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Coober Pedy (/ ˈ k uː b ər ˈ p iː d i /) is a town in northern South Australia, 846 km (526 mi) north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway.The town is sometimes referred to as the "opal capital of the world" because of the quantity of precious opals that are mined there.
Originally a mining town, many of the residents of Australia's Coober Pedy live in dugouts to escape the heat. During the town's summer months, temperatures can reach 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
Faced with unberable heat, the citizens of Coober Pedy in South Australia decided to escape by making a dramatic move ... underground. Founded in 1915, this desert town is home to miles of hidden ...
The opal is just under 5,000 carats; roughly equivalent in size to two cricket balls. [1] Although rough-cut, it is polished on two sides. [3] Due to the evaporation of an inland sea several million years ago, South Australia is one of the few places on Earth where opals of this size can be created.
Lightning Ridge is a small outback town in north-western New South Wales, Australia. Part of Walgett Shire, Lightning Ridge is situated near the southern border of Queensland, about 6 km (4 mi) east of the Castlereagh Highway. The Lightning Ridge area is a centre of the mining of black opal and other opal gemstones.
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The Olympic Australis opal is the largest and most valuable opal yet found (as of 1961) [1] and was valued at A$2,500,000 in 1997. [2] It was found in 1956 at the 'Eight Mile' opal field near the town of Coober Pedy in South Australia. [3] The opal was found at a depth of 9.1 metres (30 ft).