Pretty Good Jewelry ‘Pretty good jewelry‘ well, that’s an expression that has taken on a meaning that is completely at odds to what it says. Let’s take the expression apart. It says that the jewelry is pretty. Then it says that it’s ‘good’. What does that mean? It means that the jewelry is pretty, and [...read more]

Jewelry Australia Manufactures ‘Jewelry’ or as we spell it here ‘Jewellery’ (U.K. Spelling) When it comes to jewelry Australia is very much influenced by our national gemstone, Opal. In the past it has been a challenge for designers to come up with ideas that will enhance the opal and get away from tired old designs [...read more]

Australian Opal Jewellery Today Australian opal jewellery has finally come of age. In the past decade or so, the Australian government has seen fit to create a national gemstone and even though many other gemstones are found in this large continent, most of them are also found extensively in other countries. Not so with opal. [...read more]

Solid Opal – Aren’t they ALL Solid? Solid opal is a term that has become known by mainly opal dealers and folks who understand a bit about opal because it intends to differentiate between the different ways opals are manufactured and presented. Solid opal or Solid opals makes reference to the fact that the opal [...read more]

Rock hounding opal for the ordinary bloke One day I sat down and wrote a book on the subject of opal which pretty much covers most of the things I remember about the opal industry and my experience in rock hounding. We didn’t publish the book because we couldn’t afford to at the time, but [...read more]

How opal rough is graded and sold Opal rough can be sorted into different grades. 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 are just [...read more]

Jewelry watches – a Cut above the Rest. Jewelry watches are exclusive fashion accessories which are a cut above the regular jewelry pieces. Jewelry has always fascinated man and he has always loved to wear accessories that will enhance his elegance. Though not as popular as gold and platinum jewelry, watches have been making fashion [...read more]

No Opals – A Rock hound in a state of Anakie 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 slang for a [...read more]

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 the ground in the same direction as [...read more]

This page will help you set a white point and balance your brightness and contrast settings to get the most of of the opal images displayed on www.opalmine.com. If you are not familiar with your monitor’s controls and set-up process, now is a good time to get your owner’s manual, then just follow the steps [...read more]

Helpful Hints for the Opal Hobbiest Working from home is the dream of many a hobbyist and with today’s revolutionary communication systems, there’s no reason why your hard work and fun in the garage cannot be turned into cash.  Cash that can not only pay bills but also buy more sophisticated equipment to make your [...read more]

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 even fit for a queen. Queen Victoria always wore pieces [...read more]