AustroPalaeo 5 top spots to fossick for opals …near the Visitor Information Centre. Learn about digging for opalised fossils in Lightning Ridge. Opalised fossils in black opal from Lightning Ridge. Image credit: Bob Smith/Australian Opal Centre 3. White…
News Uncovered: the truth about opal formation …90 per cent of the world’s precious opals, but before now scientists have never been able to explain precisely how the gemstones formed. “Before this we did not know [opal’s]…
News Opalised dinosaur fossil found at Lightning Ridge a new species …complete opalised dinosaur skeleton in the world,” says Jenni Brammall, palaeontologist and special projects officer of the Australian Opal Centre. “Partial skeletons of extinct swimming reptiles have been found at…
AustroPalaeo All that glitters: the fossils of Lightning Ridge …find that will set them up for life. The town sits on one of Australia’s major opal fields and produces black opal, the most valuable variety. Shop now Massive opalised…
Destinations Coober Pedy: outpost in the outback …and almost anyone else with an eye on the opal business: “It’s finished; it’s gone.” From the heyday of the 1970s and ’80s when some 3000 opal miners toiled on…
Wildlife Lightning Ridge: opalised fossils Lightning Ridge has the greatest number and diversity of opalised fossils in Australia. It is one of the most productive and scientifically significant fossil sites in the country, and the…
Travel Gem of a town …is its pineapple opals – it’s the only location in the world to produce this type of opalised mineral, making it a highly sought-after treasure. “The White Cliffs pineapple opals were originally given…
Travel with us Lightning Ridge Fossil Dig LOCATION: The incredible outback opal-mining town of Lightning Ridge, Australia. HOSTS: The Australian Opal Centre (AOC) and the Australian Geographic Society. DURATION: We will be taking two separate groups of…
BOpal - Around the World Giant Map 300pc This amazing map contains of over 500 illustrations which are cross-referenced to the puzzle information. This puzzle has extra large pieces and when completed is almost one metre wide! You…
