Monday, November 14, 2011

Monday, November 14


My wife’s favorite local jeweler had an opal show featuring a visiting vender.  The gems were mined in Australia’s Andamooka Opal Fields, mostly black and crystal.   Paul Christensen was the seller and he had cut and polished the stones himself on his own equipment.  Australia provides about 95% of the world’s opals.

The other gemstone varieties are:




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