To assist our resellers' sales staff, Opals Australia has developed a comprehensive training and reference handbook. The handbook is divided into easy find sections:

This section discusses the origin of the term, chemical composition, how opal is formed and how colour in opal is produced. There is also a concise history of Opals Australia.

We cover the origins of the world's precious opal, and in particular regions in Australia where different opal types are found, includes a map for easy reference.

The 4 main types of opal are described and pictured in this section.

This section describes the ways in which opal is used in jewellery, or presented as a loose stone.

This section provides a summary of the best practices to avoid damaging opal, and how to best care for opal jewellery.

We compile a simple 11 question quiz from the information presented in the handbook, to assist in the training process.

This is a summary page at the back of the handbook, which can be used as a quick reference by the sales staff to consolidate their knowledge of opal and opal jewellery.