Black Opal from Lightning Ridge, Australia

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Dr. Lore Kiefert, Gübelin Gem Lab, Lucerne, Switzerland

The best known localities for precious opal have long been Australia, although, among others, Mexico, several states in the west of the USA and Slovakia have yielded precious opal over the years. Only recently a…

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