The reason why opals are so often lost from their settings is that they expand with heat more than other prlecious stones, and, consequently . force open the gold which holds them in place.
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Wairarapa Age, 10 May 1924, Page 5
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33Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 Wairarapa Age, 10 May 1924, Page 5
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