Home | Gemstone Guide | Semi-Precious Gem Guide | Opal

| Boulder Opal from Queensland

This huge boulder opal specimen was found at the Yowah Opal Field in Queensland Australia, and is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution's American Museum of Natural History in Washington DC.

The close up photo below shows the intricacies and range of colors (play-of-color) in a piece of hydrated (wet), banded boulder opal from Queensland.

Banded Boulder Opal from Queensland Australia

Back To: Opal Gemstones

Gem Home | Gemstone Guide