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Rough Australian opals, direct from the mines, in Australia:

from $20 to $1250 USD.

Boulder opals displayed on this page are only found in Queensland.
They are all for cutting. Some might require a "Dremel" to finish them.
Some are rough-hewed, others are preformed or sanded.


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Product Code: RB110
$20.00 USD

2 rough boulder opal RB110

2 rough  boulder opals
from 55 x 25 mm to 70 x 25 mm
Total weight: 75 grams
Sparkles of brigh red colours

2 rough boulder opals #RB110 sold

Product Code: RB120
$30.00 USD  

4 rough boulder opal #RB120   4 rough boulder opal #RB120b  

4 Rough  boulder opals
from 25 x 22 mm to 40 x 32 mm
Total weight: 38 grams
Blue and green colours

Rough boulder opal #RB120 is sold

Product Code: RB126
$30.00 USD

6 rough boulder opals #RB126   6 rough boulder opals #RB126b  

6 preformed rough boulder opals
from 30 x 10 mm to 31 x 22 mm
Total weight: 38 grams
Blue and green colours

Product Code: RB121
$30.00 USD

2 rough boulder opals RB121

2 rough boulder opals
30 x 25 mm and 40 x 20 mm
Total weight: 26 grams
One stone with green colours, the other with bright mixed colours

2 rough opals #RB121 sold

Product Code: RB129
$35.00 USD  

5 rough boulder opal #RB129   5 rough boulder opal RB129b  

5 Rough  boulder opals
from 25 x 18 mm to 30 x 25 mm
Total weight: 28 grams
Various colours with some red

Product Code: RB125
$35.00 USD  

Rough boulder opal #RB125   Rough boulder opal #RB125b   Rough boulder opal #RB125c  

Rough  boulder opal
43 x 37 mm x 18 mm of maximum thickness
Weight: 48 grams
Thick vein of white opal with red colours

running right trough the stone

2 rough boulder opals #RB110 sold

Product Code: RB132
$35.00 USD

5 rough boulder opals #RB132   5 rough boulder opals #RB132b  

5 preformed rough boulder opals
from 20 x 11 mm to 44 x 23 mm
Total weight: 23 grams
Various colours

Product Code: RB127
$35.00 USD

Rough boulder opal #RB127   rough boulder opal #RB127b  

Rough boulder opal
Dimensions: 62 x 52 mm

x 9 mm of maximum thickness
Weight: 56 grams
Blue and green opal

Product Code: RB134
$35.00 USD  

6 rough boulder opal #RB134   6 rough boulder opal #RB134b  

6 Rough  boulder opals
from 20 x 19 mm to 40 x 22 mm
Total weight: 32 grams
Blue and green colours

Product Code: RP1
$35.00 USD

Rough pipe opal split RP1

Rough pipe opal split
opal sizes: 8 x 4 mm and 9 x 4 mm
Total weight: 10.4 carats
Superbe bright colours

opal #RP1 sold

Product Code: RB139
$35.00 USD  

7 rough boulder opal #RB139

7 Rough boulder opals
from 15 x 14 mm to 29 x 18 mm
Total weight: 32 grams
Blue and green colours

Product Code: RB144
$35.00 USD

7 rough boulder opals #RB144   7 rough boulder opals #RB144b  

7 rough boulder opals
from 20 x 15 mm to 38 x 25 mm
Total weight: 48 grams
Blue and green colours

Product Code: RB124
$40.00 USD

4 rough boulder opals #RB124   4 rough boulder opals #RB124b  

4 rough boulder opals
from 28 x 16 mm to 39 x 25 mm
Total weight: 35 grams
Blue and green colours

with 2 stones with red

Product Code: RB135
$40.00 USD

6 rough boulder opals #RB135   4 rough boulder opals #RB135b  

6 rough boulder opals
from 25 x 20 mm to 31 x 23 mm
Total weight: 46 grams
Various colours with red

Product Code: RB140
$40.00 USD

8 rough boulder opals #RB140   8 rough boulder opals #RB140b  

8 rough boulder opals
from 20 x 15 mm to 36 x 27 mm
Total weight: 44 grams
Blue and green colours

