Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 48 minutes ago

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What is a "muggy" or "mug stone" on the Lightning Ridge opal fields?

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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