Lightning Ridge
Lightning Ridge is a tiny opal-mining town about 70 kilometres south of the Queensland border in New South Wales and 700 kilometres north-west of Sydney. … Read more
Learn how to spot a synthetic opal
Watch the video link as Justin from Black Opal Direct gives you an invaluable insight and learn how to spot a synthetic opal. In a … Read more
Learn how to cut an opal!
What type of opal cutting machines can I use? There are many cutting machines and ways to cut and polish opal. Finding the opal-cutting machine … Read more
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
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
Bodytone Chart And Brightness Scale Explained Simply For Opal
Watch me explaining body tone chart and the brightness scale. This is only a guide to show you how the scales work.
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
