217 3 месяца назад

That is absolutely stunning. Fantabulous work.

@A_Jersey 2 месяца назад

That's really cool!!!!

@tizen013 3 месяца назад

Stunning 😍

@jeffdillon-zg7oq 3 месяца назад

Amazing video. Your lab create that opal was amazing. Great job very entertaining.

@Albertpergler 3 месяца назад

Amazing

@Rawnaldgregory 2 месяца назад

This is so cool! Thank you for sharing, and thank you for being you!

@GlobalProspecting 2 месяца назад

Thanks so much for watching appreciate it.

@adinamarin8955 27 дней назад

I would buy this. This look so much better that that oher syntetic opal i bought .. you did such an amazing job and it looks really good. I would set this in gold.

@GlobalProspecting 19 дней назад

Thanks for watching!!

@Edelstones 3 месяца назад

Outstanding 👍🏼 congratulations 🎉

@UrbanGT 2 месяца назад

great result!

@tizen013 3 месяца назад

I really excited for part two I know it would be great.

@KeithDee-pu8kz 2 месяца назад

Amazing job growing opal you guys are the bomb

@GlobalProspecting 2 месяца назад

Thank You appreciate the support.

@hossoutdoors-n-wildlife6199 3 месяца назад

That’s really cool

@joefrank1929 3 месяца назад

wow all that hard work really paid off.

@amberandrews6842 Месяц назад

Fantastic.

@GlobalProspecting Месяц назад

Thanks so much for watching we have new video premieres every other Thurs 9pm EST LIVES every other Thurs with Giveaways Opals, T-shirt Opal Addict Gear etc. Hope to see you Thanks again!

@Teknojok 3 месяца назад

Very cool

@abdulrashidhashim662 Месяц назад

Amazing work..!!!

@GlobalProspecting Месяц назад

Thanks so much for watching we have new video premieres every other Thurs 9pm EST LIVES every other Thurs with Giveaways Opals, T-shirt Opal Addict Gear etc. Hope to see you Thanks again!

@timrockman7 2 месяца назад

Try sonicating the mix when pouring in the TEOS to get maybe violet.

@evieuretsky9997 26 дней назад

Thats pretty cool, so pretty

@GlobalProspecting 19 дней назад

Thanks for watching!!

@ROCKINWHEELERS Месяц назад

OUTSTANDING!!!

@GlobalProspecting Месяц назад

Very Cool Thanks so much for watching we have new video premieres every other Thurs 9pm EST LIVES every other Thurs with Giveaways Opals, T-shirt Opal Addict Gear etc. Hope to see you Thanks again!

@tomrustin1912 3 месяца назад

Great job, good green color what a cab

@GlobalProspecting 3 месяца назад

Thanks Tom

@SirRocksAlot 2 месяца назад

What a great accomplishment, whatever else happens

@brownsnake0400 3 месяца назад

cure them under heat and pressure when the silica solution is at varying consistencies

@SGT.BROKEN 2 месяца назад

BEAUTIFUL

@GlobalProspecting 2 месяца назад

Thank you! 😊

@akumabito2008 2 месяца назад

wow, that is amazing!

@GlobalProspecting 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching

@jeffdillon-zg7oq 3 месяца назад

Just re-watched the video. Then Dr. Frankenstein would’ve been Proud. Lol

@tallondarkfeather9728 3 месяца назад

That is a beautiful stone

@ResortDog 3 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing your process and progress. Good thing there is plenty of opals naturally occurring to be mined still. It does take time and money with lots of people looking which is not the case now.

@GlobalProspecting 2 месяца назад

Thanks resort appreciate all your support love to hear your opinions and all your opal knowledge.

@alterhund4116 3 месяца назад

Yery nice.

@PulitzerOpal 2 месяца назад

Great job! I am interested in how you made it solid, but I presume that it is your secret. If I were going to try to solidify it, I would put the mixture in a slow-curing epoxy. Congrats! dp

@GlobalProspecting Месяц назад

Thanks, dp appreciate it! working on follow up video trying the epoxy method to create the black having a few issues dyeing the actual silica waiting on more to settle. The silica replacement fill will also show in a future video. Thanks again love your videos watched everyone of them.

