who generously donated the sparkly specimen to the Australian Opal Center after he discovered it, miraculously, in a bag of rough opal purchased from miners from the Wee Warra opal field.

The world’s finest uncut opal, a 998-gram gem called the Fire of Australia, has gone on permanent public display for the first time since its discovery more than 60 years ago. Valued at more ...

Also on show is the Fire of Australia, the finest rough cut opal in the world weighing 988 grammes. Oldman described the pieces as an “unmatched spectacle of ever-changing colours.” ...

Australia supplies 90 per cent of the international ... "Demand now more than ever is high in the American market." He said the cost of rough opal had jumped by as much as 50 per cent, depending ...

Photographer Tamara Merino and her boyfriend were driving through the desert in Australia in November 2015 ... a partly subterranean community and the opal capital of the world.

The exclusive Perth design is made from 99.99% silver and Australian opal, with the $1 coin retailing for $130 on the Perth Mint website. The opal coin was released last year but isn't available ...