Australia’s best opals
We might be biased, but we believe opal is the most mesmerisingly beautiful gem in the world. We’re on a first name basis with the miners we source from, which means you can rest easy that your opal is not only stunning but also 100% natural, traceable and ethical.
Sourced by us in Lightning Ridge. Enjoyed by clients worldwide.
Our Collections
We source the very best Australian Opals from Lightning Ridge, Coober Pedy, Andamooka and Winton to bring you a stunning range of jewelry and gems to choose from. Explore our collections now.
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Firecracker Gems
Set your heart racing with these certified Firecracker Gem Opals!
Fabulous Finds
As you can most likely tell by now, we do, in fact, love opal!
Black Beauties
The elusive Australian black opal — both rare and undeniably mesmerizing.
Let’s share a story shall we?
The Crystal Shell
Could this Crystal Shell Fossil be the best Crystal Opal I have ever cut?It’s glassy, clear and super clean with an incredible 3D color on…
Opal Town
We hit the road again and this time it’s straight to Opal Town!Lightning Ridge is one of my favorite places to visit.The town holds many…
The Black Opal Experience
Opal TV: Let’s take
you behind the scenes
Come and learn everything you need to know about opal. Find all of our opal videos in the one place.
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✨️ Stephanie Ring ✨️
An ode to minimalist design, the Stephanie frames beauty with strength. Following the Japanese tradition of Wabi-Sabi, every piece invites a pause to admire beauty in simplicity and imperfection.
Set in 18kt Rose Gold with a 0.65ct Australian Crystal Opal with soft pastel pinks and blues with flashes of bright green, red and gold.
Andamooka Crystal Opal sparkling in all its glory ✨️
A beautiful mix of floral and flagstone patterns showing an array of vibrant colors 🌈
3.67ct gem crystal opal 17.7×9.2×3.2mm
Here’s one for the lovers of opal carvings 🌈
An incredibly bright Lightning Ridge Crystal Opal with vibrant colors rolling across the unique shape.
3.16ct crystal opal 25.7x6x3.7mm
✨️TATIANA PENDANT ✨️
Bezel set in 18kt yellow gold around the natural formation of a 1.79ct Australian Dark Opal of vibrant red and orange mixed with flashes of blue and green. 🧡
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Welcome to the Black Opal Direct website, home of the amazing Australian black opal as well as all the other beauties like crystal opal, dark opal, white opal and of course boulder opal! Our family has been in the opal game since 1961 and we just love making our clients opal dreams come true. READ MORE…
Since black opals come in unique shapes and sizes there’s no way to exactly custom design your opal jewelry until you find the perfect opal. Finding the right opal to use in your jewelry is really a love affair… Love at first sight in fact.
Because black opals can be found in a wide variety of patterns and colors, you might search a long time before you find the perfect opal gemstone, and you will know it as soon as you see it. Simply seeing photos of black opals isn’t good enough to make an opal buying decision, which is why every one of our opals has a short video to show the play of color that becomes the centerpiece of your opal jewelry.
The black opals you’ll find on this website are perfect for making that extra special opal ring, opal pendant, black opal earrings, and even as part of a bracelet with mounted opals.
All our opals are backed by Our Promise to you. If you receive your opal and it isn’t what you are looking for, you can return it within 30 days of purchase for a full refund (less shipping of course). There are some conditions so be sure to visit the Our Promise page. We ship to many countries including the USA, UK, Europe and many countries within Asia. We use a combination of Fedex and DHL eCommerce for safe and reliable shipping. Paying for your purchase is easy. We accept US dollars and Australian dollars and you can switch between the two currencies using the flags at the top of the page. We accept Visa, Mastercard and PayPal. If you are in Australia or the USA you can also use bank transfer to our local country accounts. Please enjoy viewing our wide range of Australian opals and if you need any assistance, we are only a message away!Australian Opal Store
We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land specifically the Yugambeh People on whose land we live and the Gamilaroi and Yuwaalaraay people on whose land opal is found. We celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide the community.