@PulitzerOpal Месяц назад

You’re the expert. How can you dye silica? (Don’t answer!). I guess you must mean dyeing the background. You’ll get it. I would probably have worked on the opal synthesis myself if I had the room. (Don’t get me started!). I look forward to see what you can do.

@GlobalProspecting Месяц назад

@@PulitzerOpal dyeing the epoxy

@Tweed58 3 месяца назад

You need to make a larger piece to then slice it down the same direction as the colour, and polish that face instead of the top that you've done here. It would look so much more natural. You can see it when you hold this one after polishing. Or as a test cut this down the middle so you have 2 semicircle stones and polish the cut surface. I hope that makes sense

@GlobalProspecting 3 месяца назад

Will try that for sure.

@timwichman1374 3 месяца назад

I am absolutely speechless. That was by far one of the most fascinating videos I've seen in a long time. I can't even bend my mind around all the work and research you had to do to accomplish that. Unbelievable work, bravo!!!

@GlobalProspecting 3 месяца назад

Thank You Tim

@baldknobfarmstead5167 2 месяца назад

I just sent my husband a list of things I need to make opal and his reaction was either "oh cool" or "uh oh". Haha either way I'm shopping for supplies!

@GlobalProspecting 2 месяца назад

Love it!!

@Kerrsartisticgifts 3 месяца назад

That's a truly amazing opal you grew. It got prettier as you cut and polished it. You must be over the moon about how it turned out, congratulations!

@bunk9991 3 месяца назад

A duel edged sword of sorts. I am amazed that you could grow an opal as beautiful as that one and the converse is we figured out how to circumvent nature and grow an opal. We are no longer amazed at nature. Onward through science!

@patioorangutan2239 2 месяца назад

I say often, nothing is sacred anymore

@DrBretPalmer 2 месяца назад

I'd disagree, with increased science gives us a better understanding. I hope you are selling them and earning a small fortune. Go for it! I wonder if you can buy Si nano spheres? I don't have the lab at home.

@bunk9991 2 месяца назад

@@DrBretPalmer I totally agree but now we will wonder if that opal necklace I bought was real! Amazon has the nano-spheres!

@joker_storm2232 Месяц назад

“Oh, so Mother Nature needs a favour? Well maybe she should have thought of that when she was besetting us with droughts and floods and poison monkeys! Nature started the fight for survival and now she wants to quit because she’s losing. Well I say ‘hard cheese.’” -Montgomery Burns

@bunk9991 Месяц назад

@@joker_storm2232 Oh boy,do you have a lot to learn. There is no beating mother nature! Sure, you can win an occasional skirmish but she will be here well after man has come and gone. She wins the game!

@Willows4040 24 дня назад

Lol i think ill just go buy a mining claim 😂

@ChattyCharlieStore 3 месяца назад

Where can we buy your synthetic opal? I want some for my jewelry! Shared this video on my Facebook feed, I think the work you guys put into this year-long adventure needs a lot more praise. Thanks for all your hard work

@GlobalProspecting 2 месяца назад

Hey Charlie gives me a few more weeks I have a lot of jars settling right now when they dry, I can cure we can sell you some for sure if you want to send us an email. I'm messing with the settling process on some to see if I can change the patterns.

@elishadoyle8191 Месяц назад

Did it smell plasticey when you were grinding it?

@GlobalProspecting Месяц назад

No, its silica no binder

@budklw 3 месяца назад

That is awesome! I didn't expect it to be anywhere as good as it is!

@VendettaProspecting 3 месяца назад

Good experiment

@pkgoldopalhunting 3 месяца назад

great colours congrats man

@GlobalProspecting 3 месяца назад

Thanks PK so glade your feeling beeter

@pkgoldopalhunting 3 месяца назад

@@GlobalProspecting thanks mate

@LocallyLostHandmade 3 месяца назад

Best Synthetic I’ve ever seen hands down

@GlobalProspecting 3 месяца назад

Thanks locally

@jennystone421 3 месяца назад

It's amazing we can make something in months that takes millions of years to form . I'll always stick with the earth stones but this is cool to see and pretty👍

@GlobalProspecting 3 месяца назад

Thank you Jenny

@tianafrancis9827 3 месяца назад

WOW LOVE the colors

@randomguy1371 2 месяца назад

Are the temps C or F?

