Opalton is the home of Queensland’s spectacular boulder opal and is famous for the enormous quantity and quality of its opal.
Whether you're a gemstone enthusiast, a nature lover, or just someone who appreciates a good blue sky, the Opal Fields...
The history of Australian opals started at around the late 1840's at a cattle station just 80 km outside Adelaide, called Tarrawilla near Angaston.Australian opal did not appear on the world market until the 1890s.