Coober Pedy Opals
Most Coober Pedy opals formed as crystal opal, giving them their signature, multiple opal-crystal colours.
Coober Pedy is a famous opal-mining town in South Australia which was first mined in 1915. Settlers from Europe mined for opals while digging their underground houses. The above-ground temperature in Coober Pedy can reach 50 degrees Celsius, while the below-ground temperature averages a much more comfortable 25 degrees. Most people in Coober Pedy live underground.
Beautiful crystal opals come from the famous Olympic Opal Fields, which also produces many interesting localized fossils and sea shells.
Source your single-gem or parcel Coober Pedy opals direct from opal miners and wholesaler/dealers.
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Last Update: 2 Jan 2011