Sue Cooper

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Russell

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🌟 Fossil Friday! 🌟 Check out this incredible Opalised Plant Fossil! Clearly a twig or branch from our Russells Opal Mine in SW QLD. 🌿✨ Finding these fossils is such a thrill! Being in Australia’s remote outback, following my passion, feels like a privilege. These beauties are around 100 million years old! 🕰️ Why are they so rare? 1️⃣ Perfect Conditions: Mining in the right geological area and timeframe is a game of luck. The planets truly must align for these opal treasures to be close to the surface. 2️⃣ Small Patch: The patch we found is tiny and probably finite. Finding gem-quality, non-fragmented opalised plant fossils of this size is exceptionally rare! 3️⃣ #Opalised Plant Fossil Invisible to Miners: We usually hunt for Australian Boulder Opals with excavators. These fossils are nearly impossible to spot on the mining wall unless you’re really looking! #opal #opalmining #opalminers #brokenrivermining #woodreplacementopal #boulderopal #opalsonline #denvergemshow #tucsongemshow #outbackaustralia #queensland

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A gorgeous green and blue striped boulder opal from our Mt. Margaret opal mine. We love its free-form shape and how the opal cascade down the sides. One for the lovers of organic shapes and ocean tones, both jewellers and wearers alike. #opal #boulderopal #crystalopal #queenslandopal #mtmargaret #opalmine #opallover #opalgems #opalmining #opalhunter #woodreplacementopal #brokenrivermining #australianopal #woodreplacementopal