How to Grade Rough Opal
How to Grade Rough Opal How to Grade Rough Opal ready for processing To grade rough opal, you might just make three piles of stones. One pile represents the stones with the greatest potential with the most obvious color and of course, this is the main reason for checking the opal because if the stones […]
Opal Faced Jewelry Watches
Opal faced Jewelry Watches Using gemstones in the faces of watches render the concept of timepieces just telling the time as a thing of the past. Opal faced jewelry watches are exclusive fashion accessories which are a cut above the regular jewelry pieces. Gemstones have always fascinated men and women and we have all found numerous ways […]
A Rock hound in The Opal Fields
A Rock hound in the opal fields A Rock hound in The Opal Fields: What a place for a rock hound, and what a name for a town. ‘Anakie!’ and sapphire mining! Well, when I first set eyes on the place back in 1968 it sure well described it. Sapphire miners in old bombs (Aussie […]
Rock Hounds – It’s A Dog’s Life!
Rock Hounds – It’s A Dog’s Life! Rock Hounds – It’s A Dog’s Life! Why do they call people who collect stones rock hounds? Probably because when you get the rock collecting bug, you are a bit like a dog that rarely looks up at the heavens anymore because your nose is always pointed at […]
Setting up my Computer Screen for Viewing Opals
How do I set up my Computer Screen for Viewing Opals Online? Setting up my Computer Screen for Viewing Opals: This page will help you set a white point and balance your screen’s brightness and contrast settings to get the most out of the opal images displayed on opalmine.com. If you are not familiar with […]
My Hobby
My Hobby My Hobby: Opal – Helpful Hints from an Enthusiast After cutting opals for about 30 years, one day an old bloke walked into the Opal Miner’s Hut and said: “How do you “dop” an opal?” After a lengthy description of the traditional heated sealing wax method, he said: “That’s a bit of […]
Australian Opals and Opal Jewelry
Australian Opals and Opal Jewelry Australian Opals and Opal Jewelry: Just imagine the look on her face when you make a gift of a marvelous piece of Australian opal jewelry! Australian opal is truly unique and because of its amazing variety of colors and patterns, can be matched to practically any personality. This gem is […]
Opal Calibration Chart
Opal Calibration Chart Opal Calibration Chart: When you first get to know about cutting opals, the challenge is to be able to cut the stones in a perfect oval. After a while, your eye gets used to it. You start using your fingers like a human lathe and you know just the right ‘touch’ as […]
