Her husband Albert shared her love of the fiery gemstone, and she owned at least two suites of opal jewelry—including the ...

She has always had an affinity for the stone. “When I was bullied in school, my mom used to take me to T.J. Maxx after school to look at the opal jewelry,” she told Us Weekly in 2017.

Narrator: High-quality black opal can cost over $10,000 per carat, making it one of the world's most expensive gemstones. But mining black opal isn't easy. After investing tens of thousands of ...