Product Code: RB114
$40.00 USD  

Rough boulder opal sawn in 2 pieces RB114

Rough boulder opal sawn in 2 pieces
50 x 30 mm and 50 x 30 mm
Total weight: 55 grams
Blue green opal

opal #RB114 sold

Product Code: RB122
$40.00 USD

  Rough boulder opal sawn in 2 pieces #RB122b

Rough boulder opal sawn in 2 pieces
Dimensions: 45 x 35 mm and 50 x 30 mm

Thickness: 6 mm minimum à 10 mm maximum
Total weight: 54 grams
Thick line of opal with bright green in each stone

Product Code: RB123
$45.00 USD

10 rough boulder opals #RB123   10 rough boulder opals #RB123b  

10 rough boulder opals
from 22 x 13 mm to 33 x 14 mm
Total weight: 36 grams
Blue and green colours

Product Code: RB128
$45.00 USD

6 rough boulder opals #RB128   6 rough boulder opals #RB128b  

6 rough boulder opals
from 18 x 14 mm to 31 x 23 mm
Total weight: 27 grams
Blue and green colours

Product Code: RB141
$45.00 USD

7 rough boulder opals #RB141   7 rough boulder opals #RB141b  

7 rough boulder opals
from 19 x 15 mm to 23 x 20 mm
Total weight: 28 grams
Blue and green colours

Product Code: RB142
$45.00 USD

12 rough boulder opals #RB142   12 rough boulder opals #RB142b  

12 rough boulder opals
from 20 x 13 mm to 44 x 17 mm
Total weight: 63 grams
Blue and green colours

12 rough opals #RB142 sold

Product Code: VRB14
45.00 USD

5 rough boulder opals rubs #VRB14   5 rough boulder opals rubs #VRB14b  

5  rough boulder opals rubs
from 15  x 11 mm

to 22  x 15 mm
Total weight: 11.5 grams
Red colours in every stone

A Dremel type tool is needed to finish them

Product Code: RB115
$50.00 USD  

Boulder opal split in 2 pieces #RB115 sold

Boulder opal split in 2 pieces
45 x 20 mm and 70 x 30 mm
Weight: 59 grams
Brigh varied colours

opal #RB115 sold

Product Code: RB143
$50.00 USD

5 rough boulder opals #RB143   5 rough boulder opals #RB143b  

5 rough boulder opals
from 30 x 18 mm to 38 x 15 mm
Total weight: 44 grams
Mostly green colours

Product Code: RB95
$60.00 USD  

rough boulder opal RB95

Rough  boulder opal
40 x 30 x 20 mm thick
Weight: 50 grams
Brigh blue and green colours

rough boulder opals #RB95 sold

Product Code: RB149
$60.00 USD

2 rough boulder opals #RB149   2 rough boulder opals #RB149b  

2 rough boulder opals (split)
39 x 33 mm and 42 x 35 mm
Total weight: 47 grams
Various deep bright colours

with red

Product Code: RB116
$60.00 USD

4 rough boulder opals RB116

4 rough boulder opals

(1 split and 2 veins not opened)
from 25 x 12 mm to 25 x 15 mm
Total weight: 60 grams
Blue and green opals

4 rough boulder opals #RB116 sold

Product Code: RB148
$60.00 USD

4 rough boulder opals #RB143   4 rough boulder opals #RB143b  

4 rough boulder opals
from 22 x 19 mm to 30 x 26 mm
Total weight: 46 grams
2 blue , 1 green and one red opal

4 rough boulder opals #RB148 sold

Product Code: RB117
$60.00 USD  

4 rough boulder opals #RB117   4 rough boulder opals #RB117b  

4 rough boulder opals rubs
From 19 x 17 mm to 48 x 31 mm
Total weight: 53 grams
Blue and green opals

A Dremel type tool is needed to finish them

Product Code: RB151
$65.00 USD  

5 rough boulder opals #RB151   5 rough boulder opals #RB151b  

5 rough boulder opals
From 23 x 11 mm to 40 x 19 mm
Total weight: 31 grams
Blue and green opals

Product Code: RB118
$70.00 USD  

7 preformed opals RB118

7 preformed opals
From 15 x 10 to 27 x 15 mm
Weight: 30 grams
Various colours with red

