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GEODES Geodes are rounded, hollow voids in rocks filled with crystals and other minerals. They are typically formed when air bubbles inside of volcanic rock form hollow cavities. Over time, as mineral-rich water seeps into the rock it begins to deposit tiny crystals on the sides the hollow cavity. The most widely known and sought-after geodes are those that formed in areas of volcanic activity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1554187349455-3U14B3AT1Q0VJYEUNJ70/Agate_WebJPG.jpg ROCKS + MINERALS - AGATE A popular, translucent variety of microcrystalline quartz, agate forms when silica from groundwater is deposited in concentric layers around the walls of igneous rock cavities, or in horizontal layers building up from the bottom of the cavity. This process produces agate’s characteristic banded patterning which comes in a variety of interesting colours that are caused by impurities. The Opal Centre has a wide range of polished agate bookends, slabs and slices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1554188307650-PXFNC4YS6GMSJG92BY5J/mars-meteorite-los-angeles+%281%29.jpg ROCKS + MINERALS - METEORITES A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that comes from outer space and survives its journey through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or moon. Meteorites can break up into several pieces while still in flight or when they hit the Earth. They can travel at very high speeds, typically from about 15 km - 70 km per second. Meteorites range in size from pea-sized pieces up to large masses many tonnes in weight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1551353239214-I369304WVHEJLAG8KX9O/IMG_3567.JPG ROCKS + MINERALS https://www.theopalcentre.com/fossils-specimens daily 0.75 2023-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1554200797285-CZ4ZNOQHICHLM3AK67HH/ammonite+exampleb.jpg FOSSILS + SPECIMENS - AMMONITES Ammonites are part of an extinct group of marine mollusc animals that lived from 66 to 201 million years ago, during the Cretaceous and Jurassic periods. They had a coiled external shell similar to that of the modern nautilus. Our ammonites are sourced from Madagascar, an area renowned for producing beautifully preserved ammonite fossils, many of which display beautiful patterns that have been agatised. You can often see the inner chambers of an ammonite preserved as hollow cavities lined with crystals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1554200923290-ZK5GQOZOJPEUT6J46AXP/spiralite_b.jpg FOSSILS + SPECIMENS - SPIRALITE GEMSHELLS Recently discovered on a pristine hill in central India which was once under a Prehistoric sea called Tethys, spiralite gemshells blur the lines between fossils and crystals. Naturally beautiful and estimated to be over 100 million years old, each gemshell has an unusual and rare left hand coiling. In the fossilisation process, the original seashell is completely replaced by semi-precious agate and stunning druzy quartz crystals in a beautiful variety of colours. Each spiralite gemshell is unique and highly desirable among collectors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1554201067547-IKSLSJQOLVZETULHLXG8/P4251043_a.jpg FOSSILS + SPECIMENS - OPALISED FOSSILS Formed in a similar way to other fossils, Opalised Fossils are created when plant or animal material are preserved in rock as silica, which opal is a hydrated amorphous form of. These beautiful and colourful fossils include opalised bones of dinosaurs, marine life such as molluscs, bony fish, freshwater crayfish, frogs and turtles, and plant material like pine cones, stems and seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1551306950944-UKNO49AU24ZP521TPHSL/IMG_3572.JPG FOSSILS + SPECIMENS https://www.theopalcentre.com/crystals daily 0.75 2023-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1552866469776-4GM3EY0BZ8DSTWKB7SB5/P101156_b+%281%29.jpg CRYSTALS - AMETHYST A violet coloured variety of quartz, amethyst has been one of the world’s most revered stones for many centuries. Thought of as mostly a protective stone, amethyst is said to be helpful in purifying the mind and clearing it of negative thoughts, including stress and anxiety, as well as generating abundance. Amethyst is the birthstone for February, and known as the zodiac stone for Pisces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553032000690-94AU84T7R2IZF3P0XJQY/IMG_3483_small+%281%29.jpg CRYSTALS - CITRINE Citrine is a variety of quartz ranging in colour from pale to golden yellow, to a honey and almost brown hue. This attractive colour, plus the durability and affordability it shares with most other quartzes, makes it the top-selling yellow-to-orange gem. Also known as The Merchant’s Stone or The Success Stone, citrine is known for its properties of wealth and abundance, as well as its links to the creative process. It is the birthstone for November. