Opal Mining
Opal mines are amazing and dangerous places. Most people imagine mines to be like a coal mine, a diamond mine, or a gold mine, but … Read more
opal
Lightning Ridge Opal Mines
Lightning Ridge has many different opal fields or mines in and around it. The opal from each mine and area can differ from black opal … Read more
Opal Mining Strike
You can feel the ‘buzz in the air’ in this short video clip… Opal Mining Strike. Justin has just received news from his mining crew at … Read more
Opal Mines
There are many different opal fields in Australia. Most of the opal fields are in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia. All of the … Read more
Opal Fossils
Opal fossils are opals formed in the cavity left underground by an animal that has perished and left the shape of its former self to … Read more
Natural Opal
Natural opal is the term used for opal that has naturally formed in the ground in areas where silica is in high concentration through the … Read more
More Tips on Dopping Opal
For more information on dopping opal and mearning to cut, please visit our Opal Cutting Guide.
Matrix Opal
Matrix opal is a treated opal that comes from in Australia. It is defined as opal in host rock. The main field that produces this … Read more
Lightning Ridge Opal
There are many types of rough opal from many parts of the world. Rough opal comes in many forms, shapes and sizes. In Ethiopia, opal … Read more
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
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
