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Green Blue Opal

There are many categories of opal when it comes to grading them out. Opals of all different colors are and have different values depending on … Read more

Crystal Opals

Crystal opals are found in almost every area where gem colored opal is formed. Lightning Ridge has produced some of the best crystal opals I … Read more

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Cooceran Opal Tour

Welcome back to Black Opal Direct! This week I want to take you to the heart of the opal country. To see where the best … Read more

White Opals

White opal is a more common opal heavily marketed in the early days of opal trading, which is what most think about when they think … Read more

Boulder opal

Boulder opal is the most organic type of gemstone. Being an opal that has a host-rock, the boulder opal forms in veins, fissures and cracks … Read more

Solid Black Opal

Solid black opal is found mainly in Lightning Ridge in Australia. Black opal is a dark-bodied or a dark tint throughout the opal, making the … Read more

Black Opal Earrings

Earrings have been around for centuries almost as long as people have had ears. When earrings are used, most people will have a hole pierced … Read more

Black Crystal Opal

Black crystal opal is a rare type of opal. It is tough to find black crystal opal in large quantities because its makeup is hard … Read more

Australian Opal Inlay

Australian Opal inlay is the term for opal that has been inset into precious metal. The gem is polished at the same time as the … Read more

Australian Boulder Opal

Boulder opal has become a more popular type of opal next to black opal from Lightning Ridge and can reach prices almost as high as … Read more

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