Coober Pedy |
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| Title : | Coober Pedy |
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| Creator : | Walpole, E. L., photographer | ||
| Date of creation : | ca. 1930 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 162 x 214 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
Opal Fields at Coober Pedy. In 1915 teenager Willie Hutchinson was prospecting for gold with his father and found the first opal at Coober Pedy. Opal is a form of silica. The arrangement of the silica spheres within the mineral produces the spectrum of colours that we see. |
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| Period : | 1927-1939 |
| Place : | Coober Pedy |
| Region : | Flinders Ranges and Far North - Outback |
| Further reading : | Crilly, Kath. The discovery of Coober Pedy, Norwood, SA: Coober Pedy Historical Socierty, c1990 Medway, Kerry. Coober Pedy: opal wonderland of Australia, Port Macquarie, NSW: Bushwacker Publishing, [1987] |
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