Opal Entrepreneurship: Indigenous Integration of Sustainable Luxury in Coober Pedy

In a world of diminishing resources, the opal has become a sign of mineral exclusivity for the consumer luxury market and its value as a luxury object comes from gemstone cognoscenti. According to one Australian Aboriginal legend, rainbow-hued opals are believed by some to stir emotions of loyalty a...

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Main Author: Condello, Annette
Other Authors: Gardetti, Miguel
Format: Book Chapter
Language:english
Published: Springer 2018
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Online Access:https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-6716-7_7
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75944