Gem ID - Probably Hanging Rock but could of been Uralla

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Ben78

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Following on from Nuggets sweet pink sapphire I was hoping to get an ID on these stones - I am thinking yellow sapphires. I found info that said yellow and white sapphires light up orange under UV - the pics don't do it justice it really is an orange glow.

Anyone care to +ve/-ve ID either way?

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Stone on the Right looks a lot like a Zircon to me, the one on the Left not too sure, Topaz maybe. Others may have different thoughts, the colour of the Right one is spot on for a Zircon.
 
Hey Ben, come on up for a dig at Inverell sometime, it's only an hour past Uralla. Just digging in the tourist pile you'll get a vast array of different colours of Zircon and Sapphire, from bombs to gem quality. It's good to have a few for ID down the track for others found elsewhere.

You can dig almost anywhere on the place, shoulda seen the hole Barney dug on the last trip, was a huge trench, you woulda been proud of him, I was. :)
 

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