How to find Opals - Coober Pedy | Liz Kreate
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- Located in South Australia, Coober Pedy was discovered in 1915. This is where most of the "white/milky" and Crystal Opals are mined. Coober Pedy is the main producer of white Precious Opal.
The public fossicking/prospecting area is open to anyone wanting to find their own Precious Opal.
Music: 1."Disco con Tutti", 2."Mining by Moonlight"
By: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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I lived and worked in Coober Pedy for a few years. It was fun searching for and finding one's own gems. Not always easy to find the really nice colourful ones all the time and you can end up a bit dusty too... but still fun and interesting at the end of the day..
Oh Liz and Wally, I love what you do. In 2010 I was over in Sydney visiting my Sister Flora (I am Scottish, live in Glasgow). There was this wee elderly couple who stayed next door to my Sis, June and Eric who used to do the same as both of you. June was also, like yourself Liz, a lapidarist. She showed me all of her work and had her collection in cabinets. They were without a doubt, in my mind, two extraordinary people. If I had lived next door to June and Eric I have no doubt I would have taken an interest in the exact same thing. They both lived well into their 80’s and 90’s respectively. I’ll never forget them.
Hi Zesty, Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. It certainly is a very rewarding hobby. To us, it is a great escape from city life and gets us to appreciate all nature has to offer be it scenery or gemstones. Hope at some stage that the opportunity arises for you to maybe have a go at this hobby. All the very best, Liz
i will give you guys a tip if you are just passing through and want to find some opals but don't want to get rich go to the public fosicing area at night with a uv or black light and the opals glow 10mins you will have a hand full to show friends just off the top of the ground and if you take a shovel who knows what u might find good luck and have fun
Thanks for tip silver stampy and hope you enjoyed the video, Cheers, Liz
Liz Kreate can you find Opal in California?
silver stampy Public fosicing area? What is that?
@@kayjab166kaykay5 sadly not
Natures holograms. So beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome Sue and thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Liz
I absolutely love her enthusiasm!
That’s so cool! I love opals. They are October’s birth stone. You are very lucky to have opals near you.
I love the pale white ones. I’m Australian and agree you don’t get the full beauty of them here as the coloured specks can be really brilliant. Would love to do this. You have a great eye for finding them.
I wish I lived closer to some opal land :(
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Liz, you are a monster of the gems, congratulations!
I love the production on your videos...well done!
You reminded me of when I was a kid and my Mom would take us out areas like this and one day after a good rain she showed me some Sand Roses just sitting there on the top... So cool.
Oh wao this is like been a kid in a candy store! 😍 Thanks for showing for findings!
And subscribed to his channel also👍
Thanks for watching!
I love how excited you get!
Francesca St. James It is indeed very exciting when I get out in the field. But then again, I'm always excited about everything I do. LOL Thanks for watching and commenting Francesca and wish you all the very best. Cheers, Liz
Liz, just came back to your videos..must say I don't know what I like more here: the video, the comprehensive knowledge of yours or your distinctive, dignified voice :)
You're too kind. Thank you for watching my videos and glad to know that you appreciate them. Hope everything's great your way. All the best, Liz
Wow!!! Such good information! I can't wait till it gets warm enough where I live to go out and look for opals!
I always want to go to australia...now i have another reason :D Omg..jus...omg i love those stones
Thanks for watching Barte and glad you enjoyed the video. All the best, Liz
Hi Liz, i think opals are hypnotic, i stare into them....so beautiful. Another feast of info, thank you, i appreciate your time and skill.Have a wonderful Christmas.x
Thanks Liz! Those are gorgeous!
Omg they are so beautiful. I wish I could live near an opal mine like you too. I would spend hours with collecting them 😊
AMAZING...have couple of rough and will try to polish and make them nice as yours...good luck
wow beautiful indeed ..
Thanks for sharing!
