The Yowah nut is a type of precious opal, found within the Yowah opal fields situated in Yowah, Shire of Paroo, South West Queensland, Australia since the latter part of the 19th century. These opals are known for their distinctive nut-like shape, opalescent patterns, and vibrant colours.
The Yowah opal field in the Shire of Paroo
An unopened Yowah nut located in Yowah, South West Queensland.
Opal inside a Yowah nut
Yowah is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Yowah had a population of 126 people.
Yowah landscape, 2008
Yowah nut opal. This nut has been cracked in half.
Precious Opal mixed in the iron stone of a Yowah nut