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Lightning Ridge Dark Crystal base (semi Black) Knobby split 10.75cts Nice Green & Blue fires in crystal center showing confetti pattern 16x11x7mm & 15x10x6mm NSW107
£80.00
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Small sized Lightning Ridge Gem Dark Crystal base (semi Black) Knobby split 6.95cts Electric Super Bright Green/blue/Teal Fires 14x9x7mm 14x6x6mm NSW106
£90.00
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New for 2025 PULSAR DIAMOND® Fully Sintered Grinding wheels 20mm x 10mm 60-120-240-360Grit Bronze High Diamond Concentration Designed for opal LITTLE RIPPER™ Hubdrive™ M3 Screw on Grinding/Burr wheels Lapidary rotary tools carving 2.35mm or 3.00mm shanks
£65.00
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Lightning Ridge Dark Crystal base Knobby split 25.50cts Sun Flashes & Patterns of Green/Yellow/Orange/Blue dominant M.fires 24x19x12mm & 22x13x12mm NSW105
£160.00
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Lightning Ridge Reds on Dark/Black base Knobby split 36.00cts Red dominant M.fires 24x19x12mm & 22x13x12mm NSW104
£200.00
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Big Sized Lightning Ridge Gem Dark Crystal base (semi Black) Knobby split 44.00cts Stunning Super Bright Green & blue dominant M.fires Gorgeous Confetti patterns 24x16x13mm & 23x18x15mm NSW103
£225.00
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Lightning Ridge Top Gem Reds on Dark base (semi Black) Knobby split 12.10cts Stunning Super Bright Red dominant M.fires BLING BLING 16x12x6mm & 16x10x5mm NSW102
£850.00
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Lightning Ridge knobby & Seam opal rough 240cts Lots Bright colours & Multicolours to gamble 18x16x10 to 12x9x3mm NSW101 (jar not included)
£200.00
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Lightning Ridge knobby opal rough 245cts Lots colours & Multicolours to gamble 18x16x10 to 12x9x3mm NSW100 (jar not included)
£150.00
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Lightning Ridge Dark Seam opal rough 115cts Lots Colours to Cut 16x14x3 to 7x4x2mm NSW094 (jar not included)
£125.00
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Lightning Ridge Dark Seam opal rough 115cts Lots Bright Colours to Cut 22x10x3 to 5x4x2mm NSW099 (jar not included)
£160.00
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Lightning Ridge Good Sized Knobby opal rough 270.00cts Lots of Bright Multicolours sold as gamble 25x17x6 to 10x9x4mm NSW098 (jar not included)
£195.00
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Lightning Ridge Knobby opal rough 775.00cts Lots of colours sold as gamble17x12x6 to 4x3x2mm NSW097 (jar not included)
£365.00
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Lightning Ridge Gorgeous knobby opal rough Pair 22.50cts Gorgeous Bright Greens & Blues dominant to cut 20x15x10mm & 12x10x8mm NSW096
£125.00
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Lightning Ridge Dark Crystal knobby opal rough rub split 37.00cts Amazing Exotic Bright Greens & Blues to cut 22x13x11 & 17x12x10mm NSW095
£165.00
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Lightning Ridge Dark Crystal base knobby opal rough Split 16.75cts Gorgeous Exotic Bright Greens & Blues to cut 17x14x10 & 11x8x5mm NSW093
£110.00
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Lightning Ridge Dark base knobby opal rough Stack 26.50cts Gorgeous Multifires to cut 19x15x6 to 15x12x5mm NSW092
£135.00
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Exotic Red on Black Lightning Ridge knobby opal rough split 9.00cts Gorgeous Multifires to cut 15x8x7 & 10x9x7mm NSW091
£200.00
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Lightning Ridge knobby opal rough 15.75cts Sun flashes of Multifires sat on black center 20x12x7 & 15x5x4mm NSW090
£105.00
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Lightning Ridge knobby opal rough 2 pairs of splits 59.00cts Gorgeous Green Blue dominant Multicolours to cut 23x15x12 to 20x12x8mm NSW089
£225.00
