Sat 8 Jun, 2019
It's time we've updated our portfolio of custom engagement rings, created by our talented jewellers over the past few months. Covering traditional, modern, and completely contemporary designs, as well as a range of colour and body tones, maybe these rings could inspire your choice?
Read more Comment (0)Wed 5 Jun, 2019
A new species of herbivorous dinosaur has been unveiled in Australia, with the discovery having been found at one of the opal fields in Lightning Ridge (NSW).
And the really interesting part? The discovery also represent the most complete dinosaur fossil found yet, preserved in opal.
Read more Comment (0)Fri 5 Apr, 2019
The $34 million dollar Australian Opal Centre project has been given the go-ahead, with the Federal Government committing $9.5 million towards stage one of the Lightning Ridge-based centre.
Read more Comment (0)Mon 1 Apr, 2019
The fascination with Opal Engagement Rings has been steadily on the rise in the past 5 or so years, particularly with the popularity of sharing platforms such as Pinterest becoming a virtual wish list of all things pretty, unique and tempting.
Read more Comment (0)Tue 19 Mar, 2019
We have noticed the trend of photographing opal, in particular, light opal on black backgrounds, as well as being asked by clients and some suppliers as to why we don't use said technique.
Read more Comment (0)Thu 14 Mar, 2019
For customers visiting our physical store at 11 Ballantyne Court, Glenview, you would notice the highway upgrade that we've been enduring for the past few years (and more to come).
Read more Comment (0)Tue 5 Feb, 2019
Gemologists are speculating after a rare opal which contains an entombed insect was sourced from the Indonesian Island of Java.
Read more Comment (0)Wed 2 Jan, 2019
From all the staff here at Opals Down Under, we'd like to thank our customers and opal-enthusiasts for another fantastic year!
Read more Comment (0)Mon 29 Oct, 2018
Wow, this year has gone fast! It’s already time to start finalising your online orders with us, to ensure that they will arrive in time for Christmas.
Read more Comment (0)Wed 10 Oct, 2018
Australia has long been the largest supplier of precious opal in the world, but with the last decade seeing an influx of hyrdophane opal from Ethiopia, this could be pushing the need to review the classification system for opal.
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