Mooka Station
Find of mookaite – colourful jasper in warm red, yellow and brown colors. The only find of such stone. It is not allowed to search the stones by themselves – these rights are leased.
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.
Magdalena Opal mines
The find of the near-unique lloviznando opal – a variety of opal with a near transparent, light blue color and phenomenal play of colors. Finds of these opals are very rare, but here are found also fire opals of exceptional quality.
10 finds of unique blue gemstones
Wondermondo 🢖 Lists and articles 🢖 10 finds of unique blue gemstones Publication 10 finds of unique blue gemstones In short There are places on our planet where unusual, gorgeous blue gemstones can be found. Wondermondo proudly presents a list of 10 such finds around the world. Map of the sites The most popular and most valuable blue gemstones […]
Find of Olmec blue jadeite, Río El Tambor
The only place in the world where is found blue jadeite. This stone was the most valuable material for the Olmec civilization.