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Teresa Charchalis
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- Apr 17, 2013
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Gday folks,
So good to discover this forum. Stumbled across it after watching WalnLizs videos on YouTube I love their vids, Liz sounds like such a fun lady, so cool watching her pan, such a professional!
My name is Teresa, my partner Shane & I live in Manly we have a little water taxi business doing transfers on Sydney harbor, plus do a bit of film, photography & web design. Shane has recently gotten prospecting fever, has been researching metal detectors and hi-banks for the last 6 months. Hes the sort of bloke who will window shop and research for months and months before making a decision he has his eye on a GPX 5000, but I suspect he may be dreaming.
My dad was a gold exploration geologist, so I grew up around rocks. I was born in Mt Isa, my dad was a geologist working for the mines, it was his first job after finishing Uni, and my mum was a secretary for Mt Isa Mines. He wood her with beautiful crystals and rock specimens, and eventually a diamond ring :lol: My mums parents were fossickers and did lapidary as well, so mum is a sucker for rocks and anything shiny. She turns 70 this year, has the most amazing collection of minerals, she also designs jewellery & is a silver chain maker. Im building a website for her at the moment for her jewellery designs, will hopefully have it up in a couple of weeks.
Anyway, after watching a heap of videos on YouTube, and reading through this forum, were dead keen to get out and start prospecting and panning. Were planning a trip up to Hill End next week, a mate of ours has a residency singing & performing at the Royal Hotel, so well camp out with the locals and take our time looking around. Im keen to do some sapphiring (especially after watching WalnLizs most recent video at Grabben Cullen Creek!!). I doubt Shane will have time to build himself a hi-bank by the time we head off (haha), so will rely on pans & sieves. Someone mentioned leechs elsewhere on this forum, so Ill have to invest in some knee high gumboots too! I read the area north of Hill End, on the way to Dubbo, has some good spots for sapphiring, am looking forward to doing lots of exploring during our week away.
My mum gave me a little jar of gems at Xmas time the card with it read ...may the 'glass' of your life spill over with precious moments". Shes such a sweetie. Anyway, I opened it last night and picked through the gems, coz I figured we should get familiar with what were looking for next week. I discovered, amongst all the zircon, shed popped in a dog tooth sapphire crystal, and some gorgeous little faceted aquamarine, citrine and tourmaline, and a tiny faceted topaz. Would never have realised, if I hadnt opened it.
I know the darker reddy brown stones are zircon, was wondering if someone can tell me if the champagne coloured stones in the top left is zircon as well?
Thanks, looking forward to exploring this forum and learning more
T
So good to discover this forum. Stumbled across it after watching WalnLizs videos on YouTube I love their vids, Liz sounds like such a fun lady, so cool watching her pan, such a professional!
My name is Teresa, my partner Shane & I live in Manly we have a little water taxi business doing transfers on Sydney harbor, plus do a bit of film, photography & web design. Shane has recently gotten prospecting fever, has been researching metal detectors and hi-banks for the last 6 months. Hes the sort of bloke who will window shop and research for months and months before making a decision he has his eye on a GPX 5000, but I suspect he may be dreaming.
My dad was a gold exploration geologist, so I grew up around rocks. I was born in Mt Isa, my dad was a geologist working for the mines, it was his first job after finishing Uni, and my mum was a secretary for Mt Isa Mines. He wood her with beautiful crystals and rock specimens, and eventually a diamond ring :lol: My mums parents were fossickers and did lapidary as well, so mum is a sucker for rocks and anything shiny. She turns 70 this year, has the most amazing collection of minerals, she also designs jewellery & is a silver chain maker. Im building a website for her at the moment for her jewellery designs, will hopefully have it up in a couple of weeks.
Anyway, after watching a heap of videos on YouTube, and reading through this forum, were dead keen to get out and start prospecting and panning. Were planning a trip up to Hill End next week, a mate of ours has a residency singing & performing at the Royal Hotel, so well camp out with the locals and take our time looking around. Im keen to do some sapphiring (especially after watching WalnLizs most recent video at Grabben Cullen Creek!!). I doubt Shane will have time to build himself a hi-bank by the time we head off (haha), so will rely on pans & sieves. Someone mentioned leechs elsewhere on this forum, so Ill have to invest in some knee high gumboots too! I read the area north of Hill End, on the way to Dubbo, has some good spots for sapphiring, am looking forward to doing lots of exploring during our week away.
My mum gave me a little jar of gems at Xmas time the card with it read ...may the 'glass' of your life spill over with precious moments". Shes such a sweetie. Anyway, I opened it last night and picked through the gems, coz I figured we should get familiar with what were looking for next week. I discovered, amongst all the zircon, shed popped in a dog tooth sapphire crystal, and some gorgeous little faceted aquamarine, citrine and tourmaline, and a tiny faceted topaz. Would never have realised, if I hadnt opened it.
I know the darker reddy brown stones are zircon, was wondering if someone can tell me if the champagne coloured stones in the top left is zircon as well?
Thanks, looking forward to exploring this forum and learning more
T