So many people risked their lives to go deep into Lop Nur just to pick up this stone

Lop Nur is known as the "Sea of Death", a vast Gobi no-man's land full of unknowns and dangers. It is also because of its inaccessibility that it has become an ideal nuclear testing ground for our country, and from 1964 to 1996, Lop Nur conducted a total of 45 nuclear tests, which further increased its uncertainty and danger.

In recent years, however, more and more people have risked their lives to go deep into Lop Nur areas. They were neither scientific expeditions nor exploration, but only to pick up stones.

What exactly is the stone that makes them so crazy? According to these crazy stone friends, there are many stones that Lop Nur can pick up, such as gold silk jade, topaz stone, mud stone, wind stone and so on.

But what they want to pick up most now is the following stone:

The sharp-eyed stone friend may have recognized it! That's right, it's opal. The depths of the Lop Nur Gobi in Hami are the only opal producing areas in the country. The opal here is divided into surface and underground. After the surface opal is polished by wind and sand, the surface is smooth, also known as "opal seedlings", jade is good, like white jade, has a high ornamental and collection value, in Xinjiang there is a "substitute for Hetian mutton fat jade". Due to the large number of picks, it is now basically extinct. The underground opal texture is delicate and warm, the color is more abundant, and there are often beautiful colors, which is an excellent carving material.

According to a local stone friend who has been picking opals for 16 years, its stock is even less than that of golden silk jade, and its price has risen continuously, unlike Hetian jade. If you don't quite understand how opals can make people crazy, maybe the picture below will give you a glimpse.

This can be seen in this 7-figure opal. Of course, this is just wishful thinking on the part of the seller and doesn't say anything. Is opal worth such a risk? Is it worth such a high price? Perhaps after we have admired the following opal collections, we will have the answer in mind.

koala

smug

Desert Boat

evolve

Mother and child affection

Fresh

clown

hero

expect

camel

Five Blessings Pro Gate

Einstein

The King of the Birds

Spring River plumbing

Land on the ground to make money

Little monkey

Pegasus

Strike hard

Autumn fruit

Cute pet

kind

Goldfish Nafoe

seal

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