Recent content by Emerald

I know I wasn't that lucky, but it was my first time up there and I kind of liked it although it was hard work.. The area had been commercially mined for a short period and only one company was allowed to do that. The lady from the tourist info place showed me a picture with a guy holding a...

Hi Heatho, Thanks for the link, I've heard from them. Right now I am not sending anything as I wanna wait and see if I find anything bigger, wish me luck :-) They might be able to cut some of them, we will see - the stones have sentimental value to me.. Cheers mate!

Hey guys, I finally managed to wash a couple of buckets material from Oberon last year and found some nice small Sapphires - heaviest one 1.4ct, the nice blue one around 1ct. Does anybody have experience in sending stones for cutting/polishing overseas to places like Thailand? Are there any...

Hey Bezza, I found this link in regarsds to rough diamonds - check it out - I agree with the other guys, your stone looks like quarz: https://www.quora.com/What-can-I-do-to-determine-if-an-uncut-rough-stone-is-actually-a-diamond Cheers, Tom

Thank you guys, appreciate your comments. I really like the shell too, was pretty fragile when I found it and broke apart but the two halves are solid opal. Haven't decided yet if I should clean it or leave it the way it is.. Found another nice piece of opal with little colour in it that I...

bonus find: opalised shell

some more pics..

..the smallest drill holes I've seen

Some potch from the public noodling area

Hey guys, some pictures from my last trip to Coober Pedy. Just love the area, there is always something to find and in addition you can have the greatest sunsets :-) As some of you have mentioned before, they have some nice pizzas at the caravan park but I would also recommend Tom & Mary's...

Another piece of history..

If anybody is planning to go to Europe/Central Alps for a holiday /or prospecting - just drop me a line, there are some good locations where you can still find heaps of minerals..

Thanks Ramjet, done! Here is one of my small finds from Coober Pedy last FEB..

Nope, just moved to Sydney 4 years ago but have been looking for opal and sapphire in Australia in the past - such a vast country and a lot of hidden treasure :-)

Thank you guys, right now I am having trouble to upload any photo at all - as they are obviously too big - will have to search the internet for a converter..