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We drove back to Dubbo and then took a 7 hour train journey back. Along the way, there is a place where countless white fluffs like snow have fallen along the side of the r...
It was Charlie Nettleton who first discovered black opals in this area in the early 1900s and established the area as a black opal mining region. Nettleton was ...
(3) The Town of Lightning Ridge / Night in the Town
In between shopping, I explored the town a bit. Black Opal Town, Lightning Ridge. The main street of the town is of course "OPAL ST." Lightning Ridge is a very small town, but ...
The Opal Festival is a traveling opal show that is held in various outback towns across Australia's vast desert region from April to August. We visited Lightning Ridge, the source ...
I would like to tell you about the trip I took to Australia last year for purchasing goods. First time in Australia in 4 years. From Sydney, we take a plane and a car to begin our 720...
Gem story
宝石の中でも色域がとりわけ広く、ない色はないと言われるほど、多彩な色を持つトルマリン。 熱や圧力で電気を帯びることから、和名は「電気石」と呼ばれています。 結晶が成長する過程で取り込む成分が変わると、一つの石の中に複数の色が現れるのも、トルマリンの特徴です。二色のものはバイカラー、複数の色を持つものはパーティーカラーとも呼ばれ、外側が緑で内側がピンクの結晶は、スイカにちなんでウォータ...
Multi-colored sapphires in a wide variety of hues. Derived from the Latin word "sapphirus" meaning blue, its Japanese name is "seigyoku" (blue jewel). In medieval Europe, it was known as the "ge...
This blue is so famous that it has a name for the color "turquoise blue." It is a beautiful light blue gemstone that symbolizes water that hydrates the dry earth. Turquoise, also known as Turkish s...
Zoisite that has a blue color is called "Tanzanite". "Merelani" in Tanzania. This is the only place in the world where tanzanite is found. Discovered just 50 years ago, tanzanite was named for its ...
Opal is said to be derived from the word "opalios," which means "to see the change in color." As its name suggests, opal's unique feature is its "play of color," which changes color depending on ...
Lapis lazuli has been said to be a sacred stone that symbolizes the heavens. When you look at the deep, vivid blue color and the pyrite inclusions that resemble stars, it's easy to see why this h...
Interview
When talkative Omotesando store opened in 2018, we implemented an event called "Flowers and Jewels." And when thinking about "flowers and jewels" again when opening the Osaka store, talkative des...