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What town and country is known as the capital opal capital of the world?
ETHIOPIA
What city and state is known as the opal capital of the world?
Coober Pedy in South Australia for Opal rough.Hong Kong for loose stones and jewellery wholesale.
What is Australia's gemstone?
Opal is the national gemstone of Australia. In Aboriginal legend, the opal was a gift from the sky - the fire of desert. The opal was declared Australia's National Gemstone on 28 July 1994. Currently, over 90% of the world's opal comes from Australian opal fields.
Where does about 95 percent of opal come from?
95 percent of the world's opal comes from Australia.
Is Coober Pedy in danger of becoming a ghost town?
It is unlikely that Coober Pedy will become a ghost town. The town remains one of Australia's key opal-mining areas, and it is regarded unofficially as Australia's Opal Capital. Most of the world's white opal and precious opal is still mined at Coober Pedy. In addition, the unique experience offered by the underground accommodation at Coober Pedy ensures it remain a tourist drawcard.
What is value of 9 carat unset opal?
you first must know the color of the Opal (i read this on a website called opal.com)
When was the first opal found and used?
It is unlikely that anyone in the world will know since opals have been used for many, many, many years as jewelry and such. I don't know where the oldest opal has been found but some simple research should clear up some misconceptions. DIMC
Where are opals made?
Australian Opal are dug and cut both on the opal fields and in the city's. they are found in New South Wales (NSW) - The Home of Black Opal New South Wales produces most of the Opal of Australia. Lightning Ridge opal is the darkest and most valuable form of opal. White Cliffs, produces white or crystal opal in the form of 'seam White Cliffs is also noted for the production of 'opal pineapples' Queensland produces boulder opal, these occur in deposits in weathered sedimentary Cretaceous rocks in the west of the state Quilpie, Queensland the largest producer of boulder opal in the world Winton, Queensland Opalton, Queensland Yowah, Queensland home of the opal refered to as Yowah Nut, South Australia - The White Opal Fields South Australia has 4 working opal fields, Andamooka, Coober Pedy, Lambina and Mintabie. South Australia produces the largest amount of opal and this is known as milky opal. Coober Pedy produces most the world's white opal. Andamooka, South Australia Mintabie, South Australia Lambina, South Australia
Are there different kinds of opal?
The types of Opal that i am familiar with are White Opal, Fire Opal, Boulder Opal, Black Opal, Crystal Opal, Light Opal, Doublet Opal, Triplet Opal, Common Opal, Synthetic Opal, and Immitation Opal.
How many types of opals are there?
There are 5 basic types of opal. These types are Peruvian Opal, Fire Opal, Girasol Opal, Common opal and Precious Opal.
What does opal stand for?
The opal is considered a water stone. Its main symbolic meaning is inspiration, especially inspiration as it applies to being creative. It is also said that the opal can reduce confusion and improve your memory.
What is the internal conflict in Because of Winn-Dixie?
Opal doesn't know her mama
