Opal - Famous Opals

Famous Opals

  • The Olympic Australis, the world's largest and most valuable gem opal
  • The Andamooka Opal, presented to Queen Elizabeth II, also known as the Queen's Opal
  • The Burning of Troy, the now-lost opal presented to Joséphine de Beauharnais by Napoleon I of France and the first named opal
  • The Flame Queen Opal
  • The Halley's Comet Opal, the world's largest uncut black opal
  • The clock faces above the information stand in Grand Central Terminal Manhattan, New York
  • The Roebling Opal, Smithsonian Institution
  • The Galaxy Opal, listed as the "World's Largest Polished Opal" in the 1992 Guinness Book of Records

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