Opal Identification
GEMMOLOGICAL LABORATORY FACT SHEET Chemical composition of Opal: Si0 2nH 20 – Hydrated Silica. • Water content in Precious Opal 3-10%. • Water content…
Bolda a Finalist in the Australian Jewellery Awards
The gracious host of the 2008 Jewellery Design Awards and editor of Vogue magazine Kirstie Clements said she was enamoured of Opal and excited by the future for Opals.
Coober Pedy – ‘Opal Capital of the World’
Coober Pedy ‘Kupa Piti’ is an Aboriginal name meaning ‘White Man in a Hole’ in the language of the Kokatha people the traditional owners of the area. … Read more
Home of Boulder Opal
The Queensland Opal fields are spread over a belt 300-400km wide with a 1000km strike. Trending in a north-westerly direction from the New South Wales border at Hungerford up to Kynuna and stretching west of Cunnamulla, Blackall and Winton out to Noccundra, Palparrara and Hamilton.
The Geology of Opal Country
The Geology of Opal Country All the original finds throughout Australia were ‘floaters’ – pieces of opal, which had been eroded out from the horizontal … Read more
Opal Miners Hall of Fame
‘Legends on the Fields’ OPAL MINERS are crazed by the infection of feminine beauty that is the object of their pursuit, the ‘Queen of Gems‘ … Read more
Opal Miner’s Glossary
“Anyone who possesses this knowledge has a much greater chance of finding Opal. It would not be necessary to come upon it by chance. If one found sandstone then levels would be looked for, then rising levels, then slides and the greatest thing of all two slides crossing at an angle. A slide could be up to 100 meters long and the run of opal could be in straight line along this to a width of up to 15 meters, but usually much less.” – Dr. Archie Kalokerinos
Lightning Ridge – ‘Home of Black Opal’
Lightning Ridge – ‘Home of Black Opal’, the most highly prized variety in the trinity. The ‘Ridge’ is unrivalled, nearly all of the world’s Black … Read more
Eureka, Shearers Strikes & Opal Rushes
Blood Diamonds & Battlers The United Nations General Assembly recognized that conflict diamonds are a crucial factor in prolonging brutal wars in parts of Africa. … Read more
Opal & The Master Jewellers
Quintessential Gemstone of Art Nouveau Jewellery The Art Nouveau period occurred during the last two decades of the nineteenth century and into the first two decades of the twentieth century. … Read more