We are on a rockhounding road trip in the Western part of the USA and in this video we visit the Royal Peacock Opal Mine. This mine is located in the Virgin Valley in the state of Nevada. Join Dominik as he digs through untouched earth to find precious and valuable Opal gems. At this mine, you can also find ancient wood that is really neat.
Finding the Opals was easy yet it was challenging to extract them correctly and intact. We only had a limited time here and were not able to be as patient as maybe necessary. If you come to visit this mine, I would recommend to bring some sort of precision tools and chisels to extract the Opals patiently and carefully. Good luck on your digs!
Disclaimer: We feel like we got extremely lucky and blessed this day finding all these opals. Surely, there are days on which the finds are not this plentiful. As with any mining location, conditions can vary and finds can be plentiful or sparse but a good mindset and hard work ethic will surely be the first steps to a good experience.
Learn more about this Opal Mine here: www.royalpeacock.com/
Here is an excerpt from their website:
"The most spectacular black opals in the world come from the Royal Peacock mines in Virgin Valley, Nevada. Virgin Valley opals are found in layers of clay that were formed when volcanic ash filled an ancient lake millions of years ago. The surrounding forests were also choked with the ash. The lake had twigs and limbs and rotting wood collected in its coves. The buried wood decayed and left lifelike cavities as mementos of their presence.
Heat and pressure formed a silica gel that percolated through the ash and filled the cavities. It gradually hardened into opal. In a small percentage of the opals the cells aligned to create opals with a fiery soul -- precious black opals -- the most beautiful gemstones in the known universe.
Of course, not all Virgin Valley opals are "black." We also produce moss opal, lemon opal, crystal opal, and white opal. Additionally, we are the only known source for fluorescent opal, which fluoresces green when illuminated with black light.
Virgin Valley opals are predominately limb casts embedded in clay beds. Most limbs come from an ancient tree species called Cryptomeria, a relative of the Sequoia.
Virgin Valley opals are usually found in pockets. When you find one there are usually others nearby. This reinforces the current theory that most of the limbs were floating in an ancient lake, and crowded together in small coves and back eddies.
Opalized bones and teeth of vertebrate animals have also been found, including teeth from the now-extinct three-toed horse (Miohippus)."
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