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2. World's most expensive opal literally glows in the dark - AOL

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   In fact, as it gets darker around the opal, the opal appears ever more vibrant. The stone's vivid and sparkly nature is in stark contrast to Coober Pedy, Australia where it was discovered.

3. Opal - Wikipedia

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   The primary sources of opal are Australia and Ethiopia, but because of inconsistent and widely varying accountings of their respective levels of extraction, it is difficult to accurately state what proportion of the global supply of opal comes from either country. Australian opal has been cited as accounting for 95–97% of the world's supply ...

4. Yowah nut - Wikipedia

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   The Yowah opal field in the Shire of Paroo. The Yowah nut is a type of precious opal, found within the Yowah opal fields situated in Yowah, Shire of Paroo, South West Queensland, Australia since the latter part of the 19th century. [1] These opals are known for their distinctive nut-like shape, opalescent patterns, and vibrant colours.

5. Olympic Australis - Wikipedia

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   The opal was found at a depth of 9.1 metres (30 ft). The Olympic Australis opal was named in honor of the Olympic Games, which were being held in Melbourne in the year of the opal's discovery. It consists of 99% gem opal with an even colour throughout the stone, and has been left in a natural state, unpolished and uncut with blemishes. [4]

6. Fire of Australia opal - Wikipedia

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   After its discovery in 1946, the opal remained in Bartram's family until 2017, when it was sold to the South Australian Museum. [4] The opal was sold for A$500,000, despite its estimated market value of A$900,000, [3] [5] to ensure that it remained uncut.

7. Coober Pedy - Wikipedia

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   Coober Pedy (/ ˈ k uː b ər ˈ p iː d i /) is a town in northern South Australia, 846 km (526 mi) north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway.The town is sometimes referred to as the "opal capital of the world" because of the quantity of precious opals that are mined there.