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New Arrivals
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28.81ct mixed base rough nobby parcel. Varying body tones, purples, blues and greens. The king stone is a green, blue on black nobby that reads black opal. One bright orange piece with pointer promise. "They Don't Have To Be Big In The Ridge." Amongst other pieces, there is further potential waiting to be uncovered. Free shipping within Australia.
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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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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20.15x15.84x6.35mm
An opalised Cretaceous shark tooth from Lightning Ridge. 4.25ct. Family Otodontidae — the direct ancestral lineage of Megalodon. Attributed to Cretalamna. Recovered from what was a freshwater to near shore coastal environment during the Cretaceous period. The only known opalised example of this tooth type from Lightning Ridge. Examined by specialist palaeontologists and the subject of ongoing academic research. Complete and exceptionally preserved. Singular.
Authentic. Rare. Unforgettable.
24.58x11.52x8.57mm
13.25ct N6 finished crystal opal. Lightning Ridge. Double sided, high dome, three dimensional flagstone pattern with a red glow through the body. Green, blue and purple facing brilliantly from every angle. Crystal opal of this size and clarity is exceptional.
Authentic. Rare. Unforgettable.
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72.44x11.06mm
Poseidon's Fire. 168ct Lightning Ridge Opal Specimen.
Ocean and flame in a single irreplaceable form. Deep teal body with eruptions of orange, red and gold threaded by natural lightning across the face. Formed over millions of years. There is no other.
Authentic. Rare. Unforgettable.
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New Arrivals | Lightning Ridge | Opal Hub Australia
Discover our latest arrivals, genuine opal freshly sourced from the Lightning Ridge fields, including Corcoran, Grawin and the town opal fields, added here before it's sorted into its permanent home across the site. At Opal Hub Australia, this is where every new stone lands first, black opal, dark opal, crystal opal, rough, rubs, parcels and finished jewellery, and where the strongest material is often seen before it's gone.
Exceptional stones rarely wait. Colour driven by genuine structural rarity, red and blue sitting at opposite extremes of sphere size, and Lightning Ridge's specific, limited set of named patterns, harlequin, flagstone, straw, rolling flash, broad flash, pictorial, don't come through in volume. When something genuinely rare surfaces, it moves quickly. This collection gives serious buyers first access, rather than relying on catching it after it's already been placed within a category.
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New Black Opal
New Dark Opal
New Crystal Opal
New Rough and Rubbed Opal
New Opal Parcels
New Jewellery Pieces
Every piece is sourced directly from the Lightning Ridge fields and listed here as soon as it's ready to sell.
Why Check New Arrivals
First access to genuinely new material as it's sourced
The fastest way to see exceptional colour and pattern before it moves
Naturally mined, direct from Lightning Ridge, no delay between sourcing and listing
Genuine geological rarity, not manufactured scarcity
Ideal for serious collectors building a collection with intent
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At Opal Hub Australia, everything listed here is sourced directly from the Lightning Ridge fields, carrying the same standard of authenticity and provenance across our entire collection. Check back regularly, and buy direct from the source.
