ooh... that's impressive. Most of the opal I've seen has come from Australia...

I don't know the origin of this stone, but it looks like Mintabe gray-base (Australia). Then it was carved by a guy in Germany. It's not gem-quality but it's got a fair amount of color. He is the CUTEST little puppyface. Wish I had disk space so I could post a picture.

(grin)

Well, I only drove the tank once, but I'll remember it for quite a while. :-)