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South Australia
Coober Pedy opal fields
Opal field Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
OpalAlso reported: potch and colour in weathered shale; noodling colour flecks on the mullock heaps.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Dpulitzer (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
Cretaceous Bulldog Shale
World's largest opal source; the surrounding fields are dotted with active claims, keep to public noodling areas.
Keep exploring nearby
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