7 preformed opals #RB118 sold

Product Code: RB152
$70.00 USD  

2 rough boulder opals #RB152   2 rough boulder opals #RB152b  

2 rough boulder opals (split)
34 x 28 mm and 42 x 40 mm
Total weight: 40 grams
Various deep bright colours

with red

Product Code: RB150
$70.00 USD  

Rough boulder opal #RB150

1 big rough boulder opal

partly rubbed
104 x 38 mm

x 13 mm of maximum thickness
Total weight: 86 grams
Bright green colours

Product Code: RB145
$70.00 USD  

8 rough boulder opals #RB145   8 rough boulder opals #RB145b  

8 rough boulder opals
From 17 x 15 mm to 33 x 11 mm
Total weight: 35 grams
Various bright colours

Every stone has bright red colours

Product Code: RB146
$70.00 USD  

6 rough boulder opals #RB146

6 preformed boulder opals
From11 x 11 mm to 33 x 22 mm
Total weight: 21 grams
Various bright colours

6 rough boulder opals #RB146 sold

Product Code: RB147
$80.00 USD

Rough boulder opal #RB147

Rough boulder opal
76 x 25 mm
Total weight: 35 grams
Blue and green opal

1 vein of bright green opal on one end not opened (15 x 16 mm)

Product Code: TPB2
$100.00 USD

5 preformed boulder opals TPB2

5 preformed boulder opals
from 16 x 7 mm to 15 x 11 mm
Total weight: 30 carats
Various colours
Every piece will cut a stone.
A "Dremel"type of tool is needed
to finish some of these opals

5 rough boulder opals #TPB2 sold

Product Code: PB51
$135.00 USD  

6 rough boulder opals PB51

5 rough boulder opals
from 61 x 44 mm

to 69 x 47 mm
Total weight: 517 grams
Mixed colours
Some opal veins
have not been opened

5 rough boulder opals #PB51 sold

Product Code: RB130
$150.00 USD

Rough boulder opal #RB130   Rough boulder opal #RB130b

Rough boulder opal
Dimensions: 63 x 37 mm x 12 mm of maximum thickness
Total weight: 71 grams
Bright various colours

Product Code: RB131
$180.00 USD

Rough boulder opal split #RB131   Rough boulder opal split #RB131b   Rough boulder opal split #RB131c   Rough boulder opal split #RB131d  

Rough boulder opal split
1: 36 x 27 mm
2: 50 x 22 mm
Total weight: 29 grams
Bright blue and green opal

with a big bright blue/ green rolling flash.
Will produce 2 big opals

Product Code: RB137
$270.00 USD

rough boulder opal #RB137

Rough boulder opal
94 x 80 x 33 mm max thickness
Weight: 311 grams.
Blue and green opal
2 faces partly opened

and at least 4 veins of opal not opened

rough boulder opals #RB137 sold

Product Code: DRB1
$350.00 USD

2 faced rough boulder opals #DRB1

2 faced rough boulder opals
Top: 35 x 13 x 11 mm thick
Bottom: 31 x 11 x 6 mm thick
Top stone on picture: 12 grams
Bottom stone: 6 grams
Various good colours with red orange

2 rough boulder opals #DRB1 sold

Product Code: DRB11
$350.00 USD

Rough boulder opal #DRB11   Rough boulder opal #DRB11b  

2 Rough boulder opals
62 x 37 x 10 mm thick

and 55 x 40 x 7 mm thick
Weight: 47 grams and 31 grams
2 big faces of  blue opal with some green
(1st stone is rubbed and the 2nd stone is natural)

A Dremel type tool is needed to finish them

Product Code: DRB13
$350.00 USD

  Rough boulder opal #DRB13b   Rough boulder opal #DRB13c   Rough boulder opal #DRB13d  

Rough boulder opal
43 x 37 mm and 4 to 28 mm thick
Weight: 69 grams.
Bright blue and green opal
There is another vein of opal in the back that might yield 1 or 2 more opals to cut

Product Code: RB153
$350.00 USD

Rough boulder opal #RB153   Rough boulder opal #RB153b  

Rough boulder opal
53 x 41 x 24 mm thick
Weight: 81 grams
2 faces of  blue and green opal