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Coober Pedy Gem Seam rough opal Cutters 35.00cts Big Size Gorgeous Bright Multicolour bars 25x20x5 & 25x15x6 mm NSW088
£250.00

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Lightning Ridge Small Cutters Seam opal rough 2.65cts showing Gorgeous bright Multi Colours 13x8x4mm AL153
£37.50
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Lightning Ridge Gamble opal rough 2.60cts showing Gorgeous bright Multi colours 11x9x4mm ALP152
£25.00
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Lightning Ridge Small Cutters Seam opal rough 3.00cts showing Lovely bright Reds/Orange/Yellow 14x9x4mm ALP156
£25.00
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Lightning Ridge Seam opal rough 3.15cts Gorgeous Vibrant & Super bright Multifires 13x10x4mm ALP150
£27.50
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Lightning Ridge Gamble Huge Size Chunk of Seam opal rough 77cts showing some Bits of Blue colours 26x22x20mm ALP155
£8.50
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Lightning Ridge Wood Fossil opal rough 3.50cts showing nice bright M.colours 14x10x5mm ALP149
£15.00
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Lightning Ridge Gamble opal rough 4.50cts showing Very bright Multi colours 16x14x8mm ALP148
£25.00
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Lightning Ridge Big Pair of Gamble seam opal rough 48.00cts showing some bits of colours 34x25x7mm & 26x18x5mm ALP154
£20.00
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Lightning Ridge Knobby opal rough 9.25cts showing nice bright Multi colours 19x14x7mm ALP146
£35.00
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Lightning Ridge Gamble knobby opal rough 6.15cts showing nice bright Blue colours 17x12x6mm ALP145
£20.00
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Lightning Ridge Dark opal Rub / rough 5.25cts showing nice bright blue colours 18x16x3mm ALP144
£25.00
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Lightning Ridge Gamble Monster sized 190cts Knobby opal rough showing some colours 37x33x30mm ALP127
£37.50
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Lightning Ridge Gamble opal rough rub showing nice bright blue colours 26x10x7mm ALP128
£15.00
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Lightning Ridge Gamble knobby opal rough very Vibrant bright multi colours 17x14x9mm ALP129
£35.00
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Lightning Ridge Gamble knobby opal rough showing nice bright Blue colours 17x13x9mm ALP130
£20.00
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Lightning Ridge Gamble Crystal opal rough 7.00cts showing nice Multi bright colours 22x11x6mm ALP131
£30.00
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Lightning Ridge Gamble Seam opal rough 3.25cts Displaying Vibrant & bright Multi colours 15x10x3mm ALP132
£25.00
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Lightning Ridge Small Gemmy Gamble opal rough 1.65cts showing Reds & bright Multifires 10x6x5mm ALP133
£25.00
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Lightning Ridge Gamble Dark base opal rough 9.75cts showing nice bright colours 18x17x8mm ALP134
£30.00
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Lightning Ridge Knobby opal rough 15.50cts showing nice bright Multi colours 21x19x8mm ALP135
£47.50
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Lightning Ridge Gamble opal rough 11.50cts showing nice bright Multi colours 24x17x7mm ALP136
£40.00
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Lightning Ridge Gamble Crystal opal rough 4.50cts showing nice bright colours 19x16x4mm ALP137
£17.50
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Lightning Ridge Gamble opal rough 10.00cts showing nice bright Green colours 21x14x5mm ALP138
£30.00
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Lightning Ridge Gamble knobby opal formation rough showing Vibrant bright Multi colours 17x12x7mm AL139
£32.50
Other New Products
Other new products including lapidary & makers supplies
