GIA reported in late 2014 that a new deposit of naturally occurring black opal has been found at the Stayish Mine near Gashena, south of...

THIS POST UPDATED FEBRUARY 2015. By now you have all seen the beautiful opals coming out of the Welo ("Wollo") Province in Ethiopia:...

One of my greatest joys when I was younger and living in Southern California was visiting my friends at an opal mine near Red Rock...