Uploaded April 2017 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago

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In this video, Dr. Elizabeth Smith from the Australian Opal Centre opens a box of donations, a collection of incredible opalised fossils from 110 million years ago, all found in the same location.

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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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