Article - How To Buy opals On The Internet
“For in them you shall see the living fire of ruby, the glorious purple of the amethyst, the sea green of the emerald, all glittering together in a incredible mixture of light.” - Written... read more
Black Opal
History Black Opal Mining Investment Availability Market Trends How to polish opal Black Opal History One of our most expensive Black Opal Investment opal sold is a 37.30 carat sol... read more
Black Opal Brightness and Pattern Charts
Opal Charts on Opal Auctions Black Opal Brightness and Pattern Charts Boulder Opal Chart Brazil and Mexican Opal Chart Ethiopian Opal Grading Chart Koroit and Yowah Opal Chart... read more
Boulder Opal
'Boulder opal is an exquisite gem, having a unique brilliance of colour found in no other precious stone. Many things about it are attractively different, especially the strong natural back and stab... read more
Boulder Opal Chart
Opal Charts on Opal Auctions Black Opal Brightness and Pattern Charts Boulder Opal Chart Brazil and Mexican Opal Chart Ethiopian Opal Grading Chart Koroit and Yowah Opal Chart... read more
Brazil and Mexican Opal Chart
Opal Charts on Opal Auctions Black Opal Brightness and Pattern Charts Boulder Opal Chart Brazil and Mexican Opal Chart Ethiopian Opal Grading Chart Koroit and Yowah Opal Chart... read more
Conversion Chart for Ring Sizes
A complete international conversion chart for jewelry rings, enjoy! Inside diameter Inside circumference Sizes... read more
Coober Pedy Opals
Most Coober Pedy opals formed as crystal opal, giving them their signature, multiple opal-crystal colours. Coober Pedy is a famous opal-mining town in South Australia which was first mined in 191... read more
Crystal Faceted Opal
Faceted Opals are cut by professionals who use same equipment as diamond cutters. The most popular faceted opals are crystal opals, as cutting them helps refect their colours. Opals suitable f... read more
Crystal Opal
The term "crystal opal" refers to an opal that is transluscent or semi-transluscent. Blue crystal opals are most the common crystal opals. A rarer colour is orange, with sunset red the rarest fire... read more
Dealers Parcels
Dealers parcels feature opals at wholesale price. Parcel deals are popular with wholesalers or resellers, who resell them as is or to be made into jewellery. Shipping is generally cheaper on opal parc... read more
Dendritic Opal
Dentric Opal is also known as Melinite. It is a form of chalcedony, with tree-like natural inclusions in the opal stone. Its tree-like pattern has led to the belief that this opal promotes spiritual a... read more
Display Cases/Boxes
Display cases and boxes, both for storing your opals and gemstones and for keeping them in view for display.... read more
Doublets
Opal doublets offer the look of higher-quality opals at a fraction of the price. A doublet is composed of two sections, with a thin slice of opal comprising the top portion. Natural opal is fused... read more
Ethiopian Opals
Ethiopian Opals are valued for their bright flashes of colour. Ethiopian Opals are nobby-formed rather than seam-formed and have characteristically brown or dark-nodule potch. Ethiopian opals with... read more
Ethiopian Opals Grading Chart
Opal Charts on Opal Auctions Black Opal Brightness and Pattern Charts Boulder Opal Chart Brazil and Mexican Opal Chart Ethiopian Opal Grading Chart Koroit and Yowah Opal Chart... read more
Fossickers Delight
Fossickers Delight contains a wide range of opals starting at very low prices. Most opal miners and cutters charge $5 or more just to cut an opal, with fees running into the hundred of dollars for cu... read more
Free Shipping
Free shipping on each and every opal auction in this category!... read more
Honduran Opals
Honduran Opals are a variety of milky-white to matrix-based opals, formed mostly by volcanic eruptions in South America. Honduras has some of the oldest opal mines in the world, including the most fa... read more
How to Care for Opals
HOW TO CARE FOR OPALSAND OPAL JEWELRY Paul Sedawie President of the Opal Association Inc AUSTRALIAN OPALS One of the most common misconceptions is that oil or house hold liquids can da... read more
How to Drill a hole in Opal
How to Drill a hole in Opal or Gemstone To drill a hole is not as simple as it sounds We find many people buy opal or gemstone and try to drill a hole and don’t succeed. This can be very fr... read more
Hyalite Opal
Hyalite Opal is also known as satin flash because it is colourless and sometimes flourescent. Generally, it occurs in thin layers. Source your single-gem or parcel Hyalite Opals direct from opal mine... read more
Investment Opal
Gem-quality opals are considered as a percentage of an investor's overall portfolio. The Black Opal from Lightning Ridge, with its signature red fire, is considered by many to be best gemstone in... read more
Jewelry Settings
These polished jewelry settings are professionally made. They are available in 9, 10, 14, or 18k stamped or hallmarked gold and in sterling silver, stamped hallmark 925. Most of these jewelry set... read more
