Albany Natural Bridge
Enormous natural bridge from granite, located at the seaside.
Zircons of Jack Hills
The oldest known terrestrial material on the surface of Earth, these crystals of zircon formed some 4.4 billion years ago. The oldest crystal was found on Erawandoo Hill – 4,404 million years old. Exploration of this material provides new information about the early history of Earth.
Central Lanthanide Deposit in Mount Weld
Spectacular, unique enrichment of rare earth deposits, carbonatite rock rich with niobium/ tantalum and other rare metals, such as terbium, europium, dysprosium and others.
White Cliffs Pineapple Opal Fields
Find of unique opalised fossils and crystals of other minerals replaced with opal. Often these opal stones look like clusters or balls of radiating crystals.
Wave Hill Station prehnite finds
Possibly the largest find of gem quality prehnite – light green, transparent gemstone. Stones are found scattered on the ground.
Lightning Ridge Opal Fields
World’s best find of black opals.
Coober Pedy Opal Mines
World’s largest find of gem quality opal.
Henbury meteorite craters
A group of 13 – 14 meteorite craters with a diameter from 7 to 180 m, up to 15 m deep. Here have been found several tonnes of meteorites. Formed some 4,200 years ago.
Boxhole crater
Well visible impact crater, with a diameter of 170 m. Formed some 5,400 years ago.
Chillagoe karst landscape
Limestone towers that rise up to 40 m above the surrounding landscape. In this area are known some 600 – 1000 caves.
