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Collectors' Pieces
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25x18.5x6mm
Pulled from the Mulga field deep within Lightning Ridge's Grawin fields, this seam opal carries the full story of its formation in one piece. N8 light opal base with B3 brightness, colour running the length of the stone in waves of red, orange, gold, green and lilac exactly as nature laid it down over millions of years.
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Five pieces of Lightning Ridge crystal seam opal. 31.85ct total. N5 dark to N6 light body tone. Vivid reds, oranges, greens and blues across the parcel. Material can darken up during cutting. No guarantees, but the opportunity is there.
Authentic. Rare. Unforgettable.
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18.34x6.58x5.38mm
An opalised Cretaceous plesiosaur tooth from Lightning Ridge. 2.25ct. Morphology consistent with a juvenile specimen. Recovered from what was a freshwater to near shore coastal environment, adding to its rarity. Complete and exceptionally preserved with delicate ribbing along the curved form. A window into an ancient inland sea.
Authentic. Rare. Unforgettable.
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19.65x10.37x4.77mm
A 6.90ct Lightning Ridge black opal rub with body tone ranging from N2 black to N8. Rolling flash ribbon, asteria pattern, 3D moss, pigeon blood red and magenta, vibrant reds, oranges, blues, greens and gold. Colour shows from every direction with varying intensity. Layers that shift and build as the stone moves. This is not the ceiling.
Authentic. Rare. Unforgettable.
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31.69x32.12x11.26
A 46.70ct black opal nobby in its natural split form, both halves together. 32.15ct and 14.55ct. Thick bright bars of electric blue and green running from skin to skin. Black opal exactly as nature made it. A collector's specimen that rewards every return visit. In its natural form, it needs nothing.
Authentic. Rare. Unforgettable.
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35.05x38.19x11.05mm
A 65.55ct black opal nobby from the Corcoran field. Electric blue wrapping the entire exterior, consistent and bright. Natural ironstone matrix. Complete nobby form. A specimen that makes its point without any help.
Authentic. Rare. Unforgettable.
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22.57x17.51x27.44h
"Euclid's Black Opal Ring" 18ct yellow gold, Lightning Ridge black opal, 24 natural diamonds and 12 forest green emeralds. Golden ratio geometry. A double headed eagle pictorial at B5 plus brightness. Designed for this stone and this stone alone.
Authentic. Rare. Unforgettable.
24.65x14.74x6.94mm
A 9.40ct N7 light base crystal opal rough. The colour reads like a Lightning Ridge sunset. Vermilion beneath orange and goldy yellow fire, with lilac and green interlaid through the same body. All firing simultaneously. Sand on the back only. The face is clean. A colour combination that nature does not repeat on demand.
Authentic. Rare. Unforgettable.
38.5x30x16mm
An 80ct dark rough seam opal from Lightning Ridge. A colour bar running through the body showing red, orange, teal and magenta with potential to face at twenty cent piece size. Dramatic ironstone matrix. Striking as a specimen. The secret is inside.
Authentic. Rare. Unforgettable.
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Collectors' Pieces | Lightning Ridge | Opal Hub Australia
Discover our collectors' pieces, material set aside specifically for its genuine rarity, not simply its grade or category. At Opal Hub Australia, this collection brings together the most distinctive material we source from the Lightning Ridge fields, including Corcoran, Grawin and the town opal fields, opal, opalised fossils and geological specimens alike, chosen for genuine rarity rather than sitting comfortably within any single classification.
Not every high grade stone belongs here, and rarity in this collection isn't limited to graded opal alone. A finished stone might earn its place through colour driven by genuine structural rarity, red and blue sitting at opposite extremes of sphere size, or a Lightning Ridge specific pattern, harlequin, flagstone, pictorial, that appears rarely even among stones already considered rare. An opalised fossil might earn its place through genuine palaeontological significance combined with exceptional opal quality. A specimen might earn its place through a formation rarely seen even by those who work these fields daily. What unites everything here is that it stands apart, for its own specific reason, from the rest of what we offer.
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Rare Pattern Black Opal
Exceptional Crystal Opal
Rare Opalised Fossils
Rare Formation Specimens
Investment Grade Loose Stones
One of a Kind Freeforms
Every piece here has been personally selected for its rarity and significance, whatever category it falls under.
Why This Collection Exists
Rarity doesn't sit neatly within one category. A fossil, a specimen and a finished stone can each be genuinely rare for entirely different reasons, and this collection exists to bring that material together in one place, rather than leaving it scattered across separate categories where its true significance is easy to miss.
Why Serious Collectors Return Here
Genuinely rare material across opal, fossils and specimens alike
Selected beyond standard grading or category alone
Naturally sourced, direct from Lightning Ridge, with full provenance
Curated specifically for collectors, not general buyers
The kind of material that anchors, rather than fills, a serious collection
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At Opal Hub Australia, every piece in this collection is sourced directly from the Lightning Ridge fields and personally selected for its genuine rarity. Browse our collectors' pieces and acquire material worth building a serious collection around.
