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Australian Opals

"The belief is that by wearing the stone it will raise emotions, desires and lessen inhibitions and promote spontaneity".

Opal is credited with magical qualities. Traditionally, opal is said to aid its wearer in seeing unlimited possibilities.

An Opal is a precious stone that changes colour in the light; the fires of the reds, blues and greens have attracted people to the stone the world over.

"WOW WHAT A GEM"!

The early Romans considered the stone to be a token of hope and purity. It was said that Mark Anthony loved the opal and the early Greeks believed the stone held extraordinary powers of foresight. Other believed the stone fell from heaven because it had encapsulated flashes of lightning.

Photo Graham Black Opal

The first discovery of opals in Australia was made near Angaston in South Australia in or around 1849. Opalton in Queensland in the mid 1880's and Mining Lighting Ridge in New South Wales around 1905

Australia is the premier opal producer of the world, we dominate opal production with more than ninety per cent of the global output.

There are mines and mining towns all over Australia and they are all worth visiting

To learn about the discovery of opals in Australia Australia's largest and possibly best known opal area, Cooper Pedy, we need to take you back to the early 1900's The story is that a young man while gold prospecting with his father, stumbled on Surface Opals or Nobbies" and it has grown from there, now there are mines up 40 kilometers form the town ship.. More than half of the people live underground in homes they call dug outs. As a point of interest the ABORIGINAL name for Coober Pedy means "White man's burrow"

For those of you, who intend on purchasing opals now or in the near future.

It should be noted that opals are valued by the brilliance, brightness and sharpness of colours in the colour bar of the stone.

Photo The Opal Shed Mining Company

The common opal with no colour, or Potch, be it any number of shades from black, creamy milk white, it could have a green tinge, yellow or even blue. Potch has no real value in itself. The value of an opal comes from the effect created from the colours above it. An example the same piece of COLOURED OPAL on top of the Potch as described would look totally different.

"You should buy a stone or two, one for you and one as a special gift for her, it will last forever"!

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