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Opal Legends
Opal is the stone of hope and is believed to raise the "consciousness" of the wearer. The ancient Greeks and Romans (including Emperor Mark Anthony) held opal in the highest of regard and it was much sought after for its beneficial qualities and incredible play of colours. It is believed to be the tears of the rainbow serpent in some Australian Aboriginal cultures. The Arabs believed it was created when lightning strikes the ground. It was said to cure eye disease protect against poisons and to ward off the evil eye. I believe it to be the most beautiful of all gemstones with the red of the best ruby the greens and blues of the best sapphires and emeralds combined in patterns never seen in other gemstones and it has the "purity of colour" rarely matched in nature. Black opals are the rarest and most beautiful of all the opals and the very best are found on and around the opal fields of Lightning Ridge, Australia

  

The Patch

Discovered two years ago this "dream patch" of gem black opal nobbies has been mined out. Now the opals are being shown for the first time, the mine remains a secret.

opal bearing clayprops in an opal mine

ABOVE: The last piece of opal bearing clay left. ABOVE RIGHT: The rest of the claim rests on timber props!

A "play of colours".

The opals photographed from two angles attempts to display some of the range of colour play and variance that can be found in these magnificent gems.. These opals can all be found in the "Gallery Top Gem" section

red on black opalred on black opal

Item: 1-3 Photographs are taken in the same light but from opposite angle.

black opal gemblack opal em quality

Item: 1-1 "RED PRINCE"Photographs are taken from the same angle but the first photograph was taken in lower light.

red fire in opalred black opal

Item: 1-1 "RED PRINCE"Photographs are taken in the same light but different angles, the second photograph is taken more from the side view.

beautiful opal magnificent opal

Item:2-4 "DOUBLE Z"Photographs are taken in the same light but from opposite angles.

black opal gemgreen orange black opal

Item: 5-6 Photographs are taken in the same light but different angles, the second photograph is taken more from the side view.

black opal picture stoneblack opal with picture

Item: 1-2 "SYDNEY SAILS"Photographs are taken in the same light but different angles.

best quality black opalbrilliant gem red opal

Item:3-1 Photographs are taken in the same light but at a different angle.

 

black opal gemPicassolike black opal

Item: 2-3 "PICASSO" Photographs are taken in the same light but different angles.

green orange black opalgreen orange black opal

Item: 4-2 "RAINBOW LORIKEET" Photographs were taken in different light and different angles.

  
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