Coober Pedy is a famous opal-mining town in South Australia.
Coober Pedy opals have a good reputation, as most formed as crystal opal and have multiple opal-crystal colours. Beautiful crystal opals come from the famous Olympic Opal Fields, which also produces many interesting localized fossils and sea shells.
Coober Pedy was first mined in 1915, when settlers arriving from Europe started the opal industry. Most people in Coober Pedy live underground and many mine for opals while digging their houses. The below-ground temperature averages 25 degrees Celsius year-round, while above-ground reaches a hot 50 degrees.
Source your single-gem or parcel Coober Pedy opals direct from opal miners and wholesaler/dealers.
