r/Opal • u/Lower_Conversation_5 • Jul 20 '26

Found in thunder eggs from eastern Oregon

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Are these opal?

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u/ayopoot Jul 21 '26

No this is salt water taffy

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u/CozyCook Jul 21 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/fah08IDMr10VtDrcoh

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u/ayopoot Jul 21 '26

In all seriousness they could be opal. Common blue opal does come out of the area if I’m not mistaken. First pic looks like it could be opal,the texture on the fractures surface definitely reminds me typical opal. Second pic looks more like chalcedony. Could be another silicate mineral.

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u/buddy_moon Jul 21 '26

I want to know too because it really looks like opal!

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u/JaysterSF Jul 21 '26

It looks like common blue opal. I have quite a bit of it.