the exploiter of the Australian gem, which he clearly regards as primarily connected with living organisms. Opal: the Gem of the Never Never. By T. C. Wollaston. Pp. xi + 164 + 15 plates.

For Monica Rich Kosann, whose high jewelry collection, The Jewels of Nature, uses rare Australian ... carved crystal opals are reimagined as butterfly wing earrings, set in yellow gold with ...