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Heat up Opals in Microwave ! ? (3)

Heat up 3 min

The smell of burnt plastic spread all over when 3 minutes end.


Take out plate

Remove a hot plate by hand towels then to the table.

Heated opals

The colour of Triplet opal has changed quite a bit.


Let's see how the opals are .... Let's begin with Doublet and Triplet Opal.

Doublet Opal

Doublet Opal

Left : Before / Right : After

Doublet Opal

Left : Before / Right : After

Doublet Opal

Left : Before / Right : After

There wasn't much changes.


Triplet Opal

Triplet Opal

Left : Before / Right : After

Triplet Opal

Left : Before / Right : After

Triplet Opal

Left : Before / Right : After

As you can see here, the difference is obvious ! There's area where it looks like air bubbles on the back side of Triplet opal, which I believe from extreme temperature while heating in the microwave. The strong, strange smell was actually a burning smell of glued areas, in between a black plastic base and thin layer of opa

Triplet Opal after being heated