The Olympic Australis Opal is one of the most famous, large and valuable opal gem found so far. It was discovered in 1956 by a miner at a depth of 30 feet in the “Eight Mile” Coober Pedy, an opal field in South Australia. The name of this immense opal gem seems to describe its impressive size, but actually comes from the Olympic Games hosted in that period in Melbourne, Australia. Today it can be admired at Altmann and Cherny’s showroom in Melbourne where it is kept in a security safe and expose to visitors.
The Olympic Australis Opal’s fames not only come from its size and value, but also from its even color throughout the entire stone. The gem has only 1% attached soil and the rest of 99% is pure opal with even color. It is valued at AUD $2,500,000 meaning approximately 2 million American dollars. Because has had articles published about it in many countries and people all over the world are curious to see it many tourist publications mention it in order to facilitate information to reach it.
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May 28th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
I found a site that also claims to have the largest opal in the world.
So which opal is the largest in the world?