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