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.

Meet the virgin rainbow perhaps the finest and certainly the most expensive opal on record. 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. A miner working his claim found the opal at a depth of 30 feet.

The olympic australis is reported to be the biggest and most expensive opal ever found. It weighs about 17 000 carats and it s 99 real opal of even color. Worth an estimated 2 5 million it tops the list of the most expensive opals ever found. The virgin rainbow world s most expensive opal in the beautiful world of opals not all rocks are created equal.

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. In fact as it gets darker around the opal the opal appears ever more vibrant. 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. Olympic australis is the second most expensive opal stone.

The stone s vivid and sparkly nature is in stark contrast to coober pedy australia where it was discovered. Royal one the most expensive opal to date.