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553048266233-0LAYIN2TVBKBP598CXOI/P1011720_b.jpg CRYSTALS - QUARTZ CRYSTAL Quartz crystals are the most common and abundant in the world, comprising the largest and most diverse family in the mineral kingdom. The most iconic of the quartz family and widely used as a popular ornamental stone, this hexagonal, clear rock crystal has long been the centre of many spiritual beliefs and practices. It is said to encourage clarity of thought and purpose to one's heart and mind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553199867848-MTFS7PGC38IXA84OAPXF/smoky+quartz_a.jpg CRYSTALS - SMOKY QUARTZ Smoky quartz is a translucent variety of quartz that ranges in clarity and colour from almost complete transparency to an almost-opaque brownish-grey or black crystal. Believed to be a powerful grounding gemstone, smoky quartz in shades of brown also bring connection to the natural world. A common yet unique crystal with a long history of use in feng shui, this gemstone is abundant and found in many locations around the world. It is often found in large crystals of excellent transparency with few inclusions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553048463386-UN95229W8VOVGFEL8FUO/P1011519_b+%281%29.jpg CRYSTALS - ROSE QUARTZ Displaying a delicate to deep blush pink colour and beautiful lustre, rose quartz is universally known as the ‘love stone’. Said to open up the heart chakras to unconditional love and positive energy, rose quartz is believed to be one of the most important gemstones for healing and relationships. Rose quartz is usually found in massive form, so well-shaped crystals are highly prized https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1552791656274-TX0EBW9WGZGRQ4LNBC93/P1011403_a.jpg CRYSTALS https://www.theopalcentre.com/gemstones daily 0.75 2023-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553081045621-Q7VSVOKEMBTVIKTFD9V0/Sodalite_a.jpg GEMSTONES - SODALITE An attractive rich royal blue opaque mineral, sodalite is widely used as an ornamental gemstone and was originally discovered in Greenland. Origin: USA, Canada, Russia, Namibia Properties: Improves communication, rational thought, objectivity, truth and intuition. Enhances self-esteem, self-acceptance and self-trust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553118147088-TUPY6XZA6LY9FY2C96M5/Banded+Agate_a.jpg GEMSTONES - BANDED AGATE Often called the earth rainbow, banded agate is a variety of chalcedony featuring microscopic quartz crystals. It is also known as riband agate or striped agate. Origin: Brazil, Peru, UK and the USA. Properties: A healing stone for mind, body and spirit, said to bring calm, good luck and wealth. Improves mental functions and help with clarity and stability issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553119204036-1CIUKD4NUHO8658RBX0P/Snowflake+Obsidian_a.jpg GEMSTONES - SNOWFLAKE OBSIDIAN This variety of obsidian blends natural volcanic glass with the mineral cristobalite in the form of white or greyish "snowflake" crystal patterns. Origin: Argentina and the USA Properties: A stone of purity, provides balance for body, mind and spirit. Helps recognise and release ‘wrong thinking’ and stressful mental patterns. Promotes dispassion and inner centring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553166069480-P1RQ8ZOFLEBX9KH6SO1D/Turquoise_a.jpg GEMSTONES - TURQUOISE An opaque, blue-to-green coloured mineral, turquoise has been prized as a gemstone and ornamental stone for thousands of years. Origin: USA, Afghanistan, Tibet, Australia & Mexico Properties: Communication, spiritual enhancement, well-being, wards off negative energy, increases positive thinking. Birthstone: December https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553165907233-F39H4KJE1CI483VJH2BO/Blue+Lace+Agate_a.jpg GEMSTONES - BLUE LACE AGATE A rare type of agate, this delicate blue coloured gemstone features beautiful lace-like patterns in forms such as eyes, swirls, bands or zigzags. Origin: Namibia and South Africa. Properties: Inspires loyalty and trustworthiness, a caregiver’s support crystal. Assists fears of public speaking or sharing thoughts and ideas with strangers. Calms stress-related situations and helps overcome communication difficulties. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553081207672-3W6X30HNBAB0KOZTV7W6/Blue+Tiger+Eye_a.jpg GEMSTONES - BLUE TIGER’S EYE A chatoyant gemstone, this variety of Tiger’s Eye displays a beautiful silky lustre and shimmery blue-dark blue banded hue. Origin: South Africa, Brazil, India, Burma, USA & Western Australian. Properties: Reduces stress, increases calm and eases anxiety. Aids in fatigue and depression, encourages emotional balance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553118891195-5S52ZX1P1UX6RT1GUTTO/Rhodonite_a.jpg GEMSTONES - RHODONITE A brownish or rose-pink mineral, rhodonite consists of a silicate of manganese and other elements, and is both a gem and ornamental stone. Origin: Argentina, Australia, Austria, South America, Canada, Europe, China, India, Asia, Middle East, & the USA Properties: Brings emotional healing and balance, and releases blocked energy. Allows compassion and forgiveness, heals past wounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553118298210-8UGZJ7MMF6GJIB6UWBTA/Yellow+Calcite_a.jpg GEMSTONES - YELLOW CALCITE Opaque to clear in appearance, this variety of calcite displays a colour intensity ranging