There is an endless bounty of eye-catching gemstones throughout the world and this spectacular boulder opal is one unique beauty that looks like a shimmering crystal encased in a tree fossil. Its opalescent sheen seeps through the cracks of the seemingly wooden rings in lustrous hues of emerald green and aqua blue. Like something out of a fairy tale, the triangular piece radiates through an organic pattern mimicking the growth rings of tree.

Slovenian photographer Peter Gedei started caving 25 years ago and has carried a camera with him on every trip getting stunning pictures from his travels, capturing the ice formations, tight chambers and beautiful halls. Photo: The Ice Cave in Postojna, Slovenia. (Photo by Peter Gedei/Caters News)

A sheep and a gentleman farmer take to the streets of London today to mark the launch the new English Countryside chapter of Farmville, Zynga's global social gaming phenomenon on March 29, 2011 in London, England. Farmville English Countryside gives players all-new crops, buildings and decorations located in the beautiful English Countryside. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Farmville)

Women playing in the street as the snow falls on Johannesburg for the first time in seventeen years. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 1st September 1962

Sеxy women kissing in bed. (Photo by Sakkmesterke/Getty Images)

Women take part in Belarus Cup in bodybuilding and fitness in Minsk, October 24, 2015. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

A women sits on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona, April 12, 2015. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Three Palestinian women sit on a beachfront as a wave comes rushing by in Gaza City on November 17, 2016. (Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP Photo)