Can you put opals in an ultrasonic?
Keep your opals away from water / Store your opals in water Never use an ultrasonic / Opals are fine to be cleaned in ultrasonics … Read more
Weird and Wonderful Ways to use Opal
There are some amazing stories out there and it seems the opal world has more than it’s fair share. The most jaw dropping (pardon the … Read more
Orientation of Opal in Jewelry
Orientation of opal in jewelry when designing any piece of jewelry with opal pays to make sure you choose the right piece of opal for … Read more
Opal Mining Video
Come and have a look at how we mine for opal in Lightning Ridge. Driving down the bumpy road, a dry and arid landscape surrounds … Read more
Opal Mining
Opal mines are amazing and dangerous places. Most people imagine mines to be like a coal mine, a diamond mine, or a gold mine, but … Read more
Lightning Ridge Opal Mines
Lightning Ridge has many different opal fields or mines in and around it. The opal from each mine and area can differ from black opal … Read more
Opal Mining Strike
You can feel the ‘buzz in the air’ in this short video clip… Opal Mining Strike. Justin has just received news from his mining crew at … Read more
Opal Mines
There are many different opal fields in Australia. Most of the opal fields are in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia. All of the … Read more
Opal Fossils
Opal fossils are opals formed in the cavity left underground by an animal that has perished and left the shape of its former self to … Read more
Natural Opal
Natural opal is the term used for opal that has naturally formed in the ground in areas where silica is in high concentration through the … Read more
More Tips on Dopping Opal
For more information on dopping opal and mearning to cut, please visit our Opal Cutting Guide.
Lightning Ridge Update
Well, I’ve clocked up a few miles in the past week with a trip to Lightning Ridge. Being winter, the weather was gorgeous with sunny … Read more
