Opal mining, in a small opal mining town 165 km west of Cunnamulla. It is the home of the unique Yowah Nut opal and Ironstone Matrix opal, types of op

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Opal mining, in a small opal mining town 165 km west of Cunnamulla. It is the home of the unique Yowah Nut opal and Ironstone Matrix opal, types of opal found only in this part of Queensland. Yowah, southwestern Queensland, Australia

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