[Jewelry making - Article 01500] - Re: [Orchid] Care and storage of opals

[jackie truty]

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    I work with opals a great deal as well, and I'd always been taught
    that water is the only medium in which to store opals. Glycerine,
    indeed, will draw water from the opal by osmosis, and is to be
    avoided. 

Jackie 

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