|
|
|
| Home » Gemstones as Jewelry » Opals » The Fire Queen Opal |
|
The Fire Queen Opal |
|
|
The Fire Queen Opal can boast of being one of the most famous opals in the world. This royal opal was found before 1910. The Fire Queen Opal was found at the Angledool Diggings. The credit of finding this majestic opal goes to Charlie Dunstan. The wonderful and stunning color of this opal makes it a unique piece. The beauty of this gorgeous opal cannot be expressed in words.
|
|
Opal is a beautiful gem, which is used for jewelries. Some of the opals are commonly available and are less precious. Some of the opals are rare and very precious. They come in stunning colors. Opal was believed to bring great luck, as there was a faith that opal possesses all the virtues of each gemstone whose color was represented in the color spectrum of the opal. The famous opals in the world excel in color and size and are very precious.
Some of the famous opals are:
- The Olympic Australis Opal: This is known to be the largest and most valuable gem opal ever found.
- The Aurora Australis Opal: This opal is considered to be the most valuable black opal.
- The Fire Queen Opal
- The Black Prince Opal: This is originally known as Harlequin Prince.
- The Pride of Australia Opal: This is also known as the Red Emperor Opal.
- The Empress of Australia Opal
- The Andamooka Opal: This opal was presented to Queen Elizabeth II and also known as the Queen's Opal.
- The Halley's Comet Opal: This is the world's largest uncut black opal.
- The Jupiter Five Opal
- The Flamingo Opal
- The Flame Queen Opal
- The Red Admiral Opal: This is also known as the Butterfly Stone.
This precious opal cost £40,000 in January 1930. After a number of sale and purchase, The Fire Queen Opal left Australia and was displayed in the Paris Exhibition in the1920s. The Fire Queen Opal was presented to a museum in Chicago by an American collector.
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