from light yellow to deep lemon yellow. Origin: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Iceland, Belgium, Brazil, Peru, & the USA Properties: Spiritual connection, meditation and physical energy enhancement, heals sorrow and grief, mental clarity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553081445266-QOCT7JT9BFZ6600DYREK/Zebra+Amethyst_a.jpg GEMSTONES - ZEBRA AMETHYST A very dark variety of chevron amethyst, zebra amethyst combines amethyst, smoky quartz, and white quartz in a beautiful banded pattern. Origin: India, Russia, Brazil, Africa, Mexico Properties: Divine connection, purification, empowerment, stress relief. Birthstone: February https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553081711819-7GLX6DVHBCIXKK1NYXT1/Nephrite+Jade_a.jpg GEMSTONES - NEPHRITE JADE An ornamental stone used in carvings, beads, or cabochon cut gemstones for centuries. Origin: Russia, New Zealand, China, Thailand, and Canada Properties: A protective stone, transforms negative energy into positive. Promotes calm and enhances confidence, security and stability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553119354713-26XS6MDCG090AE112XQ0/Citrine_a.jpg GEMSTONES - CITRINE Featuring a pale to golden yellow to brownish hue, citrine is a transparent quartz crystal that is very rare in nature and prized as a faceted gemstone. Origin: Brazil, the USA, Africa, Europe and Madagascar. Properties: Aids manifestation of abundance and property. Cleanses, regenerates and brings about self-healing, self-improvement and inspiration. Birthstone: November https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553166256121-KLZOW1SMXZOFH2VBWFBL/Lapis+Lazuli.jpg GEMSTONES - LAPIS LAZULI Known as Lapis for short, this gold-flecked royal blue semi-precious stone has been highly sought after and prized since antiquity for its intense colour and symbolism. Origin: Afghanistan Properties: Reveals inner truth and promotes self-awareness, gives expression to feelings and emotions, bonds relationships, calms anger and frustration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553080891392-8NO0SULGZWTK13CSUE07/Lilac+Amethyst_a.jpg GEMSTONES - LILAC AMETHYST A beautiful light shade of amethyst resembling lilac blooms. Origin: Brazil, Uruguay, South Korea, and the USA. Properties: A stone of inner wisdom, it brings peaceful and centred awareness. Enhances psychic and mental abilities and beauty. Helps overcome addictions. Birthstone: February https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553118684662-E5Z7S3VYPL80KYA3GQFP/K2_a.jpg GEMSTONES - K2 GRANITE Also known as K2 Jasper and ‘raindrop azurite’, this unique stone blends white granite with bright blue azurite orbs. Origin: Found at the world’s second-highest mountain, between Pakistan and China. Properties: A healing crystal with psychic and intuitive properties. Enhances perception and communications, clears negative energy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553119063092-SOTDHA70GB62LHPTT5GZ/Malachite_a.jpg GEMSTONES - MALACHITE An opaque mineral, malachite is an ancient stone that displays beautiful banded patterns in rich green colours. Origin: Russia, Africa, Australia, Germany, Romania, Chile, Mexico and the USA. Properties: A protection stone that guards against radiation of all kinds, and clears and cleanses all chakra centres. Enhances willpower, boosts creativity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553166620884-U10W62OTKVA0YMTW9FP0/Rainbow+Hematite_a.jpg GEMSTONES - RAINBOW HEMATITE A natural coating of aluminium phosphate nanoparticles give this type of hematite its natural rainbow-like iridescence. Origin: South Africa, the USA, Europe, Brazil Properties: Peace, grounding, alignment, dissolves negativity. Assists mental functioning, memory and development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553119628751-WTWUX5TZGF1577OZ1LPN/Tiger+Eye_a.jpg GEMSTONES - TIGER’S EYE Tiger's eye (also called tiger eye) is a beautiful chatoyant gemstone featuring golden to red-brown banded colour and a silky lustre. Origin: South Africa, Brazil, India, Burma, USA & Western Australian Properties: Releases fear and anxiety, aids harmony and balance. Stimulates action taking and helps with decision making. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553166427025-DJD4WXB3VOSYZBEWA779/Carnelian_a.jpg GEMSTONES - CARNELIAN A brownish-red mineral, carnelian is the best known form of chalcedony and commonly used as a semi-precious gemstone Origin: India, Eastern Europe, Iceland, Britain, Brazil, Uruguay and Peru. Properties: Increases action, ambition, courage and confidence to move forward on a new life path. Boosts self-expression. