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This is a lovely boulder doublet from the 7mile opal field of Coober Pedy. There is a small inclusion near the surface but it's very hard to spot. The stone has a small chip on one side but that can b... |
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Of the four fossilized opal snails pictured here, only one of them appears to be without any visible color. But once you remove more of the sandstone that this treasure has been hiding in for the last... |
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As seen in the photos of this parcel of opal snails, not all snails are complete but still show the overall shape of the snail it once was. Each snail is still partially covered in the sandstone it wa... |
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A very nice boulder doublet from the 7mile field, Coober Pedy. It has green, blue orange and gold. The colors are very bright and the patterns well defined.... |
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Each piece in this parcel shows some color, some with just a small fleck here and there. The larger opal snail shown in the photographs has a great amount of color visible from all angles and still ha... |
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Coober Pedy Opal
The first Coober Pedy opal claim (not Cooper Pedy) was pegged in 1915 and based on floaters found at the base of the escarpment, near the site of the present day town. Since that first discovery, Coober Pedy has evolved into a modern outback town.
Whilst mining the world renowned Coober Pedy opal, almost half of the population lives underground in dugouts with all the modern conveniences of above-ground homes. Spas, squash courts, swimming pools and even small cinemas are quite common in the modern-day dugouts. Precious Australian opal even runs across the walls of some dugouts and is often left exposed, creating a beautiful feature. The town of Coober Pedy has underground restaurants, churches, tourist mines and boasts the first underground motels in the world.