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  2. Coober Pedy - Wikipedia

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    It is known for its bone collection, art and graffiti, and messages written by tourists. The dugout is featured as a set in movies, including Pitch Black and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. [40] [41] The Umoona Opal Mine and Museum is a popular attraction. [42] The annual Coober Pedy Opal Festival takes place in June, with the 34th edition ...

  3. Australia women's national basketball team - Wikipedia

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    The Opals held an early lead, but China mounted a second half comeback led by Haixia Zheng's 36 points, and Australia just lost by a single point 66–65. [33] In the bronze medal game, Australia played the United States , and despite a small halftime lead, the Opals lost a close game 100–95. [ 34 ]

  4. Fire of Australia opal - Wikipedia

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    The Fire of Australia opal is a 998 gram uncut opal mined by Walter Bartram in 1946 at the Eight Mile field in Coober Pedy, South Australia. [1] [2] The opal is just under 5,000 carats; roughly equivalent in size to two cricket balls. [1] Although rough-cut, it is polished on two sides. [3] Due to the evaporation of an inland sea several ...

  5. Yowah nut - Wikipedia

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    The Yowah opal field in the Shire of Paroo. The Yowah nut is a type of precious opal, found within the Yowah opal fields situated in Yowah, Shire of Paroo, South West Queensland, Australia since the latter part of the 19th century. [1] These opals are known for their distinctive nut-like shape, opalescent patterns, and vibrant colours.

  6. World's most expensive opal literally glows in the dark - AOL

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    In fact, as it gets darker around the opal, the opal appears ever more vibrant. The stone's vivid and sparkly nature is in stark contrast to Coober Pedy, Australia where it was discovered.

  7. Mintabie, South Australia - Wikipedia

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    Mintabie is an opal mining community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY lands) in South Australia.It was unique in comparison to other communities situated in the APY Lands, in that its residents were largely not of Aboriginal Australian origin, and the land had been leased to the Government of South Australia for opal mining purposes since the 1980s.

  8. Jackson to appear at 5th Olympics for Australia's Opals ...

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    The Opals, Boomers and the 3x3 teams were announced by Chef de Mission for the Australian Olympic Team in Paris, Anna Meares in Melbourne on Sunday, with Jackson widely expected to be named, alongside men's team veterans Patty Mills and Joe Ingles for a fifth Olympics appearance.

  9. Olympic Australis - Wikipedia

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    The Olympic Australis opal is the largest and most valuable opal yet found (as of 1961) [1] and was valued at A$2,500,000 in 1997. [2] It was found in 1956 at the 'Eight Mile' opal field near the town of Coober Pedy in South Australia. [3] The opal was found at a depth of 9.1 metres (30 ft).

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