My Dad lived in Terowie before he passed, we always went opal hunting! Was so fun 🤩
oww totaly love it. i have necklace of pearls and hematite, and bracelets with amethyst, lapizlazulli, quartz made myself but i dont have idea how effort to get this pieces ... realy aprecciate your job ... thanks ... greetings from monterrey City, México.
Ingrid Anne Garcia If you have a Pearl and an Amethyst, you can put them together, and boom; Opal.
Wow beautiful haul!! I hope to one day go there (if there are anymore opals there when I get there). :)
so if i break an opal will it turn into a pearl and an amethyst
Sorry Romjee, but an opal will remain as an opal. Thanks for watching. Cheers, Liz
Hahaha....:-)
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Thank you for getting back to me! I was wondering about the opal because it looks like you have them in water. I have read that some opals need treatment before they can be kept dry. Opals are such beautiful stones!
I only have them in water for the video as it shows its color more than when dry. Cheers, Liz
Heavenly place , so amazing. Wish I was there.
Enjoyed the video, Liz. Thanks!
You're welcome Indy and thanks again for watching. Cheers, Liz
The best demonstration I’ve seen of how the black potch background acrually makes a crystal opal brighter.
Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the video. Cheers
What do use to grind your opals? I have a collection from lightning ridge that I found with some lovely colour that I need to clean up
Shiney opal , beautiful ,thanks 👍
The blue is so pretty. Opel is such a gorgeous stone.
Also Liz how do you go about cutting/polishing them? Is it a mechanical process or hand done?
opals are my birth stones so I've been dreaming to have one and this made it easier thx for posting
Bista-boo same
Bista-boo same my birthday is in October too
Bista-boo same
Bista-boo same, opal is my birtb stone
ever heard of a store?
Hi Liz
I was wondering what part of Tibooburra did you go to prospect for gold and is it still open to the public.
Thanks Paul
Hi Liz the video shows us the colour in your opals very well. Love your videos.
+Heather Watson Thanks Heather. Cheers, Liz
So you find opal and other stones anywhere!?! Wow I’ve past by so many of those rocks and never knew they only problem now is that idk how to grind it .
But it’s cool know that any stone could be something special 😀
This is a great video!!
You need to watch"Black Opal Direct".Justin takes you through the process from start to finish.You will need to get some equipment,but,man,it would be so worth it!Wish I could go to those heaps and get some! I have a cabachon machine,so it would be easy for me to polish them!
Some great opal.Love to see how they are in nature.
Thanks for watching and commenting Betty. Hope you enjoyed the video. Cheers, Liz
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I've watched this before but Imma gonna watch it again.🎶😍🎵
Pedro says "Tweet, tweet, tweet. Kiss kiss Betty."
You got a good eye. These pieces are so pretty. I love rock hounding!
+Bridgette Brown One can easily develop a good eye for noodling once you've done this a couple of times. Thanks for watching Bridgette and wish you all the very best. Cheers, Liz
Great videos thanks Liz. What is the best opal you have found noodling? Thanks.
Thanks Liz for your videos if I ever make it to Australia would love to go gem hunting with you .
Very cool! I wish i could go there and search! Didn't know it was so easy!
Love this! Wow 💖 i was watching you scraping around for them, do you ever dig down deeper to find them?
Wow what a dream it would be to do this..tfs!
If I bought rough opal online, could I tumble it to get a finished effect or something similar? (I have a children's rock tumbler, hehe)
Thanks Liz love your vblog learning so much 🇦🇺👍
I'm not the best with heat, but I'd bear it for some of that colour. Wow, it's amazing what you can find just lying around. I've only got flints and jaspers round my local area, oh and granite, lots of granite.
Fascinating! It's good to see what goes into finding beautiful gems. Can you show how they're ground into a cabochon?? Thanks for sharing.
Will definitely post a few lapidary videos on Opals in the future. Thanks again for watching. Cheers, Liz
Little precious opal in CA - see Gem Trails of California - found white opal chunk near Red Rock State Park, Opal Canyon.
I am so jelly...
Wish I was living in Australia... Opal lying everywhere...
