Indonesia has one precious gemstone to show to the world. This special gems is opal. The Indonesian Opal is very beautiful, rich of color and shiny. This precious opals are mined in one region on West Java, the region called Banten. The opal miners on this place must dig the ground to make hole about 20 meters deep down just to get some small precious opal. Banten opal is actually very rare in Indonesian Gems Market. Because of that, the price is much higher than any others origin opal.

There are various color of opal can be found in Banten, Indonesia such as white clean, milky, brown, tea color, yellow, black, and even sometimes rare red opal. The opal picture in this article is Banten White Milky Opal. The play of color shows yellow, blue, green, and red. Banten black opal becomes the most favorite gems in the market. The price is usually more expensive than the milky color.

The Indonesian markets are flooded by the African Opal recently. The price for African opal is cheaper than the Indonesian origin. But some very good quality Africa opal of course still very expensive. Visually, The African opals are very easy to differentiate. Mostly, the play of color is not as rich as Indonesian Opal.