The
Black Prince Opal has a stunning beauty and one
of the unique pieces of opals. The Black Prince Opal is also known as
‘Harlequin Prince. This wonderful opal was found at Phone Line in the
year 1915. The Black Prince Opal takes the pride of finding out this
lovely gem. The Black Prince Opal exhibits a flag pattern one side red
color on the other side. It weighs 181 carats. The Black Prince has a
flag pattern on one side and is red on the other, and the face of the
opal is marked by a sand hole.
The
Black Prince
was found in 1915 at the Phone Line field in Lightning Ridge by Ted
Brown and Tom Urwin, it was procured in England by the Museum of Natural
History in New York. where it is on display along with a 272 carat
dark-grey Opal. Later 'Prince' became part of the collection at Forest
Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Los Angeles, and was stolen at the same time as
'Pride of Australia'.
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