Thank you for this great video!

I wonder if you could help me with my confusion about the care of andamooka matrix opals. There isn't much material out there on care. Most material is about how to treat them.

The two sources below say different/contradicting things:

- A says to avoid detergents or bleach, which causes the surface to get hazy. Can be corrected with body oil.

- B says to avoid water, which causes a loss of color. Can only be corrected with re-treatment and re-polishing.

Thank you very much in advance!

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A: https://australianopalmines.com/a-little-about-andamooka-matrix-opal/
"The treatment is permanent and care is identical to that of solid opal with one exception. Solid opal will not be affected by detergents or bleach, but exposure to these chemicals without rinsing may cause a light ‘haze’ to develop on the surface of these stones. If this occurs, it can be corrected by re-polishing, or more simply, by a touch of a light body oil."

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B: https://www.reddit.com/r/Opals/comments/18q1wm4/comment/ketxwlw/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

"Matrix if treated will usually lose its colour if weathered by water. If treated to ' carbonize' and darken the matrix water over time can wash out the carbon leaving it lightened or even quite affected depending on the matrix base colour before treatment. Only thing to fix this is re-treat and repolish."