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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 344196" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Be sure if you soak your opals that you use MINERAL oil and not veg. oil. Opals are weird in that they are silicates, but do not have a normal crystal structure. They are actually closer to being liquids than solids for that reason.</p><p></p><p>Turqoise is actually a type of copper ore and also likes to be oiled though it hates water. According to husband who collected the stuff, the best way to oil turquoise is to rub it on an oily part of your skin like your chin, nose, or forehead.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 344196, member: 1963"] Be sure if you soak your opals that you use MINERAL oil and not veg. oil. Opals are weird in that they are silicates, but do not have a normal crystal structure. They are actually closer to being liquids than solids for that reason. Turqoise is actually a type of copper ore and also likes to be oiled though it hates water. According to husband who collected the stuff, the best way to oil turquoise is to rub it on an oily part of your skin like your chin, nose, or forehead. [/QUOTE]
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