When Mike Poben, an opal buyer and and fossil fanatic, bought a bucket of opal from an Australian mine, he was surprised to find to find what looked like an ancient tooth in the pile.

This opal-mining community gives 'down under' a whole new meaning. The remote town of Coober Pedy, Australia, is home to about 2,000 people, many of whom gravitated there to mine opal.

Sydney - An Australian museum said it would exhibit what it believes is the best opal stone ever found - a 6.0-centimetre multi-coloured gem unearthed in the Outback named the Virgin Rainbow. The ...

The red dirt in central Australia might be a close mimic for the red surface of Mars, suggests research that sheds light on how opals formed in the land Down Under. Precious opal is Australia’s ...

Opals Down Under owners Immo and Louise Stein are much more than opal retailers ... they are opal people. Read Today's Paper Tributes & Notices. Rewards. Subscribe for $4. Sign In.

If you want to do business with the government, go to Washington, D.C. If you want to do business with bankers, go to Wall Street. If you want to do business in opals, go to Coober Pedy, Australia ...

When Mike Poben, an opal buyer and and fossil fanatic, bought a bucket of opal from an Australian mine, he was surprised to find to find what looked like an ancient tooth in the pile. Later, he ...

The remote town of Coober Pedy, Australia, is home to about 2,000 people, many of whom gravitated there to mine opal. The extreme climate of the Outback meant residents had to find creative ways ...

Later, he also found a fossilized jaw piece — one that was shiny and glistening with opal. After showing the two opalized specimens to paleontologists in 2014, Poben learned that they were part ...