The birthstones of Spring are also exciting– September is all about the Sapphires; October the Opals; November the Topaz. Today I want to talk about Aussie Opals.
The Northwestern coast of Australia is home to one of the most prized gemstones in the world; the Australian South Sea Pearl. Thanks to strict quotas and regulations, Australia is proud to be one of the last sources for South Sea Pearls in the world today.
In the last blog post I spoke about my two favourite types of gemstones, but today I thought I’d focus on just one sort of gemstone; one that is slowly coming up in the world of gems; Spinel.