Product Code: DRB2
$400.00 USD

Faced rough boulder opal #DRB2   Faced rough boulder opal #DRB2c  

1 Faced rough boulder opal (sanded)
62 x 12 x 10 mm thick
Weight: 21 grams.
Bright light green, pink and golden yellow colours

Product Code: 3RB
$450.00 USD

3Rough boulder opals #3RBb   3 Rough boulder opals #3RBd   3 Rough boulder opasl #3RBc   3 Rough boulder opals #3RBd  

3 rough boulder opals

Full face of the opals:

Smaller rectangular stone: 23 x 18 mm

Triangular stone: 32 x 22 mm high

Larger stone: 34 x 26 mm
Total weight: 84 grams.  
Rough surface with some shallow natural grooves in the opal but not reaching the boulder

Good carving material with bright colours
Enough to make a pendant, a pair of earrings and a ring
Opals with bright colours

Product Code: DRB9
$450.00 USD

Rough boulder opal DRB9   Rough boulder opal #DRB9g   Rough boulder opal #DRB9d  Rough boulder opal #DRB9e  

Rough boulder opal
52 x 43 x 19 mm thick
Weight: 89 grams

Mostly blue opal on the face
and some bright electric green on one side
Should cut at least one large stone from the front

and may be 1 or 2 small stones from inside

rough boulder opal #DRB9 sold

Product Code: DRB14
$450.00 USD

Rough boulder opal #DRB14  

Rough boulder opal
63 x 53 x 35 mm thick
Weight: 140 grams.
Bright dark blue and bright green colours on the face;
appears to carry another bright green seam of opal

and other small red seams inside to cut out

Product Code: RB42
$450.00 USD

  Very large preformed and partly opened boulder opal #RB42b   Very large preformed and partly opened boulder opal #RB42c

Very large preformed and partly opened crystal boulder opal (sanded )
77 x 52 x 17 mm thick
Weight: 106 grams
Scintillating green sparkles of colour and some blue/purple ones

Product Code: DRB6
$500.00 USD

3 Faced rough boulder opals #DRB6   3 Faced rough boulder opals #DRB6b  

3 Faced rough boulder opals (sanded )
From top :1/ 35 x 13 x 5 mm thick
2/ 43  x 13 x 5 mm thick
3/ 32 x 14 x 7 mm thick
Weights: From top to bottom:
7 grams - 12 grams - 8 grams
Brilliant various colours with green and mostly red/orange

Product Code: DRB8
$600.00 USD

Rough boulder opal #DRB8   Rough boulder opal #DRB8b   Rough boulder opal #DRB8c   Rough boulder opal #DRB8d  

Rough boulder opal
70 x 32 x 35 mm thick
Weight: 81 grams.
Very bright blue and green colours
Beside the cut able stones
showing on the face, there might be another 1 or 2 more small ones inside

rough boulder opal #DRB8 sold

Product Code: DRB4
$600.00 USD

Faced rough boulder opal #DRB4   Faced rough boulder opal #DRB4c  

1 Faced rough boulder opal

(sanded )
77 x 15 mm x 10 mm thick
Weight: 31 grams.
Brilliant colours with a lot of red orange
and light green colours

Product Code: DRB5
$650.00 USD

Faced rough boulder opal #DRB5b   Faced rough boulder opal #DRB5c  

1 Faced rough boulder opal (sanded)
85 x 16 x 10 mm thick
Weight: 35 grams.
Brilliant colours
with a lot of red orange

Product Code: DRB10
$750.00 USD

  Rough boulder opal #DRB10c   Rough boulder opal #DRB10b   Rough boulder opal #DRB10d   Rough boulder opal #DRB10d  

1 Rough boulder opal with an opal seam partly opened
85 x 34 x 31 mm thick
Weight: 118 grams
Bright green and multicolored opal with some red
Will cut several bright stones from the face, and at least one more opal on one end

Product Code: DRB12
$1100.00 USD

Rough boulder opal #DRB12

Rough boulder opal
55 x 41 x 30 mm thick
Weight: 107 grams
Mostly blue with some green colours
There is another
partially uncovered face
in the back,
showing mostly green opal
Might yield a third stone inside

Rough boulder opal #DRB12 sold

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