SWORDFISH PICS

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="1dc00500dvldtc.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Swordfish Mining:   Virgin Valley Opal</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Swordfish Mining: Virgin Valley Opal"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="black_precious_opal.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BLACK OPALS">BLACK OPALS</A>   |   <A HREF="virgin_valley_precious_opal_mining_claims_from_the_miners_for_sale.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CLAIMS">CLAIMS</A>   |   <A HREF="opal_from_nevada.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PRECIOUS OPAL">PRECIOUS OPAL</A>   |   <A HREF="what_we_do.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WIRE WRAPS, BEADS, JEWELRY">WIRE WRAPS, BEADS, & JEWELRY</A>   |   <A HREF="cut_stones__tops_gemstones_cut_for_years__these_stones_have_all_been_displayed_i.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GEMSTONES">GEMSTONES</A>   |   <A HREF="opal_twigs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LIMB CASTS">LIMB CASTS</A>   |   <A HREF="virgin_valley_wood_replacements.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PINE CONES BARK">PINE CONES & BARK</A>   |   <A HREF="precious_opal_snake_head_cast.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SNAKE HEAD">THE SNAKE HEAD</A>   |   <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GOODS">GOODS</A>   |   <A HREF="leah_and_john.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABOUT ME">ABOUT ME</A>   |   <B>SWORDFISH PICS</B>   |   <A HREF="the_sheldon.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CHARLES SHELDON NWR">CHARLES SHELDON NWR</A>   |   <A HREF="numbers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ADDRESS">ADDRESS</A>   |   <A HREF="map_to_virgin_valley_fee_digs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DIRECTIONS">DIRECTIONS</A>   |   <A HREF="qa.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FAQ">FAQ</A>   |   <A HREF="links_to_friendly_web_pages.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LINKS">LINKS</A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="045d2c00dvldtc.png"> <div> <IMG SRC="2c6b98b0.jpg" border=0 width="185" height="139" ALT="John out prospecting around the weather" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Hiya all; Hope you like my pictures and would like to own one of these.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1f6cae70.jpg" border=0 width="202" height="231" ALT="Peanut opal Horse head wire wrap" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> $75 Australian "Peanut" Opal in Sterling Silver. The Horse Head. </div> <div> <IMG SRC="298b98b0.jpg" border=0 width="185" height="139" ALT="OPAL STOLEN Don't they understand the effects of Karma? It's like not beleiveing in bullets." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </div> <div> Stolen in Quartzsite, AZ.</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> SWORDFISH PICS</div> <div> <IMG SRC="2f0ecf10.jpg" border=0 width="1004" height="753" ALT="Close up Virgin Valley Opal art." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Closeup of rolling flash. (Nice lens flare, eh?)</div> <bR> <div> When you come to the high desert you might take home a rainbow.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="2f3ecf10.jpg" border=0 width="1004" height="753" ALT="Swordfish Mining sunset" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="29eecf10.jpg" border=0 width="1004" height="753" ALT="Branch ends from the long one." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> These are the end pieces of the long one. From black precious opal to opal on wood to crystal opal with POC the whole way..</div> <div> <IMG SRC="29f480a0.jpg" border=0 width="584" height="778" ALT="The long one laid out" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 09</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1fb40f00.png" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALT="Snow Day" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Just a little snow...some years.</div> <bR> <div> Solid walls of water will not stop the rock show.  Snyder's Pow Wow May 2003. NOW IN September!!<IMG SRC="13be1400.jpg" border=0 width="481" height="320" ALT="Snyders POW WOW 2003 mud walk" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="13a80aa0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="426" ALT="Opal vendors" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Not a shabby day to pick out some night bright tops cutters.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="15440f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALT="Treated black super gem halequin sold" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" >Super gem Black</FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="20a40f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALT="Virgin Valley Black Opal" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">SOLD</div> <div> <IMG SRC="15540f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALT="Conk cut longwise treated" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" > Super gem twig cab </FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="15740f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALT="Blonde conk from Rainbow Ridge" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" >Blond Green/Blue Conk</FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="15340f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALT="Nevada precious opal limb specimen" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" >Green/Blue Limb specimen</FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="2cbecf10.jpg" border=0 width="1004" height="753" ALT="Tops virgin valley stone." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Crystal you can't see through. Multicolor "Rind" Opalized layer. Yes there's potch down the one side. It was cut the color on top of green .</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="15a40f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALT=" Brunette Conk from Bonanza. Opal treated. " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" >Wood conk not NOT Dinosaur Bone sold. 4.5 oz core still for sale.</FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="2cd40f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Rough conk slab off block. sold</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0c025dc0.jpg" border=0 width="293" height="220" ALT="Red multicolor harlequin from 14oz knot specimen the entire rind is not gem but most is." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">sold</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="24540f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALT="Johns good branch from the year he quit the Bonanza." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">2005 The last Bonanza wood I dug. Hot blue/green wood with blue and red flashes running down the grain, not just across the face in a vein.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="280d05c0.jpg" border=0 width="464" height="348" ALT=" Quartzsite 2007, smaller with just me and no wolves. " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">2006 Quartzsite going smaller to suit the market.</div> <bR> <div> 2011, Less vendors with better deals.<IMG SRC="2f5ecf10.jpg" border=0 width="1004" height="753" ALT="Quartzsite Pow Wow 2011 sp 560. Waiting for the day." 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