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[The Amateur Paleontologist]

Hey everyone  

 

Hope you're all good 

 

Some of you might remember, I was talking last year about the fact that I was writing a paper about the wonderful opalised fossils of Australia.. For numerous reasons (including some of which still persist e.g. high school deadlines), I basically put that project 'on hold' - despite the fact that I absolutely love opalised fossils. Unfortunately, the project will mostly have to stay the same way until late May.. On the other hand, I might be able to fit in some time, during the winter vacation, to do a bit of work on that paper 

 

All the best,

 

-Christian

 

 

P.S. A lil' reminder as to why opalised fossils are so cool  :

 

 

[DeepTimeIsotopes]

 opal is one of my favorite minerals

[ynot]

Very nice "teaser", looking forward to more.

 

1 hour ago, UtahFossilHunter said:

 opal is one of my favorite minerals

Opal is not classified as a mineral (no organized molecular structure).

[DeepTimeIsotopes]

3 minutes ago, ynot said:

Very nice "teaser", looking forward to more.

 

Opal is not classified as a mineral (no organized molecular structure).

Whoops, that’s correct. It’s still one of my favorite things.

[Tidgy's Dad]

23 minutes ago, ynot said:

Very nice "teaser", looking forward to more.

 

Opal is not classified as a mineral (no organized molecular structure).

Yup, it's a mineraloid.

And is very beautiful. 

Those specimens are stunning, Christian, and I know a camera doesn't capture all the beauty! 

 

[The Amateur Paleontologist]

9 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Those specimens are stunning, Christian, and I know a camera doesn't capture all the beauty! 

 

There's loads more pictures of such amazing opalised specimens in my paper  and more to come, as well...

-Christian

Edited December 9, 2018 by The Amateur Paleontologist

[Thecosmilia Trichitoma]

Nice new avatar!

[The Amateur Paleontologist]

28 minutes ago, Thecosmilia Trichitoma said:

Nice new avatar!

Thanks! Found the picture on John Pickrell's Twitter page - he occasionally posts stuff about opalised fossils

-Christian

[SULLY]

Those opalised pieces are sweet!

[PaleoNoel]

I love looking at that stuff, so rare and beautiful. 

[doushantuo]

Chris,that's some amazing stuff you have there!

[The Amateur Paleontologist]

2 hours ago, doushantuo said:

Chris,that's some amazing stuff you have there!

Trust me, the fossils in that picture aren't mine. But I do have 2 little opalised invertebrates in my collection

-Christian

[Zapsalis]

It’s my dream to own an opalized dinosaur or wood fossil one of these days! Opal is probably my favorite gemstones of all time!

[The Amateur Paleontologist]

@Zapsalis I know how you feel... I'd also love to own opalised dinosaur material  Or any opalised vertebrate fossil, for that matter!

Opal's also my favourite gemstone  

-Christian