A fossil made of Opal. It's actually for sale . I saw an image of this fossil years ago and thought this was the ultimate Jewel! There is an underground town in Australia where this was discovered If I remember correctly.
Posted on 01/13/2023 3:57:25 AM PST by blueplum
A research team using new methods to analyze data from NASA's Curiosity, a rover operating on Mars since 2012, was able to independently verify that fractures in the bedrock contained opal, on Earth a gemstone formed by the alteration of silica by water....
..."Our new analysis of archival data showed striking similarity between all of the fracture halos we've observed much later in the mission," Gabriel said. "Seeing that these fracture networks were so widespread and likely chock-full of opal was incredible."....
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
Nice. Probably go for zillions.
There’s gold in them thar canals!
Fools gold.
Have to admit, if it truly is opal then that would be irrefutable evidence of water for sure...
in before the Heart of the Ocean reference...
But very high mining cost.
Past flowing water is a given. It’s acknowledged.
“But very high mining cost.”
I think the 49ers said something about that—but went for it anyway...
;-)
subsurface water?
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cut, shaped and polished opals?
But very high mining cost.
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Some opal varieties like the Australian Black Opal goes for $43,000 a gram. Far more valuable than gold, which is valued in ounces.
I have seen a lot of “Could be from” and “pretty sure it might be from”, but this would be absolute and the smoking gun proof without question right here.
A fossil made of Opal. It's actually for sale . I saw an image of this fossil years ago and thought this was the ultimate Jewel! There is an underground town in Australia where this was discovered If I remember correctly.
Wait ‘til they find unobtanium
They have shown deltas and flood plains for many years now. Even wet spots where springs leak out of the soil to evaporate. With the current atmosphere of 1% ours water would immediately vaporize on the surface, but eons ago that wasn’t the case.
Since they're on Mars, I'm guessing they'll find Upsidaisium before Unobtanium...
;^)
Our new analysis of archival data showed striking
similarity
between all of the fracture halos we’ve observed much later in the mission,” Gabriel said. “Seeing that these fracture networks were so widespread and
likely
chock-full of opal was incredible.”....
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This proves nothing about water.
Only 2 words in this urinalist sop.
Coober Pedy SA
Did they find the flag yet?
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