Recent content by Lukefly

Hello All, I very new to tumbling, and have been experimenting with a few varieties of quartz. After the first stage I have found a rocks with porosity. Should I simply put these rocks through the first stage again, or should try to remove the porosity with say a dremel with a grinding wheel...

Thanks Smokey, Gympie is definitely doable. What would I be looking for?

Hi LW, Thanks for the idea. Any suggestion on places to travel to in a weekend? As my son is only young, so I would like to keep the digging to a minimum, would like to just hiking and find nice stones to tumbling. Anything transparent would be nice. Hi Blues63 - thanks for the suggestion I...

Hey LW, Thanks for the offer. I big part of what I am trying to do is get out and about with my son, and the thrill of the hunter for little treasures. :) Cheers Luke

Hi Everyone, I very new to rock hunting. It is a hobby I am starting was my young son. We are looking to collect rocks and them tumble them. It was suggested that I look at Scarborough beach QLD for chalcendony. Can a few of the more knowledgeable people let me know are these rocks chalcendony...

Hello Everyone, I am very new to the geology world. I am looking for an activity to do with my son, so I thought we would give rock tumbling a go. I have read that you can collect various stones for tumbling at Redcliffe, Brisbane area. I was wondering if there would be an areas around Samford...