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553081905943-QQFZCK4ZB2Z74KWZRTT1/Garnet.jpg GEMSTONES - GARNET Garnet is a precious stone that ranges in colour from the well known deep red through to orange, pink, green, brown, and yellow. Origin: Australia, India, China and the USA. Properties: Represents commitment and health, revitalises feelings, enhances passion. Brings warmth, devotion, understanding, trust and sincerity to a relationship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553119472166-77BHVE2KNF7W88K360BR/Amethyst_a.jpg GEMSTONES - AMETHYST A purple-violet variety of quartz, Amethyst is a popular, semi-precious gemstone often used in jewellery. Origin: Brazil, Uruguay, South Korea, Europe, Africa, Canada and the USA. Properties: Known as ‘the intuitive eye’, represents trust, intuition and spirituality. A protective stone, purifies the mind and clears negative thoughts. Helpful for work-related stress. Birthstone: February https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553166776770-21RQ6JCYJQHHLK9B3OFK/Brecciated+Jasper.jpg GEMSTONES - BRECCIATED JASPER Distinguished by its brecciated (composed of large angular fragments) red and grey colour, this form of jasper is an opaque variety of chalcedony. Origin: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, India, Kazakhstan, Madagascar, Russia, South Africa, the USA and Uruguay. Properties: A grounding stone that brings strength, vitality, mental clarity and focus. Infuses feelings of calmness and relaxation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553118482837-B7T99GUUQXUQ8XRZFO3G/Moonstone_a.jpg GEMSTONES - MOONSTONE Displaying a pearly and opalescent schiller, moonstone has been used in Roman jewellery for nearly 2,000 years. Origin: The USA, Brazil, India, Germany, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Myanmar, Mexico, and Tanzania. Properties: Enhances fertility, new beginnings, unlocks the energy of the moon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1552792026011-R95C871E3HDKCTLSRBH7/P1011510_c.jpg GEMSTONES https://www.theopalcentre.com/australian-opal daily 0.75 2023-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553025667670-FFO0E3U2E79FVUM8CKGZ/P4250607_a.jpg AUSTRALIAN OPAL - Doublets & Triplets Doublet and Triplet Opals are composite stones that contain a thin slice of colourful, natural opal. Doublet opals are set against a layer of dark potch, while triplet opals also feature a clear domed quartz crystal cap. Doublet and triplet opals can be an affordable alternative to purchasing a solid black opal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1552951134382-4YH5KY250CV3NIAT8876/P4251043_a.jpg AUSTRALIAN OPAL - Opalised Fossils Formed in a similar way to other fossils, Opalised Fossils are created when plant or animal material are preserved in rock as silica, which opal is a hydrated amorphous form of. These beautiful and colourful fossils include opalised bones of dinosaurs, marine life such as molluscs, bony fish, freshwater crayfish, frogs and turtles, and plant material like pine cones, stems and seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553025114682-L9VC2WPFKEFA0DMPDOBI/P4240137_a.jpg AUSTRALIAN OPAL - Boulder Opal Mined predominantly in the Western Queensland opal fields of Quilpie and Winton, Boulder Opal looks similar to, and displays the same vibrant colour as, black opal, but forms naturally in brown ironstone rock. When a boulder opal is cut, a layer of the host rock remains on the back of the stone. Unlike other opal which can feature a domed, or cabochoned, surface, boulder opal is almost always cut with a flat or undulating face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1553117865828-P24RY91GMBO2M7MI9AR6/P4250744_b.jpg AUSTRALIAN OPAL - Crystal Opal A Crystal Opal is identified when light can pass, or you can see, through its body, which can be anywhere from transparent to translucent in nature. Ranging from light to black in body tone, this type of opal has vibrant colour found deep within the gemstone. Crystal opals are found in South Australia and New South Wales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1552981979159-6RPCP72SLXKCMGVDPRUK/P4250580_a.jpg AUSTRALIAN OPAL - Black Opal Found mainly at the opal fields of Lightning Ridge, NSW, Black Opal is the most magnificent and valuable type of Australian opal. Ablaze with vibrant colour, this high quality gemstone is extremely rare and can be distinguished by the darkness of its background body tone or body colour, which ranges from dark grey to jet black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1552982836502-RRWRF68VZOIM5D1V1SFJ/P1011732_a.jpg AUSTRALIAN OPAL - White or Light Opal First mined at White Cliffs, NSW, today White or Light Opal mainly comes from Coober Pedy and Mintabie in South Australia. Stones range from transparent to nearly opaque, and feature a rainbow of brilliant colours set against a pale light or white body tone or background. This type of opal is also known as ‘milky’ opal, and is the most common type of opal found in Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1552951352734-LN32KWSJBE5A6DINNBDV/P4250579_smalla.jpg AUSTRALIAN OPAL https://www.theopalcentre.com/customer-reviews daily 0.75 2023-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1552994794888-RQQN2XQGNY2GO64UCX1X/P4240114_a.jpg Customer Reviews https://www.theopalcentre.com/privacy-policy daily 0.75 2023-01-21 https://www.theopalcentre.com/terms-of-use daily 0.75 2023-01-21 https://www.theopalcentre.com/visit-the-opal-centre daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6c7a764d546e4410eaf8bb/1674440095137-QQF83W9KHR48NRZAXY31/0B5A11111+%282%29.jpg VISIT