What are the best Opals?
“Fire Queen”. In November 1906,Charlie Dunstan found “Dunstan’s Stone” (Later renamed to “The Fire Queen”),at the Angledool Diggings.
“The Black Prince”. ‘The Black Prince’,originally known as ‘Harlequin Prince’,was found in 1915 at Phone Line by Urwin and Brown.
“Pride of Australia/Red Emperor”. ‘Pride of Australia’,also known as ‘Red Emperor’,was found in 1915 by Tom Urwin and Snowy Brown at Phone Line (off Fred Reece
“Empress of Australia”. ‘Empress of Australia’ was mined in 1915 from the same patch on Phone Line as ‘Pride of Australia’ by Urwin and Brown.
“The Flame Queen”. The ‘Flame Queen’ was mined on Bald Hill in 1918,not far from where Dunstan mined ‘Queen of the Earth’ in 1906.
“Olympic Australis”. The “Olympic Australis” is reported to be the largest and most valuable gem opal ever found.
Halley’s Comet. “Halley’s Comet”,is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest uncut black opal nobby.
“Butterfly Stone/The Red Admiral”. The Red Admiral’ or ‘Butterfly Stone’ was discovered during World War I on the ‘Phone Line’ field.
Other Stones. Other fine named gem opals from Lightning Ridge include Red Flamingo (1914),Queen of Alexander (1918),Harlequin Flame (1919),Grawin Queen (1926),Sunset Queen (1928),Light of the
Where to find Opals in the USA?
The birthstone for October and the state gemstone of Nevada, the opal is a semiprecious crystalline stone prized for its “fire” or color patterns caused by tiny pieces of silica embedded within the stone. Opals can be found in the southwest United States and the Australian outback.
Where are black opals mined?
Black opals are mostly mined in Lightning Ridge, in northern New South Wales. Lightning Ridge is famous for the black opal and hundreds of millions of dollars worth of black opals have been found there. In 2008, the black opal was named as the ‘gemstone emblem’ for New South Wales.
What does Opal symbolize?
Just like other gemstone types, opal has its own characteristics and benefits. Opal is symbolize love or passion . As opal is highly associated with spiritual condition of human body, white opal meaning greatly increases the overall productivity and imagination for the wearer.