{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Navvy Hill Opals Australia","home_page_url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au","description":"Navvy Hill Opals Australia","author":{"name":"Navvy Hill Opals Australia"},"items":[{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/the-allure-of-australian-opals-2","html_content":"

Discover the Natural Wonder Behind Every Dazzling Flash

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/the-allure-of-australian-opals-2","title":"The Allure of Australian Opals","summary":"Discover the Natural Wonder Behind Every Dazzling Flash","date_modified":"2026-09-23T14:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/part-four-%E2%80%94-opal-found-us-again","html_content":"

PART FOUR — OPAL FOUND US AGAIN

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/part-four-%E2%80%94-opal-found-us-again","title":"PART FOUR — OPAL FOUND US AGAIN","summary":"PART FOUR — OPAL FOUND US AGAIN","date_modified":"2026-09-23T04:03:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/the-allure-of-australian-opals-1","html_content":"

Discover the Natural Wonder Behind Every Dazzling Flash

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/the-allure-of-australian-opals-1","title":"The Allure of Australian Opals","summary":"Discover the Natural Wonder Behind Every Dazzling Flash","date_modified":"2026-09-23T00:56:05Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/a-rite-of-passage","html_content":"

PART 3 Follow the history behind our love of opal and how we came to be!

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/a-rite-of-passage","title":"A rite of passage","summary":"PART 3 Follow the history behind our love of opal and how we came to be!","date_modified":"2026-09-21T00:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/finding-the-evidence","html_content":"

PART 2

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/finding-the-evidence","title":"Finding the evidence","summary":"PART 2","date_modified":"2026-09-20T00:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/do-we-have-the-proof-of-first-opals-in-sa","html_content":"

PART 1

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/do-we-have-the-proof-of-first-opals-in-sa","title":"Do we have the proof of first Opals in SA?","summary":"PART 1","date_modified":"2026-09-18T22:02:29Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/the-opal-has-spoken-stop-cutting-%F0%9F%98%82","html_content":"

There’s a dangerous little sentence in opal cutting:

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/the-opal-has-spoken-stop-cutting-%F0%9F%98%82","title":"The opal has spoken. Stop cutting. 😂","summary":"There’s a dangerous little sentence in opal cutting:","date_modified":"2026-09-18T02:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/deliberate-irregular-freeform-opal-shaping","html_content":"

Perfect oval. Perfect circle. Perfect rectangle.

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/deliberate-irregular-freeform-opal-shaping","title":"Deliberate irregular freeform opal shaping","summary":"Perfect oval. Perfect circle. Perfect rectangle.","date_modified":"2026-09-17T02:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/bezel-or-claws-the-tiny-decision-that-changes-everything","html_content":"

An opal can completely change personality depending on how it is set.

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/bezel-or-claws-the-tiny-decision-that-changes-everything","title":"Bezel or claws? The tiny decision that changes everything","summary":"An opal can completely change personality depending on how it is set.","date_modified":"2026-09-17T02:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/why-does-my-opal-look-different-today-%F0%9F%92%8E","html_content":"

Ever looked at your opal and thought, “Hang on… where did THAT colour come from?”

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/why-does-my-opal-look-different-today-%F0%9F%92%8E","title":"Why does my opal look different today? 💎","summary":"Ever looked at your opal and thought, “Hang on… where did THAT colour come from?”","date_modified":"2026-09-16T01:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/the-opal-that-vanishes","html_content":"

Here’s one of opal cutting’s cruellest little tricks.

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/the-opal-that-vanishes","title":"The Opal that Vanishes","summary":"Here’s one of opal cutting’s cruellest little tricks.","date_modified":"2026-09-14T22:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/doublet-that%E2%80%99s-not-a-dirty-word","html_content":"

Some people hear opal doublet and immediately think it means fake opal.

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/doublet-that%E2%80%99s-not-a-dirty-word","title":"Doublet? That’s not a dirty word.","summary":"Some people hear opal doublet and immediately think it means fake opal.","date_modified":"2026-09-14T02:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/andamooka-matrix-the-opal-that-needs-a-little-persuasion","html_content":"

Some opals arrive looking fabulous.

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/andamooka-matrix-the-opal-that-needs-a-little-persuasion","title":"Andamooka Matrix: The Opal That Needs a Little Persuasion","summary":"Some opals arrive looking fabulous.","date_modified":"2026-09-13T23:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/opal-is-unlucky-apparently","html_content":"

Poor opal.

