So educational and not in a boring way I love opal and I’m alway hungry to learn more so thank you for including this on your channel 🙂

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

Best talk on Opal I’ve seen in more than 50+ years of Opal buying and Collecting

@KatyDidRocks

2 ай бұрын

He did a great job, didn't he?

Omg omg omg omg! This was awesome! The time absolutely flew by while watching this. Fantastic job on the editing Kate! Those little chapter books with the video insert, nice touch! Speaking of touch…. I’d love to get my grubby lil hands on some of that. Just like that amazing blue one he demonstrated with.

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

I have some that I brought home - although they aren't QUITE that big. :D

Love, love your opals. The blue one is exquisite. Would love to see the opal fluorescence under a UV light.

Wow! This was wonderful information! This man is a living encyclopedia of all things Opal! I learned a lot, thanks Kate!👍👍👍

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

Yes, he really does a great job.

Wow thanks for sharing this! Wonderfully filmed and edited. This was so awesome of him to share all this info, and give you the time, and allow you to share this with us all! They are so lucky to get to have that life of opal miners! I’m colorblind too so I understand his pain. I can see colors but they aren’t the same as what everyone else sees. I have a harder time spotting the reds and telling the difference between green & yellow, or blue & purple. But I can still see colors, I just get them wrong often 😅. I’m proud to say I knew a lot of the info but also very glad to say I learned some good stuff in this video! Always happy to learn more about anything to do with rocks! Thanks again for sharing. 🤘 rock on.

This is an absolutely fantastic explanation about the formation of boulder opal!

@KatyDidRocks

28 күн бұрын

He does a gr at job, doesn’t he?

This fellow is a great teacher. His explanations are easily understood.thanks Mike

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

They really are!

Freakin fantastic information and he made it clear and concise for us opal rookies. Beautiful opals. Love the dark blue but would take any. Thanks for sharing with us

One of the most educational videos I've seen in quite a while! When is episode #2?

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

He's really amazing, isn't he? :) I suspect he has more to say.

MISSED THE LIVE. I am SENIOR DISABLED and Feel ASLEEP. Now WATCHING REPLAY.

Really enjoyed!!! He was very knowledgeable and gracious!

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

He really was!

So wonderful kate! The information is invaluable! And that man is wonderful. His presentation is so wonderful, so informational, so darn perfect and the teaching tools of boulder opal he has is perfect! OMG! Just wonderful! Thank you so much for that. I could have listened to him for hours! So full of valuable information. Wow! and i hope you came home with tons of this mans opal! Its gorgeous and amazing! just wow! Thank you Kate! im just in awe! Its rare im struck speechless. But i am!

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I knew the presentation was very special - so I worked to make it as visually special as I could as well.

@largent45

Жыл бұрын

@@KatyDidRocks You did such an awesome job! And it was so visually stunning! The editing and the presentation were perfect! So, so good!

Thank you so much for sharing this! 😁❤💕

It is always a treasure to hear the history from an elder and hear all about what they have learned and experienced. His experience and love of boulder opal is just as important as a miner expert from any other Australian opal field. Thank you Katy for interviewing this great man! All opal and minerals are so interesting and beautiful. I am so used to watching Justin/Black Opal Direct cutting mostly Lightening Ridge opal, but he has on occasion worked boulder opal. I think it is much harder to work with to get a top notch gem from. But I Love crystal opals as opposed to black opals. It's just my preference! To each their own! What matters in opal gems is how well they hold up...and if they are prone to cracking or chipping, they don't make good jewelry. But still his specimens are just gorgeous!

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

They're all beautiful!

I’ve always been fascinated with Opal. Always. Diamonds are cool. Rubys and Emeralds are awesome. And the rest of the gemstones are really cool. But Opal, aww man Opal just has always grabbed me and kept my interest. Always. So I’ve been following Justin with Black Opal Direct. And the Colonel with Pulitzer Opal, etc. And watching the shows on Discovery with the Opal Hunters. But this video here, this was very VERY informational. Thank you so much. I will never forget this one.

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Michael! Ash did a great job presenting.

Great little lecture! Very informative.

What a great Video! Thanks, Katy-did-good! Looking forward to seeing what you do with what you purchased.

Hello Kate! This is a great, informative and educational video on boulder opal! Thank you so very much for taking the time to make this. Keep on doing!

Wow wow wow, on every level. Thanks for sharing your encounter with this awesome Aussie.

Those are beautiful!

That was so interesting and informative. Thanks for sharing Kate 😊❤️

@KatyDidRocks

11 ай бұрын

Thank you - he did a great job!

Wow, black opal. Very informative. Thanks for sharing.

Wow, amazing. Thanks for sharing.

I love opal. This was very informing. My favorite is all types.

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

Ha, me too!

That was great. Very informative.

Totally fascinating... and beautiful 💕

Thanks for posting such A good video on Boulder opal. So compleet. And This mans knowledge And shaing It all is amazing. Thx from A opal lover And hobbyist.

That was so interesting and of course educational. Loved it. Thank you.

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Superb information 👌! Well presented. Thanks Katy for taking us there!!!

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

Hi, Kelly! Thanks for watching!

Wow, that was so interesting! Thank you for sharing!

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for taking the time Katie, I appreciate it

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Rebecca! His info was so great, it was worth the effort. :)

@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469

Жыл бұрын

@@KatyDidRocks agreed

So beautiful and very informative. Thank you for sharing this with us. Am a newbie but have always loved rocks. Opals are so beautiful. 😊

@KatyDidRocks

10 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Ash (the miner) was so generous with his time.