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PULSAR DIAMOND® 100#Grit Fully Sintered Diamond Lapidary Cabbing grinding wheel. 10mm Thick Sintered rim Balanced Aluminum Hub 6"/150mm Diameter 1.5"/38mm Wide 1"/25.4mm Bore
£365.00
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PULSAR DIAMOND® 220#Grit Fully Sintered Diamond Lapidary Cabbing grinding wheel. 10mm Thick Sintered rim Balanced Aluminum Hub 6"/150mm Diameter 1.5"/38mm Wide 1"/25.4mm Bore
£365.00
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PULSAR DIAMOND® Full Set of 30 shapes 200#Grit Medium Blue Band Fully Sintered Diamond Burr 2.35mm Shank for grinding Opal & Gemstones, Glass, Stone, Metal Polishing Fits Dremel Foredom & Pulsar tools
£167.50
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PULSAR DIAMOND® Full Set of 23 shapes 60#Grit Super Coarse Black Band Fully Sintered Diamond Burr 2.35mm Shank for grinding Opal & Gemstones, Glass, Stone, Metal Polishing Fits Dremel Foredom & Pulsar tools
£127.50
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PULSAR DIAMOND® Full Set of 22 shapes 100#Grit Coarse Green Band Fully Sintered Diamond Burr 2.35mm Shank for grinding Opal & Gemstones, Glass, Stone, Metal Polishing Fits Dremel Foredom & Pulsar tools
£122.50
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PULSAR DIAMOND® Full Set of 20 shapes 800#Grit Extra Fine Yellow Band Fully Sintered Diamond Burr 2.35mm Shank for grinding Opal & Gemstones, Glass, Stone, Metal Polishing Fits Dremel Foredom & Pulsar tools
£110.50
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PULSAR DIAMOND® Full Set of 20 shapes 400#Grit Fine Red Band Fully Sintered Diamond Burr 2.35mm Shank for grinding Opal & Gemstones, Glass, Stone, Metal Polishing Fits Dremel Foredom & Pulsar tools
£110.50
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PULSAR DIAMOND® Set of 10 x Fully Sintered Diamond Burr 2.35mm Shank size for grinding Opal & Gemstones, Glass, Stone, Metal Lapidary Polishing Fits Dremel Foredom & Pulsar tools
£77.50
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PULSAR DIAMOND® Lapidary Starter Set of 10 x Fully Sintered Diamond Burr 2.35mm Shank size S.Coarse-Medium-Fine-Ex.Fine for grinding Opal & Gemstones, Glass, Stone, Metal Polishing Fits Dremel Foredom & Pulsar tools
£67.50
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New for 2025 PULSAR DIAMOND® Fully Sintered Grinding wheels 20mm x 10mm 60-120-240-360Grit Bronze High Diamond Concentration Designed for opal LITTLE RIPPER™ Hubdrive™ M3 Screw on Grinding/Burr wheels Lapidary rotary tools carving 2.35mm or 3.00mm shanks
£65.00
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PULSAR DIAMOND™ 6"x 1 1/2" / 150mm x 38 mm Soft diamond resin wheels in various grits bore 1" / 25.4mm with plastic bushes
£65.00
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OPAL FEVER MATE CERIUM OXIDE OPAL / GLASS POLISH Ultra Fine 2.5 MICRON 1KG Bulk
£65.00
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Pulsar Diamond Little Lapper 2"/50mm Resin Diamond Hook & Loop back hard resin flat laps mini lapidary 50-10,000Grit sets
£60.00
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PULSAR DIAMOND® Mk2 Little Ripper™ Hub Drive Diamond Resin Wheels 7 Piece Sets 200Grit to 10,000 Grit IN STOCK READY TO SHIP 2.35mm or 3mm mandrels 20x10mm Soft-Touch Resin Lapidary Burr For Rotary Tools carving
£49.50
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PULSAR DIAMOND™ RESIN POINTS MK2'S COLOUR CODED LAPIDARY TURBO RESIN BURRS FOR DREMEL & ROTARY TOOLS 3MM SHAFT SET of 7 GRITS
£45.00
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Pulsar Diamond Little Lapper 2"/50mm Metal Weld Diamond Hook & Loop back sets of 4 grits 60-100-200-400 LLMW4
£35.00
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OPAL FEVER MATE CERIUM OXIDE OPAL / GLASS POLISH Ultra Fine 2.5 MICRON 400Grams
£35.00
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OPAL FEVER MATE CERIUM OXIDE OPAL / GLASS POLISH 3.5 MICRON 400 GRAM PACK C3400
£35.00
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OFM Lapidary Magnifier head set with LED illuminated head loupe magnifier UK STOCK
