Koroit Opals are known for their deep, strong ironstone with magic patterns and inclusions of colour. They are also generally larger-sized opals.
Source your single-gem or parcel Koroit Opals direct from opal miners and wholesaler/dealers. Koroit , Australia is home of Koroit Boulder opal. Close by are the opal mining fields of Jundah and Opalton, which also produce Matrix Opals. Their thin colour bars can produce beautiful patterns. Blackgate Opal Field has produces these dark, stunning opals, also known as Aboriginal Art Opals.
Polished conglomerate opal slabs from Koroit make outstanding displays, with unique natural patterns and kernels.
It only occurs in deposits in weathered sedimentary Cretaceous rocks in the west of the state of Qld .Koroit opal is mineral rock
The Term Koroit Matrix opal is where the opal occurs as a network of veins or infilling of voids or between grains of the host rock (ferruginous sandstone or ironstone).
Koroit Boulder opal is formed in veins thru ironstone material and have an exciting arrange of colours and mixtures. Koroit Opal can be clean faced opal or have inclusions of natural brown potch, either way most Koroit opals are unique.
Australian Koroit Opal cutters need to be experienced to cut open Yowah nuts and to drill holes to make koroit opal beads
Koroit opal wholesalers include Rollingstone Opals, Yowah Opals, Colourmine Opals, True Blue Opals,Opalmania,Boulder magic, Fossil opals. Lightning opals, Opal web,Aussie Gems and more. Please view our opal forums about cutting Koroit opal rough and our opal article about drilling holes in Koroit boulder opals to make necklace pendants or Koroit opal beads or Koroit opal jewelry.
Australian Koroit boulder information is available in on Koroit Boulder Opal help articles including Koroit opal rough, Koroit opal beads, Koroit opal gemstone, Koroit opal meaning and Koroit opal aboriginal meaning under Opal stories ,. Koroit is aboriginal name for muddy water and area has thick clay base earth and Koroit opal is formed as veins in mud and has a very unique appearance.
The Term Koroit Matrix opal is where the opal occurs as a network of inclusions or veins or infilling of voids or between grains of the host rock (ferruginous sandstone or ironstone) .
Most family type opal miners are now based in Koroit or Yowah as smaller machinery or hand digging for opals is more common.
Koroit opals are mostly cut freeform compared to black opal that is mostly cut oval shape. This is due to larger size pieces that are mined and most have unique freeform shape. opals to make exquisite carvings or boulder scarabs and even boulder opal perfume bottles.
