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The Flame Queen Opal |
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The Flame Queen Opal is one of the most extraordinary pieces of opals in the world. The Flame Queen Opal was found in 1918. The credit of mining this majestic opal goes to Phillips, Bradley & Hegarty. The Flame Queen Opal is a lovely piece of opal, which is a rare piece of opal and known for its great size. The Flame Queen Opal weighs 253 carats and is as big as the palm of a hand.
The Flame Queen Opal is an oval opal with a measurement of 2 3/4 inches x 2 1/3 inches. This stunning opal displays a broad bronze-red flash. It gives the look of a dome. This opal has been framed with a high emerald green band and looks like a ‘Poached Egg’, a nickname that has been given to The Flame Queen Opal.
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The Flame Queen Opal comes amongst the most famous opals in the world.
Some of the famous opals are:
- The Aurora Australis Opal: This opal is considered to be the most valuable black opal.
- The Flame 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 Andamooka Opal: This opal was presented to Queen Elizabeth II and also known as the Queen's Opal.
- The Empress of Australia Opal
- The Flamingo Opal
- The Halley's Comet Opal: This is the world's largest uncut black opal.
- The Jupiter Five Opal
- The Olympic Australis Opal: This is known to be the largest and most valuable gem opal ever found.
- The Fire Queen Opal
- The Red Admiral Opal: This is also known as the Butterfly Stone.
The Flame Queen Opal contains the traces of ginkgo, a fossil plant in seen in Jurassic rocks on the backside. This beautiful opal was submitted to the Queensland Geological Survey by a jeweler of Brisbane. In 1980, The Flame Queen Opal cost a million dollars. After an auction in 2003, The Flame Queen Opal has been passed in for an undisclosed reserve.
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