@GlobalProspecting 2 месяца назад

F but on the stirrer I just convert to F

@ChristopherKelly 3 месяца назад

That is awesome! Beautiful stone, even if it is lab created. Quite the set up you've got there!

@DangDahlia 3 месяца назад

Amazing job! It was definitely worth the wait!

@peteythajeweler902jewels Месяц назад

💪🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🇨🇦

@GlobalProspecting Месяц назад

Very Cool Thanks so much for watching we have new video premieres every other Thurs 9pm EST LIVES every other Thurs with Giveaways Opals, T-shirt Opal Addict Gear etc. Hope to see you Thanks again!

@paigey1995- Месяц назад

Do you sell this synthetic cab? Would love to own it or one like it? ❤

@GlobalProspecting Месяц назад

I do have a few for sale will send an Email when I get some time Thanks You

@paigey1995- Месяц назад

@@GlobalProspecting Brilliant thank you!!

@tomrustin1912 3 месяца назад

This is cool

@KeithDee-pu8kz 2 месяца назад

Amazing job growing opal your the bomb

@MrMiguel58angel 23 дня назад

👌🙃

@GlobalProspecting 19 дней назад

Thanks for watching!!

@soozieq697 3 месяца назад

Very neat! Does it cut more like a hard matrix or softer crystal opal?

@GlobalProspecting 3 месяца назад

Softer crystal for sure.

@ShadowMcSneaky 3 месяца назад

from 1:20 i can hear your voice only on my right ear. not very pleasant. maybe fix that for the next time

@emseric1010 3 месяца назад

nice work looks awesome

@Robert-ve4sl 3 месяца назад

I just lost my high

@rosannacordoba4223 Месяц назад

Is it possible to add a little cremation ashes to this process.

@GlobalProspecting 19 дней назад

That could be done for sure super great idea

@rosannacordoba4223 18 дней назад

Do you think you could make one for me?

@SmithnWesson 3 месяца назад

I really like what you're doing here. You are decoding some of the mystery of the Gilson opal and the Bello opal I suspect tha ift you use spheres of just one color, and condense that, and sinter that, the color could end up much more intense. Because the spheres will line up better if they are of the same size. When you mix colors together, you're ending up with white, because white is mixture of all colors, and you don't want white. I would be curious to see what happened if you took a piece of black potch, cut it into a perfect cabochon, and then deposit some of the synthetic opal on top. Maybe just 1/10 of a millimeter would be sufficient to get brilliant color. You could also do the same with a perfectly cut piece of black obsidian. I look forward to the future videos on this topic. I'm sure you're going to make great progress.

@ResortDog 3 месяца назад

Note: You can throw your US clad change into Virgin Valley Bentonite opal wash muddy water for a couple days & it will be plated in a thin refractive layer. Looks like the prismatic effect of desert glass sheen. I always did my quarters & dimes for change before i went to gem shows.

@GlobalProspecting 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the ideas will definitely put them to use.

@GlobalProspecting 3 месяца назад

Very cool

@kevbruce9191 3 месяца назад

Cringing watching this. I appreciate the chemistry skills involved, and the fact you can replicate an opal. The negative is that too many unscrupulous greedy ppl will sell this as legitimate opal for an inflated price once it leaves your hands. Extremely bad for the opal industry imo

@ResortDog 3 месяца назад

That horse left the barn years ago which makes natural & untreated the bar to "Gem".

@whatdudeokman6481 3 месяца назад

Welcome to Earth, did you just get here?

@kevbruce9191 3 месяца назад

@whatdudeokman6481 facts my friend.

@rampantmoss4528 2 месяца назад

It doesn't really work like that, synthetic opals are actually very different from real ones and although still beautiful, can be told apart very easily. We've been able to produce synthetic opals for decades but fortunately (or unfortunately depending on how you look at it) they cannot really fool anyone into thinking they are real unless the buyer has absolutely no idea what they are looking at and in which case should not be buying gemstones.