|
|
|
|
AUSTRALIAN WHITE OPAL is highly sought after and was discovered in 1915. White Opal makes up approximately 75% of Australia’s Opal production. |
|
|
|
|
Where Does White Opal Come From? The Opal mining fields of Coober Pedy lie in the outback of South Australia. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Roughly 1,700 people live in Coober Pedy and 80% of them work at mining-related jobs and live underground to escape desert heat and freezing winters. These houses require ceilings a minimum of 4 meters high to prevent collapse.
|
|
|
|
|
Miners have dug over 250,000 mines, making Coober Pedy a dangerous place for tourists to walk around without the proper knowledge |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The name “Coober Pedy” comes from the Aboriginal Australian kupa piti, meaning “boys’ waterhole.” |
|
The town is sometimes referred to as the "opal capital of the world" because of the quantity of Precious Opals that are mined there.
|
|
|
|
|
14KT GOLD & DIAMOND OPAL PENDANTS STARTING AT $289.00USD EXPORE THE GOLDEN TREASURE COLLECTION |
|
