Andamooka Homestead 1895

	Andamooka Homestead 1895 Andamooka may refer to: Andamooka, South Australia, a town and locality Andamooka Opal, a gemstone presented to Queen Elizabeth II Andamooka Station, a pastoral lease in South Australia Andamooka Airport, an airport in South Australia {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Andamooka, South Australia Andamooka is a town 600 km north of Adelaide in the Far North of South Australia on the lands of the Kuyani and Kokatha people. Andamooka is famous for high-quality crystal seam opal, opalised fossils, and stargazing. Andamooka recently featured in Vogue Magazine's "Best Country Towns in Australia to visit next" '''For a real taste of the outback, Andamooka has what you need. The town's observatory has your star-gazing needs taken care of, but you can also go 'opal noodling', essentially fossicking for the gems in a town that was once a hub for the opal mining industry.''' * Andamooka Crystal Opal is a luxury brand and is renowned as being the finest quality opal in the world. * Andamooka opal is the most stable of Australian opal in that it does not fade, craze, or crack. * South Australia's only known dinosaur Kakuru kujani was discovered in Andamooka. * Andamooka is the Gateway to 'Ngarndamukia' Lake Torrens National Park, to the 'Outback' via the Borefield Road / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Andamooka Opal The Andamooka Opal is a famous opal which was presented to Queen Elizabeth II in 1954 on the occasion of her first visit to South Australia. The opal was mined in Andamooka in 1949. The opal was cut and polished by John Altmann to a weight of . It displays a magnificent array of reds, blues, and greens and was set with diamonds into an 18 karat (75%) palladium necklet. See also * List of individual gemstones A number of gemstones have gained fame, either because of their size and beauty or because of the people who owned or wore them. A list of famous gemstones follows. Alexandrites * Smithsonian museums' Alexandrite, the largest cut alexandrite ... Other notable individual opals: * Galaxy Opal * Glorious Jubilee * Flame Queen Opal * Halley's Comet Opal * Olympic Australis Opal References Individual opals {{gemology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Andamooka Station Andamooka Station is a pastoral lease that once operated as a sheep station but now operates as a cattle station in outback South Australia. Description It is located approximately north east of Roxby Downs and west of Lyndhurst. The station is bounded to the east by the ephemeral salt lake, Lake Torrens. It is bounded to the south by Arcoona Station and to the north by Stuart Creek and Mulgaria Station. Both Roxby Downs Station and Purple Downs abut the western boundary. The landscape is composed mostly of Arcoona tablelands vegetated with saltbush and bluebush. It is currently stocked with cattle. Currently the lease is held by BHP and occupies an area of . BHP's Olympic Dam mine and processing plant is found in the north west of the station. The company also holds the lease for three other properties the surround the operations; Roxby Downs, Purple Downs and Stuart Creek Stations. History The traditional owners of the area are the Kuyani people, an Aborigin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]