You won’t see many buildings when you arrive in White Cliffs – everything from houses to hotels has been built underground to escape the Outback heat. People have been drawn here since the 1880s in search of opals, and you pick up some of the glittering gems in the many shops and galleries around town.replacenewlinereplacenewlineWhite Cliffs is Australia's oldest commercial opal field.It’s one of just a few places in the world where white opal is found and is most famous for its rare ‘pineapple’ opals with their distinctive spiky shape. Go underground to see a working mine with Red Earth Tours – you might even find a piece of opal yourself.replacenewlinereplacenewlineIf you don’t strike it lucky, there are a number of stores and galleries selling uncut and polished opals, jewellery and fossils. Visit the Fossicker’s Den, Aussie Southern Cross Opal, the Red Earth Gallery or Linda George Jewellery and take a piece of White Cliffs home with you.
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