Article from: Jewelry Raiders
Author: Tomato Maker
What is it that makes so many people risk death?
What exactly is the stone
Can people look for it regardless of their lives?
This place is just called
Lop Nur of the "Ear of the Earth" and the "Sea of Death"
It is located in a lake in the southeast of Xinjiang, China
From the vanished Loulan Ancient Kingdom, exquisite ancient city ruins,
Go to scientific expeditions to the missing Pengam
Then to the successful test explosion of atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs,
It's full of occult colors.
In order to uncover the "true face" of Lop Nur
From ancient times to the present, many explorers have been deeply involved in it
For example, in 1980, Peng Jiamu, a scientist in China
Missing from a scientific expedition there;
China has dispatched a large number of human, material and financial resources
Nothing was found.
In 1990, 7 people from Shiyou went to Lop Nur to find the crystal mine,
Never returned, 2 years later found 3 corpses,
The whereabouts of others are unknown.
In 1996, 16 years later,
Explorer Yu Chunshun disappeared on foot in Lop Nur,
It also casts a veil of mystery over Lop Nur
But I have to say the beauty of the no-man's land in Lop Nur ,
There is no doubt about it.
Perfectly preserved the nature of nature,
There are no traces of artificiality.
And in recent years, because of the search for treasures,
There have been reports of deaths from gem picking.
There are also people who pick up a stone
Sold 2 million and became rich overnight.
I'm not going to talk nonsense anymore.
What kind of stone is it,
Let these treasure hunters
Let them pick it up even if their lives are at stake?
Deep in the Gobi Desert of Lop Nur,
There is such a rare,
A natural stone blessed by nature
After being polished by the wind and sand, the surface is smooth,
Like jade like porcelain, two and one
The lights are bright, and you say it's not magical?
It is located deep in the Gobi Desert in Lop Nur
And life in the desert of the forbidden zone
Opal unique to Xinjiang
And Xinjiang is the only place where opalsum jade is produced in China.
Opals in the Hami region of Xinjiang
Rich in color, warm in stone,
That's not what the tomato maker said before
The kind of "egg-shaped" opal that can be bought for dozens of pieces
▼ Not this kind of egg stone yo
Opal it is different from most gemstones
It is amorphous,
It is the product of desert wind erosion residue slope
Under the natural action of high temperature, high pressure and weathering,
Will be the toughest silicon part,
After countless cold and hot tempers in the desert
After absorbing the essence of the sun and moon in nature
Only formed the baby.
There is no fixed shape,
Strange shapes can all be seen on opals
Opal contains two types of gemstones, variable color and unchanging color.
The market generally calls the unchanging color opal,
The opal that changes color is called opal.
Opal, on the other hand, is divided into surface and underground
The surface opal color is pure and single,
Although the hami surface opal color is pure
But it's still a lot of colors.
Common are brownish red, porcelain white, milky white,
Creamy yellow or bluish gray colors.
Milky snail opal▼
And the surface opal experiences wind and rain
Created itself is jade,
High oil moisture, jade is firm
It feels like Hetian jade white jade.
Someone once put a mutton fat jade bead
Compare it to opal
No matter from the appearance, feel, texture,
Xinjiang surface opal is not inferior!
It has always been difficult to have a connection between porcelain and jade
However, the surface opals of Xinjiang
But it is like jade like porcelain, merging the two into one.
It has a high ornamental and collectible value
Transparent in the light, like a piece of chicken fat,
Soft and soft, it is comfortable to look at,
Opal with a desert lacquer surface
It also has a quaint charm.
The texture of opal is warm and delicate, and the oiliness is good
The key is also stony and hard
The Mohs hardness is 7.5-9.5, which is very suitable for engraving
Therefore, it is also one of the favorite stones of jade carvers
With a little carving, it is a masterpiece.
Surface production is still underground production
There is an impact on the value of opal.
Underground opal has a high water content,
Small density, coarse texture,
The general value of opal collection is not high,
Of course, the strange shape and texture are another matter.
Maybe if there is a pretty color,
It is also an excellent engraving material.
But with the country
Increase the intensity of environmental protection in Lop Nur,
Artificial digging and picking is forbidden,
Surface opals are getting harder to see.
First, the geographical location factor,
If you don't pay attention, your life is in danger
Second, the original number is very small,
And underground opal is also a small reserve,
Exploration, mining is more difficult.
Although opal production
Fewer than the other gems in Lop Nur
But it has really become the love of Shi You,
Many people risked their lives to find it.
Opal though is rare
But the tomato maker thinks
Stones are precious and life is more expensive
Under the premise of ensuring the safety of life
It's worth it to go in search of treasure
But risk your life for a treasure hunt
Or be cautious and cautious
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