All the treasures have been found! What about the famous downunder sterling silver opal ring?
"Whatever can be found in the land has already been found!"... "Treasures are for Long John Silver, buried, dug up and lost hundreds of years ago by pirates and men of adventure!"
Imagine being sent as a traveling minister to such a desolate, God-forsaken land. As if the insulation, heat, dust and gravel roads weren't enough, there were those pesky flies. "Don't worry about them!"
I am sure that if Copernicus had pointed his telescope at the night sky inland, he would have discovered much more than he ever did. There is no light pollution here. Just one gorgeous ebony background, dotted with endless galaxies of stars.
Not that my wife and I see much of the sky during the day. It was the sparkling things in the ground that fascinated us more. As confirmed rock chasers, it didn't take long to find ourselves traveling through some of the most famous gem countries in the world. Gravel pits became treasures. Dry Streams, Treasure Islands.
Regardless of the fly and the heat, we kept our heads bent to the ground while our eyes darted to and fro from one rock to another, searching for agate topaz, onyx, petrified wood, and anything else that the molten glass told. black opal ring marks. On those very hot days, we sat in the middle of a shallow stream that cut through the gravel.
But what happened to us when we stumbled upon the opal city of Yowah will forever remain in our memory. We first encountered boulder opal in the form of what are known as 'yowah nuts' Suddenly interest in all other gemstones was pushed aside in favor of this amazing stone that changes colour, encompasses the entire spectrum of the rainbow and displays ever-changing patterns, which simulate images of mountain and ocean scenes, faces, all kinds of objects and abstract shapes that challenge the imagination.
There are many gemstones in Australia, but opal bracelet has to be the most unique and colorful. You will see them in all their variations on the Opalmine blog. Leave a message if you need help with a mine tour
