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Australian Opal Mines
> Andamooka Mines, SA
> Coober Pedy, SA
> Lightning Ridge, NSW
> Mintabie or Mintabee, SA
> Opalton, Qld
> Quilpie, Qld
> White Cliffs, NSW
> Winton, Qld
> Yowah, Qld
Buying Guide for Opals
> Opal Store USA
> Birthstone for October (modern); alternate for June
> Care for Opals
> Cutting Opals
> Opal Store Amazon USA
> Opal shop Australia
> Glossary of Terms
> Investing in Opals - The Value of Opals as an Investment
> Lapidary Information
> Buy Opals Australia
Famous Opals
> The Andamooka Opal (The Queen's Opal)
> Aurora Australis
> The Black Prince
> The Butterfly Stone
> The Flame Queen
> Halley's Comet
> Jupiter Five
> Olympic Australis
> Pride of Australia
> The Virgin Rainbow
History of Opals and Opal Mining
> Australian Museum National Opal Collection
> Australian Museum researches opalised fossil
> Fossicking in NSW
> Fossils, opalised fossils, sea snails and shells
> Legendary Opal Miners
> Opal Legends
> Opal Mines
> Mining Opals in Wyoming USA
> Opal Links
Types of Opal
> Black Opal
> Boulder Opal
> Crystal Opal
> Fire Opal
> Matrix Opal
> White Opal
> Yowah Nuts
> Opal Doublets
> Opal Triplets
> Opal Jewelry
Gem & Jewelry Pocket Guide:
A Traveler's Guide to Buying Diamonds, Colored Gems, Pearls, Gold and Platinum Jewelry
by Renee Newman
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Mintabie Opal Mines
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The famous Virgin Rainbow Black Opal is for sale here!
Andamooka Opal - Australian Opals
Andamooka is southwest of Coober Pedy in hot desert country. Discovered in 1930, Andamooka is one of Australia's most famous opal fields, having produced some of the most beautiful pieces of
opal, including The Andamooka Opal also known as The Queen's Opal.
The word Andamooka is derived from an Aboriginal name, meaning 'Large Waterhole'. It is located 600 kilometres north of Adelaide, and is the only Australian town where none of the streets is named.
The opal fields in and around Andamooka produce top gem, crystal, light opal and some dark opal.
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The South Australian opal mines include Coober
Pedy, Mintabee and Andamooka mines, famous for light opal, which includes crystal, grey and white
opal, sometimes called 'milk' opal. A variety of boulder opal also occurs in Andamooka , South Australia , where the host rock is quartzite.
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Opals
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The Australian opal is the finest quality in the world. 95% of the world's precious opals come from the Australian mines.
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Famous Large Diamonds
Famous Gemstones
Famous Gold Nuggets
The Crown Jewels
Wedding Anniversary Gemstones
Birthstones
Jewelry - Glossary of Terms
Jewelry Information Magazine
Jewelry Store
Gioie - Italian Jewels Online
Gillett's Jewellers for Australian Opals
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