Uploaded September 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Dr. Elizabeth Smith from the Australian Opal Centre shows us prehistoric opalised pine cones! Learn a little about how to identify pine cones and seed pods, and see comparisons between modern seeds and ancient fossilised ones.

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Welcome to Fine Details Preserved -- a little series of videos featuring awesome items from the collections of the Australian Opal Centre and the Lightning Ridge Historical Society. In this series we'll look at some incredible objects ranging from opalised fossils to opal mining heritage items to strange mystery objects that will make you wonder.

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