Where can I find Yowah nuts?
Yowah nuts are found in the opal fields of Yowah in central Queensland. As the name suggests the opal is formed naturally like a nut.
Where can I find Yowah nut opal?
The Yowah Nuts are found in layers at depths up to 20 metres in decomposed sandstone. The main layer is located between the sandstone and underlying clays. Identifying an area to dig in is the key to finding Boulder Opal or Yowah Nuts as they are described.
Can you fossick at Yowah?
The Yowah opal field, which includes the nearby area known as Black Gate, is the southernmost opal mining centre of western Queensland; it is popular with tourists and fossickers as it has easy access from main roads and has shops, fuel, telephone, a caravan park and permanent bore water supply.
What is a Yowah nut opal?
Yowah nut opal is really small boulder opals that look roughly like a nut from a tree. They can be as small as an apricot seed or as large as a Mango seed.
Is the road to Yowah sealed?
Get in[edit] Access is by 60 km of sealed road from the Bulloo Developmental Road (The Adventure Way) just outside of Eulo. A 23 km unsealed 4WD track takes around the same time to traverse as the sealed road to Eulo, but may provide a time saving if travelling to or from Thargomindah.
How much is Yowah opal worth?
$1.2 million
Brother and sister Isaac and Sofia Andreou have discovered a miraculous opal deposit near the town of Yowah, Queensland, with the find valued at $1.2 million.
How are Yowah nuts formed?
They have a spherical or ellipsoidal shape and show alternate concentric rings of light and dark brown siliceous ironstone. The miners split the Yowah nuts in half by cracking or sawing to find the gem opal deposits in the center. This Yowah nut exhibits an outstanding example of gem quality precious opal.
Is the Adventure Way bitumen?
Retrace the tracks of Cobb & Co, as you traverse the unique and fascinating Adventure Way. Bitumen roads now replace the rutted tracks once taken by horse drawn coaches of all but the last 150 km, enabling even those in a two-wheel drive to experience the richness of this route.
Is Adventure Way a sealed road?
The road is sealed to the border, with a small section of dirt road near the Ballera Gas Field. Just prior to reaching the border, make a detour to the Burke and Wills ‘Dig Tree’ site. Situated on the banks of Cooper Creek, and where the Expedition ended in tragedy. Visitors can camp along the banks of the Cooper.
Who finds the million dollar opal in opal hunters?
Brother and sister Isaac and Sofia Andreou have discovered a miraculous opal deposit near the town of Yowah, Queensland, with the find valued at $1.2 million.
What is a Yawa nut?
The Southern Cross Mine was the home of the famous “Yowah Nut,” precious opal found in ironstone nodules or concretions. These “nuts” can reach sizes up to 20cm across. They have a spherical or ellipsoidal shape and show alternate concentric rings of light and dark brown siliceous ironstone.
Is adventure way a sealed road?
What are Yowah nuts?
A feature of the Yowah field is the occurrence of precious opal in siliceous ironstone nodules generally referred to as Yowah Nuts. These nuts range from about 5mm to 200mm across, have a spherical or ellipsoidal shape, and show alternate concentric rings or bands of light- and dark-brown siliceous ironstone.
Where can I find Yowah opal nuts?
Yowah Opal from Yowah, Australia are famous for their deep strong ironstone with fantastic patterns and inclusions of colour. Yowah Opal is well-known for its attractive and exclusive Yowah Opal nuts which cannot be found elsewhere in the world. These ‘nuts’ range from about 5mm to 200mm and tend to be found in a spherical shape.
Where to fossick/noodle?
Where to Fossick / Noodle The designated fossicking area is located near the small Township of Yowah. This area still yields some very good crystal and matrix opal. A fossicker’s licence is required to work the area. The designated fossicking area has been extensively worked but it is still possible to find virgin ground.
Where do you find nuts in sandstone?
The nuts are found in layers (150–600mm in thickness) at depths up to 20m in a ferruginous sandstone, and are commonly associated with mudstone fragments or clay pellets. The main layer is located near the contact between the sandstone and underlying mudstone/claystone, but scattered nodules, and in some cases a second band, may occur above.