Black Opal

Australian Opal

Australian Opal is different What is it about Australian opal that makes it Read More »

Australian Opal

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Australian Opal is different What is it about Australian opal that makes it any different to any other opal found in the world?  Yes, its true, even though the name Australia seems to be synonimous with opal, there are lots of places in the world that have opal in its various forms.  Historically, opal was first mined in Czechoslovakia (formerly Hungary) and for thousands of years, this was...

Black Opal

What Color is black Opal? A pretty simple question you would say. Requring Read More »

Black Opal

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What Color is black Opal? A pretty simple question you would say. Requring an obvious answer, ‘BLACK OPAL IS OBVIOUSLY BLACK’  Well if you said that, you would be wrong. Such a confusing answer begs a good explanation and we intend to give it to you in this article. First though, let’s take a look at some of the history of opal.  Opal has been around for a long time. Probably a long time...