The “Aurora Australis” is the most valuable black opal. It was found in nineteen thirty-eight at lightning ridge. Its dominant red, green, and deep blue hues, this 3 by 1.8-inch 180-carat stone is more than just a pleasure to look at. This rare beauty Sports a distinct impression of a starfish Fossil on its underside. It is named after the northern lights.
The fire queen was discovered in 1906 by a man named Charlie Dunstan.The 900 carat fire queen is the largest opal to date. This fiery red giant opal was given to the Chicago museum in1928. In 1940 it was sold to J D Rockefeller. As for the Charlie Dunstan rumor right after he sold the fire queen he got drunk and lost two of its big-sized sister stones. In 1910, after the stones had been lost Dunstan was dead.
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