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Why I like opals

Michael tells what he discovered in Coober Pedy

semi-overcast 18 °C

Opal has really nice colours like red, green, blue and orange. The noodling (fossicking) was annoying because you might think you'd find opal but you didn't always.

I got some opal from loads of places - from the mine tour we did, the shop at the underground motel we stayed at, noodling in the public noodling area, and the opal shop where I bought some. Going in the mine and being pulled up on the swing thing was really fun. (Read more about opals by clicking here).
Going up an opal mine shaft

Going up an opal mine shaft

Posted by kecasumi 20:41 Archived in Australia Tagged mines opals

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