Recent content by Elpho

thank you this is all great information, i'll try and get some over the next few weeks and maybe someone can help me identify what it is, always just thought it was iron pyrite.

thanks that was a good read and was more what i was looking for!. i'll have to get down there again sometime and take some more samples with regards, Luke

i haven't been able to find much information on this(maybe i havent looked har denough) but a common place i used to go fishing near my property when your going down the hills it all shines of the pyrites. I've had a few pans in the river many years back and you would get 10-15 flakes of iron...

thanks and its a great feeling!, im just about to learn silver smithing i have a nice piece of petrified man fern all ready which im going to make into a necklace for mum for christmas hopefully in time, i'll see if i can post a picture of it below

thanks all i've been doing alot of studying and have already found quite a few places of interest im going to check out. waiting on permission of one land owner atm!

just thought id share some of my first minerals i found which got me into fossicking again. still have plenty to work on but i have lots more specimens now. the first small piece was my first cabochon, unfortunately it fractured when i was nearly done so i had to make it smaller and round it...

thanks i have contacted him via his website and liked his facebook page, i plan on joining the group after christmas is out of the way as money is that tight atm. Unfortunately my health issues are incurable and im stuck with them but i make the most out of everyday and I'm slowly building...

Hey mate i hope to be joining your website and group soon, most likely just after Christmas when i have some money aside again -__-.

Howdy all just thought id give you all a brief introduction and my plans for the future :) Since a young age I've always been interested in minerals and have gone panning for gold on the odd occasion aswell. Around 8 months ago i joined the Burnie District Lapidary Club and although im quite...