£32.50
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OFM Low Temperature Dopping Wax for opal & Lapidary 400 Gram Easy break bar
£30.00
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John Stuart graves GB
Brilliant service as always
The stones were just as the photos
Very impressive would recommend all to buy good quality opals and very friendly staff -
Paige B
I cannot fault Opal Fever Mate in the slightest, from great quality to great (and I mean GREAT) prices. From a relaxing browsing experience to a good check out experience !no faff! Amazing customer service! Very Kind, genuine and overall very helpful!! Can't forgot about the Opals.... AMAZING! 🌟+⁵ you get exactly what you pay for, the descriptions are 100% accurate, no unexpected problems or bad surprises when Shipping is super fast with no problems there, So I will honestly say don't waste your money elsewhere if you want quality all round this is were it's at! Well done Opal Fever Mate 👏🏼🌟
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Dagmara UK
Amazing service! Very helpful and friendly helping me find just what I’m looking for,Beautiful opal just as on the pictures and video provided😍Very quick delivery I would 100% recommend for anyone! 1st class service 🥇 Thank you!
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Jordon. UK
Ordered some lovely opal at a really reasonable price all arrived the next day after dispatch great items great value and great customer service will be buying from again great experience.
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Matt W UK
After many purchases I can safely say opal fever mate never let's you down on both quality and service catering to both beginners and experts and everyone in between with expert friendly staff on hand for advice who could ask for more? Whatever type of opal tickles your fancy matey always has plenty of stock to choose from and always has deals and bargains to grab in the live auctions with quick easy delivery ofm truly has it all
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Sandro Dreher
Bester Opal
Ich bestell jetzt regelmäßig hier … weil ich mir hier sicher sein kann das man hier das bekommt was man bestellt hat und das beste ist hier , das man auf meine Wünsche eingeht und bis jetzt hab ich immer ein mega schönen Rough Opal bekommen für ein sehr guten Preis … ich hatte erst über eBay Opal bestellt aber da gibt es viele Betrüger …. Deswegen bin ich über froh die Seite hier gefunden zu haben und ich bin mir ziemlich sicher das es einer der besten Opal Händler ist …. Vielen Dank für alles
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DONNIE HEACOX
I have been buying rough from OFM for over a year now and I have always been pleased with the product. The quality of the videos is top notch! You get a good solid idea of what you are buying. I have cut some absolutely gem quality "whoppers" from the parcels I have gotten from OFM. Don't think twice about buying here......OFM is the place to go!!!!!! Pictures coming soon of finished pieces!!!
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Thomas Eden
USA customer pleased!
When I first came to this site I wasn't sure about it but after talking to the chat with us members which they are quite helpful and friendly I am sticking with this site for opal purchases. Great deals on here as well Thank you
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Alan Peterson
The Best
I’ve been buying opal of Matey for many years and have always found his opal to be excellent quality and provides a service second to none. All I can say is give them a try you will not be disappointed
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Scott peters
Solid deals
Trusted dealer, I've cut some awesome stones from mateys parcels
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Kerrie
Very happy :)
Very happy to have stumbled upon opalfevermate. I know exactly what I'm buying and at a very reasonable price. Fast delivery and beautiful stones.
