The biology of Lighting Ridge: Opal: black opal may represent the intersection of the animal and mineral kingdoms.

From: Jewelers Circular Keystone | Date: February 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

One does not just take a moonlight stroll through the outskirts of the mining community of Lightning Ridge. If a hapless stroller survives the 50-ft. fall into an uncapped shaft, there's no telling what else may have survived it as well--that is, if it isn't half-filled with water. And even if you avoid the poisonous snakes, you might corner a kangaroo having a bad hair day, which can do more to you than a $200 paper shredder. Worse yet, you could waltz into the wrong pub.

Once at the Ridge, however, one learns quickly to avoid the wrong place/time/circumstances, and, with a ...

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