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Koroit is close to the town of Yowah which also produces a similar type of opal. The Koroit opal field is known for the very distinctive type of boulder opal that is found in its mines. In Queensland boulder opal is found within a 300 km wide belt of sedimentary rocks in the Winton Formation. Here opal is found as a kernel in small concretions. [1]
Yowah is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Yowah had a population of 126 people.[1]The town is known for its opal mining and numerous opal fields that lie around the town as well as the "Yowah nut", a local type of opal distinctive to the region.
Polished opal from Yowah. Adavale was the location of Australia's first opal discovery. [9] The town of Yowah is built on an opal field which began producing opals in the 1870s. [24] Opals are also found at Koroit opal field, Quilpie, Eulo and in northern New South Wales.
Map of Paroo Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902. Gunya (Kunya, Kunja, Kurnja) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gunya people. The Gunya language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Paroo Shire Council, taking in Cunnamulla and extending north towards Augathella, east towards Bollon and west towards Thargomindah.
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As a whole, the formation primarily consists of thinly bedded medium to fine sandstone, siltstone and mudstone, with sporadic coal seams. In the vicinity of Lightning Ridge, it is divided up into two informal members the underlying Wallangulla Sandstone Member which primarily consists of red fine grained sandstone, light siltstone and grey claystone and is up to 30 metres (98 ft) thick while ...
A strong and obvious links between Koroit and Ireland is the potato crops grown in the rich volcanic soil surrounding the town. The township of Koroit was surveyed and the first town allotments were sold in 1857. A post office opened on 23 April 1858. [4] Eight sites in Koroit are listed in the Register of the National Estate. [citation needed]
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