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Jake
Spot on!
Top seller 10/10, always great opal and fast delivery
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Deborah Brown
With amazing deals, superb quality, I can not recommend this company enough, novice or professional you will not be disappointed. Daily offers you can't refuse or beat. I challenge you to find a more professional service that will go to great length to ensure your experience is second to none. Thank you so very much
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Wiktoria Pyzio
Really Amazing Opals , they just arrived :)
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Skinnerink
Third time buying from this site and I can safely say one of the best in the opal industry to deal with! Polite, on point and willing to help. Keep up the great work 💪🏻
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Philip Davies
What can i say !
I can’t recommend OFM enough, M is superb, knows his stuff and will bend over backwards to help you. The wins I get in the auctions come sealed up in a bag with all the info, so if you forget about it when you do get around to working the stone you know all about it! Now my top guy for opal and should be yours too.
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George Mahoney
Faithful pictures and video, unbelievable vivid colour bar on this stone, looking forward to seeing what it yields. Really really fast delivery.
Looking forward to having a peek into these stones, really appreciate the videos, helps a lot, and nice to see a UK based Opal rough seller. Ta
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Sean Godfrey
Excellent as usual 👍🏻
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Scott
Blues n greens
Stunning electric greens and blues in seam opal are stones,, 2 cutters, bargain price in mateys auctions
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Philip Davies
What can i say !
I can’t recommend OFM enough, M is superb, knows his stuff and will bend over backwards to help you. The wins I get in the auctions come sealed up in a bag with all the info, so if you forget about it when you do get around to working the stone you know all about it! Now my top guy for opal and should be yours too.
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Fabian Fender
Schnelle Lieferung
Guter Stein. Schneller Versand. Hat alles super geklappt.
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Ronald Schmidt sr
Happy customer from the USA !
My go to company for opal. The opal is bang on every time! Technology isn't my baby, but they are always patient with me. Love the auctions, bidding still gives me a buzz :) Keep up the good work !
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John Jack Jahn
Arrived safe and sound, well packaged
Lookin Great in my ring :)
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Gena Mouncer
Love it . . .
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S, peters
Free win :)
Awesome, I won some opal for Free ON OFM YOU TUBE GIVEAWAYS, THANKS MATEY
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Information, Blogs and Articles on Australian Opal
More Articles & Blogs being added soon . Thanks for reading :)
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Exploring Australia's Black Opal Fields
Martyn Jones @
Black opals are one of the most sought-after gemstones in the world. Known for their stunning play of colors, these opals are highly valued for their rarity and beauty. But where exactly can you find these precious gemstones in Australia? In this blog post, we will explore the opal fields of Lightning Ridge, Grawin, Andamooka, Mintabie, Coober Pedy, and Lambina. -
Unlocking the Mysteries: About OPAL on Mars
Martyn Jones @
Opal, a beautiful gemstone known for its vibrant colors and unique play of light, has long been associated with Earth. However, recent discoveries have revealed that opal can also be found on Mars, our neighboring planet. This revelation has left many people wondering: how is opal found on Mars? Let's explore the fascinating science behind this discovery. -
Why Black Opal is Worth 10x More than White opal: Explained
Martyn Jones @
Opals are known for their mesmerizing play of colors and unique beauty. They come in a variety of colors, with black opal and white opal being two popular choices. However, black opal is often considered more valuable and can be worth up to 10 times more than white opal. So, what makes black opal so special and why is white opal regarded as a lesser gemstone? Let's explore the reasons behind this valuation difference. -
The Wee Warra opal fields of Lightning Ridge A Brief History
Martyn Jones @
Opal mining has a rich history in the Wee Warra area of Lightning Ridge, Australia. This region has been a hub for opal enthusiasts and miners for many years, with a significant opal rush occurring in 2000. Although the opal rush of 2000 has almost mined out the area, there are still a few dedicated mining crews who continue to work in this unique and fascinating location.