Topaz?
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Hmmm I'm skeptical , does it wash up any better ?
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What area, roughly did you find it?
Im going to say quarts but i dont know rocks and gems much... others on here do.
A couple of features that look a bit more like topaz in the second lot of images, still sitting on the fence though.
Have a look at some YouTube videos on how you can measure the specific gravity of stones, would be worth doing as it may give you a better indication.
Have a look at some YouTube videos on how you can measure the specific gravity of stones, would be worth doing as it may give you a better indication.
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Yeah, looking at that glimmer in the corner it appears like the internal shell in qtz, also has a zircon appearance about it. Am cutting a piece of NE zircon right now from Weldsborough area. Has that same greasy shine and highlights.
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if you have a set of digital scales find the specific gravity test online and apply that to your specimen. Do a search in aus prospectors, I recall there is one here.
Those scratches look mechanical not natural, like it's fractured off the side of a rock being drilled
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Can you see a flat cleavage plane in it that reflects light ?
If so, it's possibly topaz.
I've found a few Killiecrankie diamonds on Flinders Island, the difference is easy to see once you've seen a few.
If so, it's possibly topaz.
I've found a few Killiecrankie diamonds on Flinders Island, the difference is easy to see once you've seen a few.
A good field test is, put it up to your lips, if it feels cold, it may be topaz...
When you do this with a piece of Quartz and a Topaz, you can really feel the difference...
LW...
When you do this with a piece of Quartz and a Topaz, you can really feel the difference...
LW...
Yes an old tin miner, Mount Surprise told me that a long time ago.LoneWolf said:
