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Real or Fake? The Truth About Opal Authenticity

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In today’s fast-moving digital world, staying informed about opal trends and industry insights is more important than ever. With more stores selling opals online at significantly reduced prices, many customers are skipping vital steps like verifying authenticity, instead relying on blind trust. But as the number of synthetic opals and treated opals continues to...

Opal Care: How to Clean, Store, and Protect Your Precious Stone

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Welcome to the world of opals, where beauty and elegance meet to create a mesmerising gemstone that has captured the hearts of countless individuals around the globe. Opals are known for their stunning play of colour, making them one of the most sought-after gemstones in the world. If you're lucky enough to own opal...

Unlocking the Mystery: How to Determine an Opal's Value

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Opals, often referred to as nature's kaleidoscope, have an enchanting allure that captivates the hearts of gemstone enthusiasts and collectors around the world. With their breathtaking flashes of vibrant colour and ethereal play of light, these gemstones have earned a well-deserved reputation as one of nature's most exquisite treasures. Yet, understanding an opal's value...

The World Record for the Largest Black Opal in existence!

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Q. Is this the most expensive Opal in Australia? This is the World's largest Australian Black Opal according to the  Guinness Book of World Records! Q. Is Black Opal Expensive? Australian Opals are arguably 1000x rarer than Diamond and the worlds #1 rarest commercially available gemstone! so they are valuable...but not expensive!   Q. How much...

Thundercloud behind a rainbow: black opal

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    There are several types of opal, including black (dark) opal, boulder opal, light (white) opal, and composite opal. Opal is precious that 30 tons of Opal “dirt” produces get 1 ton of “rough Opal potch” which will ultimately produce only one Opal gemstone; however, the black opal is much rarer than any...