Uploaded March 2018 | Updated September 2026, 18 minutes ago
We visit the Australian Opal Centre in Lightning Ridge and explore examples of Australian opal, from many different locations.
DON’T MISS PART 2: OPAL OF THE WORLD -- youtube.com/watch?v=GH4SjkVx3QE 😄
You might also like "None of this stuff is OPAL" -- youtube.com/watch?v=ipfvCnXXqFM
Check out “Why don’t ALL Opalised Fossils look like Opal?”, too: youtu.be/FWWyFEygvFQ
✨ Support Curiosity Mine on Patreon: patreon.com/curiositymine
Special thanks to Jenni Brammall at the Australian Opal Centre.
This is by no means an exhaustive look at Australian opal. There are many other opal fields and opal bearing areas, and heaps more examples of opal formations, types, colours and weird quirks of geology. If there's a particular area or type of opal you'd like to see more about, please leave a comment!
These examples were chosen from a selection of specimens; they don't necessarily represent the "best of the best" of each opal category. They're all beautiful, though!
00:00 Introduction
00:35 Lightning Ridge, NSW
05:10 White Cliffs, NSW
05:35 Tintenbar, NSW
06:35 Winton, Qld
07:34 Yowah, Qld
08:48 Koroit, Qld
09:33 Coober Pedy, SA
10:23 Mintabie, SA
11:20 Andamooka, SA
12:57 Western Australia
More info on the locations mentioned:
Lightning Ridge on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Ridge,_New_South_Wales
Lightning Ridge visitor information: https://lightningridgeinfo.com.au
White Cliffs on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Cliffs,_New_South_Wales
White Cliffs visitor information: http://www.whitecliffsnsw.com.au
Tintenbar on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintenbar,_New_South_Wales
Tintenbar visitor information: https://www.discoverballina.com.au/visit/our-region/towns-villages/tintenbar
Winton on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winton,_Queensland
Winton visitor information: http://www.experiencewinton.com.au/visitor-information-centre
Yowah on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yowah
Yowah visitor information:
yowahtouristcentre.com
Coober Pedy on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy
Coober Pedy visitor information: https://www.cooberpedy.sa.gov.au/tourism
Mintabie on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mintabie,_South_Australia
Andamooka on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andamooka,_South_Australia
Andamooka visitor information: http://www.andamooka.sa.au
"Unwritten Return" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
All other music © Russell Gawthorpe.
Follow the Australian Opal Centre on Facebook:
facebook.com/australianopalcentre
Follow Curiosity Mine on...
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Twitter: twitter.com/curiositymine
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#opal #australianopal #australianopalcentre
We visit the Australian Opal Centre in Lightning Ridge and explore examples of Australian opal, from many different locations.
DON’T MISS PART 2: OPAL OF THE WORLD -- youtube.com/watch?v=GH4SjkVx3QE 😄
You might also like "None of this stuff is OPAL" -- youtube.com/watch?v=ipfvCnXXqFM
Check out “Why don’t ALL Opalised Fossils look like Opal?”, too: youtu.be/FWWyFEygvFQ
✨ Support Curiosity Mine on Patreon: patreon.com/curiositymine
Special thanks to Jenni Brammall at the Australian Opal Centre.
This is by no means an exhaustive look at Australian opal. There are many other opal fields and opal bearing areas, and heaps more examples of opal formations, types, colours and weird quirks of geology. If there's a particular area or type of opal you'd like to see more about, please leave a comment!
These examples were chosen from a selection of specimens; they don't necessarily represent the "best of the best" of each opal category. They're all beautiful, though!
00:00 Introduction
00:35 Lightning Ridge, NSW
05:10 White Cliffs, NSW
05:35 Tintenbar, NSW
06:35 Winton, Qld
07:34 Yowah, Qld
08:48 Koroit, Qld
09:33 Coober Pedy, SA
10:23 Mintabie, SA
11:20 Andamooka, SA
12:57 Western Australia
More info on the locations mentioned:
Lightning Ridge on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Ridge,_New_South_Wales
Lightning Ridge visitor information: https://lightningridgeinfo.com.au
White Cliffs on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Cliffs,_New_South_Wales
White Cliffs visitor information: http://www.whitecliffsnsw.com.au
Tintenbar on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintenbar,_New_South_Wales
Tintenbar visitor information: https://www.discoverballina.com.au/visit/our-region/towns-villages/tintenbar
Winton on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winton,_Queensland
Winton visitor information: http://www.experiencewinton.com.au/visitor-information-centre
Yowah on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yowah
Yowah visitor information:
yowahtouristcentre.com
Coober Pedy on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy
Coober Pedy visitor information: https://www.cooberpedy.sa.gov.au/tourism
Mintabie on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mintabie,_South_Australia
Andamooka on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andamooka,_South_Australia
Andamooka visitor information: http://www.andamooka.sa.au
"Unwritten Return" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
All other music © Russell Gawthorpe.
Follow the Australian Opal Centre on Facebook:
facebook.com/australianopalcentre
Follow Curiosity Mine on...
Facebook: facebook.com/curiositymine
Twitter: twitter.com/curiositymine
Instagram: instagram.com/curiosity.mine
The web: curiositymine.com
Thank YOU for watching!
#opal #australianopal #australianopalcentre