Koroit and Yowah Opal Chart
Opal Charts on Opal Auctions Black Opal Brightness and Pattern Charts Boulder Opal Chart Brazil and Mexican Opal Chart Ethiopian Opal Grading Chart Koroit and Yowah Opal Chart... read more
Koroit Opals
Koroit Opals are famous for their deep, strong ironstone with stunning patterns and inclusions of colour. They are also generally larger-sized opals. Lightning Ridge, Australia is home to Koroit... read more
Lapidary
Includes lapidary supplies. All opal cutters need good cutting equipment, from thin-bladed saws for slicing opal colours open to large, diamond-tipped saw blades for cutting large rocks. Diamond-tip... read more
Lightning Ridge Mining Photo Slideshow
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Limited Opal Editions
Limited-edition opal presentation sets include solid natural black opals, crystal opals, and rough opals, and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. Opals are australian natural opals from li... read more
Mexican Opals
Mexican Opals are formed in white to soft-tone brown potch and are known for their beautiful orange crystals. Mexican Opals make particularly good cabochon opals. Canterra Matrix Mexican Opals we... read more
Mintabie Opals
In 1976, large earth-moving equipment was bought in to work the Mintabie opal fields and nearby Lambina opal field. Bulldozers, Bobcats, and vacuum hoists replaced wheelbarrow mines. These South Aust... read more
Mosaic Opal
Mosaic opals display brilliant colour at only a fraction of what a solid-gem opal would cost, making them very popular with opal lovers. A Mosaic opal has three components. First, a thin slice of... read more
Necklace Accessories
Accessories drilled with a hole are popular for joining to opals to create a one-of-a-kind necklace. Sterling silver wire or leather corrds are always popular, with lace-design necklaces gaining popul... read more
New South Wales Opal Fields
Lightning Ridge Lightning Ridge - to find a more appropriate name for the home of such beautiful gem would be quite difficult, as the fields have no equal in the world. The name, though unofficial,... read more
NR Opals
There are plenty of bargains in this exciting section! The types of opals included are Black, Boulder, and triplet and doublet opals. All are No-Reserve Opals, listed by verified sellers for only $1.0... read more
October Birthstone articles (opal)
01 October, 2006 The October Birthstone: Revered As A Symbol Of Hope And Purity, Coveted For Its Fire. The October birthstone is one of the most lustrous and radiant of gems &ndash... read more
Opal Andamooka
The famous Andamooka Opals were discovered in the historic opal mining town of Andamooka, South Australia. In the 1950s, an Andamooka Opal was presented to Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her fi... read more
Opal Art
Opal art includes opal carvings or beautiful opal-design jewelry made from the creative use of different types of opals. Opal art can include Aboriginal designs or opal/gemstone mixes, resulting... read more
Opal Bead necklace
Opal beads can be mixed with other gemstones to make stunning necklaces. Most opal used for beads is ironstone, coming from fields of Yowah or Koroit and polished as stone or in hexagonal shapes.... read more
Opal Beads
Most opal beads are Boulder Opal, but black-faceted or crystal-opal beads are also available. The unique qualities of opal beads make matching them a challenge. For this reason, crystal-opal and... read more
Opal Books
Any book about Opals has been popular as people really enjoy reading about the unique and interesting life of people on the opal fields and all stories and... read more
Opal Bracelets
Source your opal bracelets direct from opal wholesalers and opal jewellery manufacturers. Most bracelets are made in sterling silver or gold with doublets, triplets, solid black or boulder opals.... read more
Opal carvings
Opal collectors are especially fond of opal animal carvings, including elephants and alligators, horses and turtles. Black opal is expensive, so black-opal animal carvings are rare. Boulder Opal i... read more
Opal Earrings
Source your opal earrings direct from jewelry manufacturers. Due to the unique quality of each opal, wholesalers must hand-select from bulk parcels in order to find matching sets for opal earrin... read more
Opal Glossary
Opal Glossary of Terms Agitator Modified cement mixer used to wash dirt away from precious opal. Boulder Opal... read more
Opal Inlay
Opal-inlay jewelry is inlaid with blocked-out crystal opal. The back of the setting is blackened so that the opal, when set in the jewelry piece, is enhanced and appears brighter. Opal inlay is p... read more
Opal Literature
Literature about opals is very popular with opal collectors, with many old opal books considered collectible investments. Opal literature includes everything from bush stories about mining in the ea... read more
Opal Mining
