andamooka opal
Andamooka, South Australia. Andamooka is a town approximately 600 km north of Adelaide in the Far North of South Australia. Andamooka is the largest town administered by the Outback Communities Authority instead of a local government area. It is in the state electoral district of Giles and the federal Division of Grey. Welcome to the Andamooka Community Website. PLEASE NOTE: The web site has been moved to a new host and we are now able to create links to the missing minutes and newsletters etc. Your patience is appreciated while we get the job done. The opal mining township of Andamooka is one of the world's major sources of precious opal. Today, with a population of around 350 (estimated) Andamooka hosts a rich assembly of nationalities that live and work together in an environment that outsiders may consider harsh and resembling a ‘moonscape'. 07 March 2013. The Andamooka Opal Necklace and Earrings. The Queen's extensive post-Coronation tour of 1953-54 yielded several jewels for her collection. The South Australian government wanted to present their new Queen with a stone their region was known for, the opal, and set about finding the best example around. Andamooka Treated Matrix Opal. Rainbow Matrix. Andamooka is the only opal field in the world that produces Rainbow Matrix. For many years the miners have referred to it as Concrete. However as marketers of opal we say we've got Concrete for sale. People think that we are in the construction business. The Andamooka Necklace and Earrings. 1  The Queen's extensive post-Coronation tour of 1953-54 yielded several jewels for her collection. The South Australian government wanted to present their new Queen with a stone their region was known for, the opal, and set about finding the best example around. About Andamooka Opal. Many crystal Opals mined in the Andamooka Opal fields have stunning colours and are popular for creative Opal carvings due to their large size. This field was discovered in 1930 but was not worked fully till 1960s where just under 1000 miners worked in the dry desert heat. Andamooka Opal. Andamooka Opal is of exceptionally high quality and has become more difficult to source over the last few years. Australian opal from the Andamooka mining fields is amongst the best crystal opal Australia produces. Opal finds in and around the small South Australian community of Andamooka are less common these days than previously, mainly due to the lack of any new mining areas being identified in the area since 1971. Andamooka Opal. The Andamooka Opal is a famous opal which was presented to Queen Elizabeth II in 1954 on the occasion of her first visit to South Australia. It was discovered in Andamooka, South Australia, an historic opal mining town. The opal was cut and polished by John Altmann to a weight of 203 carats (40.6 g). Andamooka is one of the smaller opal areas. and it is one of the most famous ! Be sure to read more about Andamooka. You should also subscribe to the frequent EMAIL OFFERINGS, where we post our most recent offerings in email direct to you ! Home | Rough Opal | Cut Opal | Opal Gallery | Trading Info | About AOM. Andamooka - The Friendly Heart of the Opal Country. Peter Taubers and Margot Duke both welcome and thank you for visiting our website. Margot has been in the accommodation industry at Andamooka for 40 years, May 17 1967, and Peter has been a miner, cutter, jeweller for over 25 years. Mrs Inge Duke, founder of Andamooka Dukes Bottlehouse Motel, and originally from Germany, has also dealt in the opal trade for over 35 years. We trust that you will make your way around our website with ease and find what you are looking for.
A famous opal which was presented to Queen Elizabeth II in 1954 on the occasion of her first visit to South Australia.