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page 17   Black Opal established in 1986, comes from a place of untamed territories and unspoiled land. This is Australia. The land they call "Oz". The land down under. Brimming with life, Australia is a dreamland rich in culture, diversity and natural history. This is apparent in the crystal blue skies above, in the red landscape, even the glistening opal, and a gem that dates back 60 million years. — Dragac   If you've never seen black opal, you have missed a splendid sight, Like quicksilver gaily coloured, slipped through the shades of night. Though you've roamed the whole world over, seen most all there is to see, There are scenes you've never dreamed of, in the stone of mystery.
 * A winery founded in 1986 named Black Opal is described with great regard for its name:
 * Since the early '70s there has been a poem of which many Australian jewellery lovers are proud:
 * — Laurie Hudson, Black Opal and Other Poems



Immersion into a saucerful of opals

In a literary sense all the appreciation above already existed in a 1921 book by Katharine Susannah Prichard, the same kind lady who gave David Helfgott his big opportunity in London, in 1968, before mental illness clipped the wings of his prodigious piano playing, inspiring the 1996 film Shine.