And a lot of the black opal is found here, at Lightning Ridge. It's located on the edge of the Outback, with a population of just over 2,000 people. Miners have been searching for opal here for ...

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Lightning Ridge is the only place in the world where the black opal is found. This frontier town, 350 mi/565 km northwest of Sydney in New South Wales, is also the best place to buy this rare gem ...