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Mintabie opal field

Opal field Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
OpalOpal

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Dpulitzer (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Cretaceous

Once a major field; access now controlled by the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act.

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