Most Expensive Opal Ever Sold

There are a number of famous opals that have made appearances throughout history and what has made them celebrated include.

Most expensive opal ever sold.

As we already know opal is a valuable stone that forms out of silica and of course glows with an astonishing array of colors that you re bound to love. The virgin rainbow world s most expensive opal in the beautiful world of opals not all rocks are created equal. This extraordinary opal consists of 99 gem opal with an even colour throughout the stone and is one of the largest and most valuable opals ever found. It was named in honor of the olympic games which were being held in melbourne at the time.

While the biggest and most expensive opal sold on opal auctions in 2015 was a black opal the majority of stones sold were ethiopian opals. The gemstone was found in eight mile coober pedy south australia in 1956 around the same time the summer olympic games were held in the country hence the name. It literally glows in the dark. A miner working his claim found the opal at a depth of 30 feet.

Over the years we have become the biggest and most trusted source of opal on the internet and that is reflected by the fact that we had 3 sales over 30 000 in value for 2015. Olympic australis is the second most expensive opal stone. It weighs about 17 000 carats and it s 99 real opal of even color. Royal one the most expensive opal to date.

The stone s vivid and sparkly nature is in stark contrast to coober pedy australia where it was discovered. Worth an estimated 2 5 million it tops the list of the most expensive opals ever found.