Half as big as a brick, pitch black but shot through with green and pea-cock-blue fire, the largest opal in the world is now in the United States National Mnseum. It was found in a bed of volcanic ash in Virgin Valley, Nevada, and weighs over 1802.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19154, 10 November 1927, Page 18
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47Page 18 Advertisements Column 1 Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19154, 10 November 1927, Page 18
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