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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 9807245, member: 36"]Ugh. At least you're safe from feline distemper!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Probably a synthetic. Real opals are a bear and a half to cut that way, so most folks who do inlay use the synthetics. They're more stable and come in flat pieces that can be cut at will. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Somebody didn't have their 40x out when they wrote that auction. THe mark on mine is 935 and no mistake. I can imagine the knife being used to scrape the bowl. The spoon... since the 70s the mind goes elsewhere! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>...except it's a pendant.(LOL)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 9807245, member: 36"]Ugh. At least you're safe from feline distemper! Probably a synthetic. Real opals are a bear and a half to cut that way, so most folks who do inlay use the synthetics. They're more stable and come in flat pieces that can be cut at will. Somebody didn't have their 40x out when they wrote that auction. THe mark on mine is 935 and no mistake. I can imagine the knife being used to scrape the bowl. The spoon... since the 70s the mind goes elsewhere! ...except it's a pendant.(LOL)[/QUOTE]
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