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/opal-is-unlucky-apparently","title":"Opal Is Unlucky. Apparently.","summary":"Poor opal.","date_modified":"2026-09-12T23:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/why-is-there-brown-rock-in-my-opal","html_content":"

If you’ve ever looked at a Boulder Opal and thought:

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/why-is-there-brown-rock-in-my-opal","title":"Why Is There Brown Rock in My Opal?","summary":"If you’ve ever looked at a Boulder Opal and thought:","date_modified":"2026-09-12T00:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/the-most-terrifying-part-of-opal-cutting-the-first-grind","html_content":"

A piece of rough Coober Pedy opal can look decidedly unimpressive.

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/the-most-terrifying-part-of-opal-cutting-the-first-grind","title":"The Most Terrifying Part of Opal Cutting: The First Grind","summary":"A piece of rough Coober Pedy opal can look decidedly unimpressive.","date_modified":"2026-09-11T00:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/coober-pedy-the-town-that-decided-underground-was-perfectly-norm","html_content":"

Most towns build houses.

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/coober-pedy-the-town-that-decided-underground-was-perfectly-norm","title":"Coober Pedy: The Town That Decided Underground Was Perfectly Norm","summary":"Most towns build houses.","date_modified":"2026-09-10T00:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/so%E2%80%A6-where-does-an-opal-get-all-those-colours","html_content":"

Here’s the odd bit: the colours in precious opal aren't actually coloured pigments.

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/so%E2%80%A6-where-does-an-opal-get-all-those-colours","title":"So… Where Does an Opal Get All Those Colours?","summary":"Here’s the odd bit: the colours in precious opal aren't actually coloured pigments.","date_modified":"2026-09-08T23:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/why-opals-don%E2%80%99t-do-identical-twins","html_content":"

You can dig two opals from the same patch of Australian dirt and still end up with stones that look like they’ve never met.

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/why-opals-don%E2%80%99t-do-identical-twins","title":"Why Opals Don’t Do Identical Twins","summary":"You can dig two opals from the same patch of Australian dirt and still end up with stones that look like they’ve never met.","date_modified":"2026-09-07T23:12:59Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/coober-pedy-opal-because-beige-had-a-midlife-crisis","html_content":"

Coober Pedy is not exactly subtle. It’s hot, dusty, famously underground — and then, just to show off, it produces some of the most beautiful opal on Earth.

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/coober-pedy-opal-because-beige-had-a-midlife-crisis","title":"Coober Pedy Opal: Because Beige Had a Midlife Crisis","summary":"Coober Pedy is not exactly subtle. It’s hot, dusty, famously underground — and then, just to show off, it produces some of the most beautiful opal on Earth.","date_modified":"2026-09-07T20:55:24Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/a-more-convincing-artificial-opal-1","html_content":"

PART 3.

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/a-more-convincing-artificial-opal-1","title":"A More Convincing Artificial Opal","summary":"PART 3.","date_modified":"2026-08-11T23:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/a-more-convincing-artificial-opal","html_content":"

PART 2

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/a-more-convincing-artificial-opal","title":"A More Convincing Artificial Opal","summary":"PART 2","date_modified":"2026-08-11T08:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/artificial-opal-how-it-is-made-and-why-honest-disclosure-matters","html_content":"

In this 3 part series,- we bring you information to demonstrate what is synthetic opal and how these are manufactured gems are designed to lure you into buying these products. Buyer beware.

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/artificial-opal-how-it-is-made-and-why-honest-disclosure-matters","title":"Artificial Opal: How It Is Made and Why Honest Disclosure Matters","summary":"In this 3 part series,- we bring you information to demonstrate what is synthetic opal and how these are manufactured gems are designed to lure you into buying these products. Buyer beware.","date_modified":"2026-08-10T23:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/opal-doublets-and-valuation-beauty-value-and-honest-disclosure","html_content":"

Opal doublets are sometimes misunderstood. Some people think they are less desirable simply because they are not solid opals—but that overlooks their real purpose and beauty.

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/opal-doublets-and-valuation-beauty-value-and-honest-disclosure","title":"Opal Doublets and Valuation: Beauty, Value and Honest Disclosure","summary":"Opal doublets are sometimes misunderstood. Some people think they are less desirable simply because they are not solid opals—but that overlooks their real purpose and beauty.","date_modified":"2026-08-10T08:30:00Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/the-allure-of-australian-opals","html_content":"

Discover the Natural Wonder Behind Every Dazzling Flash

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/the-allure-of-australian-opals","title":"The Allure of Australian Opals","summary":"Discover the Natural Wonder Behind Every Dazzling Flash","date_modified":"2026-08-09T04:13:36Z"},{"id":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/navvy-hill-opals-australia-winning-stone","html_content":"

","url":"https://navvyhillopalsaustralia.com.au/blog/f/navvy-hill-opals-australia-winning-stone","title":"Navvy Hill Opals Australia winning stone","date_modified":"2026-08-04T07:54:40Z"}]}