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On View: A Rare Australian Opal in NHM’s Gem and Mineral Hall

Meet a new dazzling black opal and discover the science behind the sparkle with Dr. Aaron Celestian

Aaron Celestian holding a reddish-brown stone with stripes of greenish iridescent stripes next to a closeup of the stone