Australian Opal - A World Tour of Opal, Part 1 →
We visit the Australian Opal Centre in Lightning Ridge and explore examples of Australian opal, from many different locations.
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!
Some extra photographs:
A great example of opal from Mintabie, SA.
More opal from Mintabie, displaying a different part of the spectrum.
Behind the scenes filming with Jenni Brammall at the Australian Opal Centre.
More info on the locations mentioned:
Lightning Ridge on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightni...
Lightning Ridge visitor information: https://lightningridgeinfo.com.au
White Cliffs on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_C...
White Cliffs visitor information: http://www.whitecliffsnsw.com.au
Tintenbar on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintenb...
Tintenbar visitor information: https://www.discoverballina.com.au/vi...
Winton on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winton,...
Winton visitor information: http://www.experiencewinton.com.au/vi...
Yowah on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yowah
Yowah visitor information: https://www.yowahtouristcentre.com
Coober Pedy on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_...
Coober Pedy visitor information: https://www.cooberpedy.sa.gov.au/tourism
Mintabie on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mintabi...
Andamooka on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andamoo...
Andamooka visitor information: http://www.andamooka.sa.au