We certainly are spoiled with so many Opal fields to visit and prospect. Hope you'll get the chance to visit one in the future. Best Regards, Liz
Yeah, thanks, so do I :)
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i live in aus but...i live in sydeny and thats wayyy too far away from that coober pedy
korpakukac Only in cooperpeedy
What a wonderful video Liz.Thank you for posting.I plan on buying land in Coober Pedy soon and your video let me know there are definitely really nice people there.Hopefully I'll meet you fossicking one day lol.Good onya mate :)
We don't live in Coober Pedy and don't know when we'll be back there. Hope I get to meet you in the great outdoors one day. Thanks for watching. Cheers, Liz
I have pearl
I have amethist
Ugh
Opal
abigail Is that a PAPP reference?
DeadHeroOrAliveVillain 1019
yup
I have sapphire
I have ruby
Ugh
Garnet
Opal
Garnet
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Alexandrite
(PASR (pearl amethist sapphire ruby))
steven unviverse
Fusion!!!!!!!!!!
beautiful job!!!...thank you for sharing..
My pleasure Vania and thanks for watching. Cheers, Liz
Enjoyable. Thanks.
so how do you cut the opals if they have hardened sandstone or clay on them?
Wow you that’s a lot, love the finds
hi liz how are you ...fire opal and this you picking up as you called opal is not the same? which one is valuable the fire opal or this one you pick up from mines...can i sent you a private message
I really like your videos and would love to ask you some questions bc I want to visit next March. I was hoping to get some advice about guides, traveling by myself and general location and safety queries.
Hey Liz and Wally have you guys ever done any gold searching while in South Australia? Would you try it or not worth it here? Brilliant video here and I plan to go up to CP soon
underrated gems!but its real beautiful 😚
As for diamonds and gold, now that's you would call overrated anyway!!!
Amazing! Thx for position!
How rare are opals and how much do you sell them for
Gorgeous colours
I have been to coober pedy and found heaps of opals
Can you sell some opal if you have one?If you’ll sell it does it have to be expensive?
You are so sweet collecting potch because “they are so pretty” that’s a true rock hound ❤️
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and there is beauty to everything. :-) Thank you for watching. Cheers, Liz
Liz Kreate and as I watched further in the video I realized how wise you were for collecting potch as it could hide some color while still dirty that’s a very good practice cuz you’re right sometimes u just can’t see it yet till you get it home
Omg i spent 25+ year's over there and never been to Coober Pedy. God forsaken hotbox, hell on earth. Just glad to be back in London. ❤❤ sorry love ya channel 👍
I really loved this video. Great content😀
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
Love all your videos!
Thanks Jeremy. All the very best for the New Year. Cheers, Liz
@@LizKreate wow. Thanks. I watch all your old videos & the new stuff. Love the content! Happy New Year from Florida.
Liz your a GEM!
A giant woman appeared from mine when i held it
Haha me too!
GoldenPlush56 MVP glad im not alone
+simplylana me too
simplylana 😂😂😂
Steven universe
Well first you gotta find Pearls and Amethysts...
Omg lol
I knew it....
Steven
Confirmed
Love your work big fan
I found a 9 karat opal ,but I have never found one of them before ,and I was wondering, what would be the price of it?
Wow , i wish i can find opal too. Thanks for this video.
is there any chance i can do the same thing but in opal mountain its in californa
We are in Australia and never been to California, so I can't help you with. Try doing a bit of research to find out more about the area. Thanks for watching. Cheers, Liz
Thank you for the very interesting video. How does one grade/value an opal by the way? I mean is there a standard market value based on a valuation done by an expert or something?
+SSchithFoo There is a set standard in valuing Opal according to color tone and types. But as with everything, it's only worth what someone is willing to pay.
Lovely 😊! I have a big pc of carved opal, the fancy color boulder opal way too expensive 😊👍😎
love these
Well, I guess you're lucky you have such a fantastic place to find such beautiful gems.
Yes! Now i finally can fuse...
