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Amazing “forest floor” boulder opal from Australia


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Attached are microscopic images of plants and plant material from Australian boulder opal.


This is an Australian boulder opal. It's either forest floor, or detritus from an ancient creek bed or swampy area. The tiny plant stems with hooked leaves might be 'pine' twigs, or perhaps fragments of sphagnum moss, and there may be some seeds and other plants.

Here is the video of it. I wonder if somebody could help me to ID some plants. I know some are impossible to ID, but other appear to be complete.

 

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Beautiful stuff!

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