Gems in the Otways

Hi,

Has anyone here done any fossicking in the Otways?

Its a beautiful area, and I would love an excuse to head down there!

Dan

Moonlight head is suppose to have gemstomes on the beach but i have never looked

Moonlight Heads was great 30 years ago but fossicking on the beach no longer allowed - like many places. We used to stay at Lavers Hill not far from the track down to the beach. You can still find nice gemstones in the pebbles that are washed up there I've got a lot of agates, Jet and what looks like Rhyolite that I have tumbled from the area when you could collect- I've also picked up Petrified Wood and blue chalcedony at the back of the Erskine falls. There are many creeks in the Otways that are worth a stroll around - I hope you get lucky.

Dan as you are based in Geelong give one of the local clubs a ring - The Geelong Gem Club used to have field trips to the Otways - I went on a few with them when I lived down there.

Colac & District Gem Club
70 Polwarth Street,
COLAC VIC 3250
Phone: (03) 5231 3973

Geelong Gem & Mineral Club
PO Box 662,
GEELONG VIC 3220
Clubrooms: Vines Rd. Community Centre Reserve Carey Street Hamlyn Heights, 3215 Geelong VIC
Phone: (03) 5277 9341 (clubrooms)

Warrnambool Gem Club
PO BOX 189,
WARRNAMBOOL VIC 3280
Phone: (03) 5562 2997

Very little at moonlight head these days