Crystal Opals

Crystal Opal: Nature’s Most Radiant Gemstone

Crystal opals are prized for their luminous beauty, vibrant play-of-colour, and unique transparency. Unlike opaque black, white or boulder opals, a crystal opal has a transparent or translucent body tone, allowing light to pass through and magnify the gem’s internal fire. This remarkable characteristic creates dazzling rainbows of colour that shift and sparkle as the stone moves.

Whether you're an avid collector or discovering the magic of opals for the first time, crystal opals are a versatile and captivating choice—perfect for rings, necklaces, earrings and custom jewellery designs.

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Crystal Opal: Nature’s Most Radiant Gemstone

Crystal opals are prized for their luminous beauty, vibrant play-of-colour, and unique transparency. Unlike opaque black, white or boulder opals, a crystal opal has a transparent or translucent body tone, allowing light to pass through and magnify the gem’s internal fire. This remarkable characteristic creates dazzling rainbows of colour that shift and sparkle as the stone moves.

Whether you're an avid collector or discovering the magic of opals for the first time, crystal opals are a versatile and captivating choice—perfect for rings, necklaces, earrings and custom jewellery designs.

What Is a Crystal Opal?

The term 'crystal opal' refers to any opal with a clear or semi-clear body that allows light to pass through. This clarity enhances the stone’s brilliance and reveals the full spectrum of opal colours—often more intensely than opaque varieties. If you can see into the stone or it glows from within, you’re likely admiring a crystal opal.

Still wondering, 'is opal a crystal?'. Technically, opal is classified as a mineraloid due to its non-crystalline structure, but the term opal crystal is widely used to describe these translucent varieties thanks to their optical clarity and sparkling internal fire.

Australian Crystal Opals: Coober Pedy & Beyond

Australia is the world’s leading source of high-quality opals, and South Australian opals are particularly famous for producing stunning crystal opals. The opal mining town of Coober Pedy, located in South Australia’s outback, is renowned for its light-toned and crystal-clear opals that shimmer with soft pastels and vivid rainbows.

Meanwhile, Lightning Ridge in New South Wales is known for also producing black crystal opals, which combine the clarity of crystal opals with a darker body tone—making the colours appear deeper and more dramatic.

Crystal Opal Jewellery: Rings, Earrings & Necklaces

Our collection showcases the best in crystal opal jewellery, with timeless pieces handcrafted in premium sterling silver and solid gold. Choose from:

• Crystal opal rings – Elegant and eye-catching designs for everyday wear or special occasions

• Crystal opal earrings – Delicate studs and statement drops that catch the light beautifully

• Crystal opal necklaces – Pendants that highlight each stone’s natural brilliance and fluid colour

Each piece is thoughtfully designed to enhance the stone’s individual beauty and make the most of its luminous play-of-colour.

WHY BUY CRYSTAL OPAL JEWELLERY FROM BLACK STAR OPAL?

Black Star Opal is a specialty online jewellery and gemstone boutique that offers some of the finest jewellery made with crystal opals available on the market today. If you're searching for a specific type of opal stone, we have a wide variety of colours and cuts from which you can choose. We also offer custom pieces if you would like something unique or special made just for your needs. Our expert opal team is always happy to help customers find exactly what they need in terms of jewelry or opal gemstones, no matter how big or small the order.

We have been a member of the Australian opal industry since 1969, originally as opal miners and global exporters of Lightning Ridge opal. As an established and reputable wholesale and retail opal gemstone business, we are directly connected to an extensive network of Australian opal miners in Lighting Ridge, Coober Pedy and the opal fields of Queensland. All of our opal stones are ethically sourced from trusted Australian miners, ensuring quality, authenticity and responsible mining practices. We also work closely with expert opal jewellery designers and manufacturers. This ensures our products are sourced directly from the miner, and our jewellery prices remain competitive and affordable for all budgets.

We stand by our crystal opal jewelry with a 30-day money back guarantee. If your purchase is not quite what you were after, or you’d like to exchange for another item, we’re more than happy to help. We love seeing our customers happy and satisfied, and are pleased to assist with any questions you have about Australian opals or our opal, gemstone and crystal jewellery.

CRYSTAL OPAL DELIVERY INFORMATION

Black Star Opal offers fast, reliable worldwide delivery on all orders. Enjoy free standard international shipping with every purchase, and receive free express global shipping on orders over AUD $1,500. For added peace of mind, we include complimentary postal insurance to protect your order against theft, loss, or damage in transit.

Shipping is provided through Australia's national postal service, Australia Post, which offers a range of convenient delivery solutions. Parcels sent within Australia are shipped via Parcel Post or Express Post, which features a unique tracking number and may require a signature on delivery. Parcels sent outside Australia are shipped via International Standard or International Express Air Mail, which also features a unique tracking number and may require signature on delivery. We can also ship globally through FedEx upon request, however this will incur an extra cost that will vary depending on your location

Once your order is shipped you will receive a confirmation email with a tracking number. You can enter your tracking number here to follow your order's progress to your door. Standard delivery to most countries is usually around two weeks, while delivery within Australia is usually between two to four working days.

Before ordering, we recommend you check the Australia Post website for current shipping timeline estimates for all domestic and international standard and express deliveries. Approximate shipping timelines provided do not include additional time your package may be held by customs for clearance in your country. Please note: Black Star Opal bears no responsibility for delivery timelines, including any potential delays, or customs processing times. It is the responsibility of the customer to research and pay any additional import duties or taxes n their country.

