Covers information on opal formation, structure, pricing, cutting, and setting. Here too, are confessions of an opalholic, information on the first Australian opal mines, and history of Lightning Ridge.
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Covers information on opal formation, structure, pricing, cutting, and setting. Here too, are confessions of an opalholic, information on the first Australian opal mines, and history of Lightning Ridge.
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Add this copy of Opal Adventures to cart. $26.50, very good condition, Sold by 3rd St. Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lees Summit, MO, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Majestic Pr.
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Add this copy of Opal Adventures to cart. $46.70, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Majestic Pr.
Add this copy of Opal Adventures to cart. $81.25, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Majestic Pr.
Add this copy of Opal Adventures to cart. $102.82, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Majestic Pr.
"Opal Adventures" is just what the title describes, a very personal journey by the author and his wife as they experience in minute detail the "life of an opal miner."
As a gemology student, I scanned it quickly out of curiosity and it did give me a sense of history of the Austrailian Opal mines of the 1900's. I have not found anything on the Internet to verify that Dr. Downing was ever recognized as an authority of precious opal by the GIA, AGS, IGA, however.
