Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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Doublets, triplets and mosaics are ways of making something more out of something less, and an artform in their own right. I spoke with Vicki at Down To Earth Opals at Lightning Ridge about these kinds of opals, and looked at some spectacular examples!

Welcome to Opalwords, a series of videos about the terminology used in the opal mining industry and specifically at the opal mining location of Lightning Ridge in Northern New South Wales, Australia, and the home of the black opal.

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0:00 Introduction
0:43 Solid Opal
1:57 Doublets
4:17 Triplets
5:07 The Elephant in the Room
8:58 Mosaic
10:12 Acknowledgements

Down To Earth Opals:
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