Great video. I was already aware of most of the info in this video, but this was one of the best presentations of that information. Cheers

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow, very informative, opal is a fascinating gem!!😊

@KatyDidRocks

8 ай бұрын

It really is.

Great geography and history lesson, such beautiful pieces of Boulder Opal. I'll try and get to the Tucson show in 2024, will stop by your booths. I'm taking myself to northern Nevada, Virginia Valley, in late August, something that's been on my bucket list for 30 years, looking forward to meeting you in 2024 at the big show. Kindest regards, Don Wilson, Tacoma, Washington.

@KatyDidRocks

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

GREAT VIDEO, VERY INFORMATIVE I'LL NEVER WATCH AUSSIE OPAL HUNTERS THE SAME WAY AGAIN

That was one of the best rock videos I have ever seen! Not sure I have seen anything more stunning, than the specimens this gentleman has. Thanks very much for this! I was just curious- some of those pieces must be worth incredible amounts of money. Do you think they ever have to worry about security?

great information.

So very interesting and educating!! Thank you! I have boulder Opals in some of my jewellery. I just adore Opals. 👍👍👍💗💗💗💗

@KatyDidRocks

9 ай бұрын

Ash did an amazing job presenting.

I've watched what seems to be hours of those Australian opal Discovery shows and not a single one has ever explained the process so well.

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

Ash (the miner) does a wonderful job with his presentation, for sure!

Thank you for the video, Very educational :)

@KatyDidRocks

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks Kate! I learned a lot about opals that I never knew before. Shared on my channel and Facebook.

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Very interesting. I love to hear especially about the geological history and why things land where they do . He knows how the landscape has change and shifted. I love that info..THANKS Katy...

@aleta5873

Жыл бұрын

Last time I saw him teaching Dave (Lapidary) and showed the illustrations, rocks.

Amazing😍😍😍

Great teacher!. Its fantastic to learn more about the stone and its formation.

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

He really did a great job.

Wow! Thank you SO much I really enjoyed that. I will have to try and get to Tucson next year

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

It was quite a trip - I immediately started planning next year as soon as I got home. :D

That was the best presentation for specifically boulder opal I have ever seen. I had no idea that I had a pocket opal and what that actually means. I'll definitely ask.

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, TFF! He definitely knows his stuff.

Amazing presentation! Such a nice guy. Wow. Solid opals are the way to go, then. Thanks! I do wonder why some opals are to be kept in water. Are they not “ripe?”

Gorgeous

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

I agree!

Awesome video!! Why do they kee the Opal wet?

Sangat mempesona dan menyilaukan mata ❤

@KatyDidRocks

11 ай бұрын

Wah, terima kasih banyak!

One day you will make enough from your KZread account to escape the brutal Montana winter and experience the Australian spring/summer find some of your own.

@KatyDidRocks

10 ай бұрын

Wouldn’t that be amazing?

This isnt the Black opal dealer i buy from but I sure learned a lot from this video Thank You, also if you put your ethopian opal in water the color will dissappear for a couple days untill it completely drys out again but dont use a hair dryer on them they will crack.

Waooo mantaf banget bang 🙏🙏👍❤❤

this was very enjoyable , who is this man ?

@KatyDidRocks

Ай бұрын

His name is Ashley, and he is from Broken River Mining. He's really amazing.

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@KatyDidRocks

9 ай бұрын

:)

💝🤙🏼

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

That looks like rings of a tree! 6:50

🎉❤🎉❤

Can you dissolve the ironstone?

@KatyDidRocks

8 ай бұрын

Not without harming the opal.

Wow! You did a great job on this video. I feel like I am getting smarter. Could that be?

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

100% yes! - thanks to Ashley the Aussie Opal Miner. :)

I want to see you cab that. Or your hubby.🎉😂🎉😂🎉

@KatyDidRocks

8 ай бұрын

Sadly, none of these rocks are ours.

😃

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

:)

Eromanga to Tuscon

@KatyDidRocks

11 ай бұрын

:)

The amount of knowledge I have learned in this videos is incredible! I truly hate when people complain but those chosen few who teach and mentor are just amazing people. They want to grow the knowledge and tune people into their passion or specialties and it’s awesome. Especially when they’re treasure hunters. Truly amazing people!

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Ash did a fantastic job with his explanation - I loved spending time with him.

I've said all along that opal is a load of old balls and I was right. 😂😂😂

@KatyDidRocks

10 ай бұрын

Ha!

Why does boulder opal not have movement like a good black opal or a crystal opal. They move the color moves. Boulder opal you have color but no movement.. take a lightning ridge black opal and a boulder opal. Theirs a big difference.

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

There is! I think it has to do with the thickness of the opal. The pocket stone he showed me had some color movement, but certainly not as much as a Lightning Ridge opal.

Wonderful video but the background chatter and (music?) Drowns out much of the narration!

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

There were a lot of people there, for sure - next time I'll be sure to bring a lapel mic if I do any interviews. Thanks for the feedback!

That real light pale Boulder Opal is just not good looking opal

Don't give advise on this

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

No, mostly information.

Bro talks too much

@KatyDidRocks

7 ай бұрын

😂 He had a lot to say!

Thanks

@KatyDidRocks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!