+ҜǻȾɍȾĿɘN Finding opals is just a cheap tactic to make poor people richer.
LeOrangeFTW You don't see what i really are...
I believe that you wrong on people doing this to get rich... Hahahaaa far from that.!! An opal is a beautiful stone.. Its what you surround it with that makes the cost of a opal with gold casing is higher then one set in silver and so on. I think they are pretty. But if you looking at it to get rich you wont
Susan Privett Flow away... wrong thread comment.
+LeOrangeFTW you wont get rich, you might find maybe $100 in a whole day's search but at that point you might as well had worked [you would make more]
wondering....what was the final yield from what you first thought to be a big potch with
blue was?
Reincarnation I still haven't cut it. Will make a video when I finally do. Cheers, Liz
Do you work for a jewelry place where you collect stones for them or do you just like to search for the gemstones?
Hi Angela, This is our hobby and most jewelry I make are just for family and friends. Thanks for watching and wishing you all the very best for the New Year. Cheers, Liz
Opals are beautiful thank you .
Thanks for watching John and wishing you all the very best for the New Year. Cheers, Liz
I'm sure you get this question frequently but do you sell these? I am unable to travel. If you do where can I look to buy them?
Hi Linda, I prefer using the gemstones I find to make jewelry with but i do have couple of loose opals for sale online at my website lizkreate.com. Cheers, Liz
can you send me a little small opal if i tell my postal code please ? i really like opal , but we don't have no opal mine here in my country
have you ever done a video on making a sublet with white potch back .
Your the Best LIZ!
+kim scudiero You're too kind Kim. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Liz
Liz Kreate
I wish I could visit you, so many thanks for the videos...good job!
Excellent video ! I love this video ! Beautiful color in those opals ! Let us see and know what inside the big one, when you cut it open.
I'll surely post a video on that William and I'll call it "The Russian Roulette of Opal cutting". Sometimes you see it(the color), sometimes you don't....lol I'll take my time so as to not ruin the stone. Thanks for commenting and wish you all the very best. Liz
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Hi Liz. Just watched a couple of your opal videos -- they are beautiful stones, aren't they! (maganda, yes?)
Was also good to meet you both at the river recently -- and to chat around the campfire :)
Yes "Maganda." I've had a wonderful weekend and see you on the next outing. Cheers, Liz
Thank you for Sharing, Where do you go find Opal?
Hi Liz. I am not aware of opals though I may had seen some already. How is their value, if I may ask please
Opal value depends on a lot of factors. For ex., type, size, color, body tone etc. and can sometimes be more expensive than diamond. Thanks for watching. Cheers, Liz
All the opals I found were unfused :(
do you have an online shop? i would love to purchase a few pieces from you
I live in england and opele is my faveroute gem/stone. I pufur the blue ones i have a few opel things from when i went too cyprus and corfu..
Beautiful Opal. Me and my dad will have to go back up to the nearest opal spot.
It's a lot of fun and very addictive hobby. Hope you have the chance to get back to your Opal spot soon and thanks for watching Cody. Cheers, Liz
Beautiful opals ,I just love rocks . So ,I would have such a difficult time choosing what to leave behind .
I know what you mean. Thanks for watching. Cheers, Liz
Hi Liz
I enjoy watching your videos
you are super creative person and I love your enthusiast
best regards
Thanks for watching and commenting O. K..... Too enthusiastic at times (according to hubby). I love creating and when my mind gets filled with ideas and also looking at beautiful gems, I just can't contain myself. You got me looking for gem opals in my stash to cut after seeing your Welo Opals. They are so beautiful. Wish you all the very best, Liz
Liz Kreate:) thanks Liz
you 'inspired' me too ... and today I went to local old quarry to look for some common opal and chrysoprase and spend good time with friends. although we don't have gems here I really like prospecting and I do it for fun.
my friend was there for the 1st time and he found some nice chryso-opal or 'prase opal' which is quite rare.. and he really like it
all the best and keep up the good work .. you rock !