Australian opal fields have a long and colourful history. Here you can find fascinating insights into our most well known fields. The area marked in white below indicates where the ancient Ar... read more
Opal Pendants
Solid opal pendants are treasured for their distinctive colour plays, which range from the fieriest reds to the deepest blues and everywhere in between. Choose the colours that are pleasing to... read more
Opal Poetry
Opal Poetry All poetry on this page is owned by the respective authors. Unauthorised reproduction is prohibited. For more poetry, visit our forums! The Black Opal (Dedicated to the late... read more
Opal Rings
OPAL rings have been set for hundreds of years and even today there are many old designs that are still popular from cluster settings of several opals in one ring to Princess Diamond design which... read more
Opal Shells
Opal Shells are shells that have been opalised. Most opal shells are from Coober Pedy opal fields, with the most valuable black opal shells found at Lightning Ridge. The Australian outback was on... read more
Opal Stories
Aboriginal Myths an Legends to Opal Stories Aboriginal History In Australia for Opal Lands Opals have strong spiritual respect in aboriginal legends and myths. It is said that ancestors... read more
Opal Watches
Need an upgrade? Treat yourself to one of our stunning opal-inset watches, certain to grab attention and (hopefully) get you there on time! Mosaic opal watches are very popular, as they display bri... read more
Opalite Rough
Opalite rough is the name for natural, untreated opalite. It is generally purple or lavendar in color. It is popular with resellers and wholesalers and can be used to adorn or make jewelry or collec... read more
Opalized Fossil
The centre of Australia, now hot and dry desert, was once an inland sea. Today, miners continue to unearth opalised fossils from this historic area. Opalized fossils include vegetation or wood... read more
Opals Brazilian
Brazilian Opals are mined in the northeast region of the state of Piaua, where there are no large-scale opal fields and the only equipment used is a generator. Many are found in a quarry at the f... read more
Opals Make for colourful Business
17 November, 2006 taken from Gold Coast bulletin 17/11/06, page 75 Wayne Holding Fossil view opalized squid auction With a passion for opals, Wayne and Estella Sedawie established Opal Plus... read more
Other Gemstones
Other gemstones is a category that contains a variety of stones ranging from rough to cut. Their variety and value offers an outstanding opportunity for collectors, resellers, and jewelry-makers. The... read more
Peru Opal
Peruvian Opals are from Peru, South America. Most are hardy with good cabochon and a pastel-green colour, but some Peru Opals are pink. Their basic composition is more in the quartz family of gemsto... read more
Queensland Opal Fields
KOROIT Koroit is situated on the Humeburn road 100 kilometres north-west of Cunnamulla. Opal was first discovered there in 1897 by Lawrence Rostron, the manager of Tilboroo station, Eulo. A syndica... read more
Rough Opal
Rough opals conceal dazzling beauty, a hint of which is revealed by dipping the stone in water (as the sellers do; your rough opal(s) will arrive dry). A basic saw blade and good polish are essen... read more
Shin Crackers
Originating in Lightning Ridge, Australia, Shin Cracker is natural opal set into sandstone. Shin Cracker gets its colorful name from miners, because this super-tough material can fall and hit a m... read more
South Australian Opal Fields
See also: Coober Pedy Opal NSW Opal Fields QLD Opal Fields Mintabie Mintabie, once second only to Coober Pedy as an opal producer, is today in low production. There are a number of reasons... read more
Tanzania Opals
Archeological evidence suggests that opals were mined in Africa, in the area today know as Kenya, as far back as 4,000 years BC. Those ancient peoples used opals to make tools. Honey opal and gre... read more
Triplet & Doublet Information
Triplets Similar to a doublet, but has three pieces sandwiched together, with a thin piece of precious opal cemented to a backing and a clear quartz cap placed on top to protect and bring out the col... read more
Triplets
Triplet opal rings offer the brilliant colour of a solid gem opal at only a fraction of the cost. Many triplets feature stunning fire colours and patterns. A triplet opal is so named because it h... read more
USA Opal
USA Opals are also known as Virgin Valley opals, named for the region in which they are found, in Humboldt County, Nevada. USA opals are rare, sought-after black opals. Their black matrix contains stu... read more
What Is Opal
What is Opal? Australia’s Hidden Treasure – Foreword Mysterious opals contain the wonders of the skies - sparking rainbows, fireworks, and lightning - shifting and moving... read more
Yowah Opals
Yowah Opals, from Yowah, Australia, are famous for their deep, strong ironstone with fantastic patterns and inclusions of colour. Yowah Opal fields are mostly worked by hand instead of large machi... read more