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Reference Section
Links, Maps and Articles about precious opal and/or Virgin Valley
Links
Maps
click an icon for information and driving directions - the Opal Negra mill site is the icon that looks like a little house
Articles
| "Precious Opal" |
| Pliny’s “Improbably Picturesque” Gemstone |
| By Bob Jones, Senior Consulting Editor for Rock&Gem magazine Reprinted with the permission of Rock&Gem Magazine; Published in October 2004 |
| Paul B. Downing, Ph.D., noted opal authority and author of several well known books on opal, opal valuation and opal cutting wrote an appendix to his Opal: Advanced Cutting & Setting that discusses the terminology used to describe the various forms of opal. His publisher, Majestic Press, has graciously allowed us to reprint it here. |
| An interesting and informative article about precious opal and it's pricing. Includes excerpts from "Opal Identification and Value" by Paul Downing, internationally known opal authority. |
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| Here's a link to a Desert Magazine, 1943 article on Virgin Valley. A little bit of history about Virgin Valley and it's opal. The article starts on page 13. |
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"Romancing the Stones" |
| An article by Carolyn Dufurrena from the May/June 1986 edition of Nevada Magazine. One of the best articles I've seen about Virgin Valley opal and the people who mine it. |
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