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Coober Pedy / Andamooka opal fossils

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Dpulitzer (CC BY-SA 4.0), Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Cretaceous

Opalised shells from opal mining tailings. Follow opal-field fossicking rules.

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