If you have any queries about our delivery service or shipping policy, please get in touch with our friendly team - we are here to help assist with any questions you may have.

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Crystal Opal: Nature’s Most Radiant Gemstone

Crystal opals are prized for their luminous beauty, vibrant play-of-colour, and unique transparency. Unlike opaque black, white or boulder opals, a crystal opal has a transparent or translucent body tone, allowing light to pass through and magnify the gem’s internal fire. This remarkable characteristic creates dazzling rainbows of colour that shift and sparkle as the stone moves.

Whether you're an avid collector or discovering the magic of opals for the first time, crystal opals are a versatile and captivating choice—perfect for rings, necklaces, earrings and custom jewellery designs.

What Is a Crystal Opal?

The term 'crystal opal' refers to any opal with a clear or semi-clear body that allows light to pass through. This clarity enhances the stone’s brilliance and reveals the full spectrum of opal colours—often more intensely than opaque varieties. If you can see into the stone or it glows from within, you’re likely admiring a crystal opal.

Still wondering, 'is opal a crystal?'. Technically, opal is classified as a mineraloid due to its non-crystalline structure, but the term opal crystal is widely used to describe these translucent varieties thanks to their optical clarity and sparkling internal fire.

Australian Crystal Opals: Coober Pedy & Beyond

Australia is the world’s leading source of high-quality opals, and South Australian opals are particularly famous for producing stunning crystal opals. The opal mining town of Coober Pedy, located in South Australia’s outback, is renowned for its light-toned and crystal-clear opals that shimmer with soft pastels and vivid rainbows.

Meanwhile, Lightning Ridge in New South Wales is known for also producing black crystal opals, which combine the clarity of crystal opals with a darker body tone—making the colours appear deeper and more dramatic.

Crystal Opal Jewellery: Rings, Earrings & Necklaces

Our collection showcases the best in crystal opal jewellery, with timeless pieces handcrafted in premium sterling silver and solid gold. Choose from:

• Crystal opal rings – Elegant and eye-catching designs for everyday wear or special occasions

• Crystal opal earrings – Delicate studs and statement drops that catch the light beautifully

• Crystal opal necklaces – Pendants that highlight each stone’s natural brilliance and fluid colour

Each piece is thoughtfully designed to enhance the stone’s individual beauty and make the most of its luminous play-of-colour.

WHY BUY CRYSTAL OPAL JEWELLERY FROM BLACK STAR OPAL?

Black Star Opal is a specialty online jewellery and gemstone boutique that offers some of the finest jewellery made with crystal opals available on the market today. If you're searching for a specific type of opal stone, we have a wide variety of colours and cuts from which you can choose. We also offer custom pieces if you would like something unique or special made just for your needs. Our expert opal team is always happy to help customers find exactly what they need in terms of jewelry or opal gemstones, no matter how big or small the order.

We have been a member of the Australian opal industry since 1969, originally as opal miners and global exporters of Lightning Ridge opal. As an established and reputable wholesale and retail opal gemstone business, we are directly connected to an extensive network of Australian opal miners in Lighting Ridge, Coober Pedy and the opal fields of Queensland. All of our opal stones are ethically sourced from trusted Australian miners, ensuring quality, authenticity and responsible mining practices. We also work closely with expert opal jewellery designers and manufacturers. This ensures our products are sourced directly from the miner, and our jewellery prices remain competitive and affordable for all budgets.

We stand by our crystal opal jewelry with a 30-day money back guarantee. If your purchase is not quite what you were after, or you’d like to exchange for another item, we’re more than happy to help. We love seeing our customers happy and satisfied, and are pleased to assist with any questions you have about Australian opals or our opal, gemstone and crystal jewellery.

CRYSTAL OPAL DELIVERY INFORMATION

Black Star Opal offers fast, reliable worldwide delivery on all orders. Enjoy free standard international shipping with every purchase, and receive free express global shipping on orders over AUD $1,500. For added peace of mind, we include complimentary postal insurance to protect your order against theft, loss, or damage in transit.

Shipping is provided through Australia's national postal service, Australia Post, which offers a range of convenient delivery solutions. Parcels sent within Australia are shipped via Parcel Post or Express Post, which features a unique tracking number and may require a signature on delivery. Parcels sent outside Australia are shipped via International Standard or International Express Air Mail, which also features a unique tracking number and may require signature on delivery. We can also ship globally through FedEx upon request, however this will incur an extra cost that will vary depending on your location

Once your order is shipped you will receive a confirmation email with a tracking number. You can enter your tracking number here to follow your order's progress to your door. Standard delivery to most countries is usually around two weeks, while delivery within Australia is usually between two to four working days.

Before ordering, we recommend you check the Australia Post website for current shipping timeline estimates for all domestic and international standard and express deliveries. Approximate shipping timelines provided do not include additional time your package may be held by customs for clearance in your country. Please note: Black Star Opal bears no responsibility for delivery timelines, including any potential delays, or customs processing times. It is the responsibility of the customer to research and pay any additional import duties or taxes n their country.

If you have any queries about our delivery service or shipping policy, please get in touch with our friendly team - we are here to help assist with any questions you may have.