Photos of opal from around the world. Guidance for people who want to buy opal, see different types of opal, understand their names, learn about synthetics and imitations.

Large discoveries of opal were made in Ethiopia in 2008 and 2013. These deposits produce precious, fire and common opal in a wide variety of colors and types. Ethiopia might capture a …

An experienced gemologist or a gem identification laboratory can tell the difference between common opal, imitation opal, and synthetic opal (a man-made material that has the same …

Fire opal is defined by its fiery yellow, fiery orange or fiery red background color. Many people see the word 'fire' and immediately think of the play-of-color displayed by precious opal.

Opal occurs many different varieties. The accompanying image is a black opal from Australia, but there are also fire opals from Mexico, honeycomb opals from Ethiopia, and colorful common …

Apr 3, 2019 · A spectrum of common opal colors: Pink opal from Peru; yellow and orangy opal from Australia and Nevada; green opal from Peru and Kenya; Blue opal from Oregon and …

Morado Opal is a purple variety of common opal which is found in central Mexico.

One of the specimens shown on this page is a solid black opal with a strong blue face-up color play. It was mined at Lightning Ridge, Australia, the "Black Opal Capital of the World."

Tiger's-Eye is a colorful gemstone that is often used in tumbled or cut form in beads, jewelry and craft projects.

Aug 10, 2017 · Nevada Opal The gemstone that Nevada is best known for today is opal. Some of the finest black opal in the world is mined in the Virgin Valley area in the northwest corner of …