2022年6月16日 · Like other gemstones, opals are pretty rare. There’s a huge variety of opals on the planet, but most are so rare that people will spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars just to own small pieces. Bigger opals sell for even more. Beyond their impressive price tags, opals can be really beautiful.

2025年3月5日 · Valuable Opals and What Makes Them So Rare. Exploring the different types of opals reveals a fascinating variety with amazing colors and patterns. We’ll talk about why these opals are so rare, how they look, and where you can find them. Black Opal

The most expensive opal in the world is The Fire Queen, also known as The Flame Queen Opal. John D. Rockefeller purchased this opal in 1949 for an astounding £75,000. That might not seem like much, but that price translates to about $3,620,700 today when considering inflation and currency changes!

2020年2月1日 · Black opal The black opal is the most valuable member of the opal family. It boasts about every color of the rainbow and, at about $2,350 per carat, is far more expensive than other opals .

Whether large, expensive, rare, or a combination of the three, we’ll explore some of the most valuable opals in the world. 1. The Flame Queen. The rarest among opals, the Flame Queen is a black opal mined from Bald Hill in Australia, where most of the world’s opal mines are located.

2017年7月31日 · The Eternal Flame – The World’s Rarest Opal A mammoth 568 carats “The Eternal Flame” is the largest and most significant black crystal ever found. What makes it even rarer is its origin.

2023年2月18日 · Eternal Flame Opal. Another contender among the largest opals in the world is the Eternal Flame opal, a black crystal opal weighing 568 carats that displays a stunning rainbow color-play. It’s also considered the rarest opal in the world, as it …

2024年10月28日 · Below, a look at six of the rarest opals in existence. The Aurora Australis is a 180-carat marvel. Photo: Courtesy of Altmann + Cherny. 1. The Aurora Australis. Believed to be the world’s most valuable black opal, this 180-carat marvel was first discovered at the famed Lightning Ridge mine in New South Wales, Australia in 1938.

2025年1月2日 · The most expensive opal ever sold is the Flame Queen Opal, an extraordinary opal renowned for its striking and unique beauty. Discovered in 1914 at the famous Lightning Ridge mining area in New South Wales, Australia, this …

Harlequin opals are among the rarest and most sought-after opal varieties, particularly those with a black body tone and a dominant red fire. Their rarity stems from the specific geological conditions required for their formation and the limited number of mines where they are found.