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  1. GallicProspector

    Lapidary saw Ezycut 8inches blade, $150

    A lapidary saw in working condition, 8 inches lapidary blade. Ezycut was a manufacturer of lapidary equipment in Victoria. To pick up in Leichhardt (NSW) for $150.
  2. GallicProspector

    Sieves, shovels, classifying buckets, state forest maps,... $75

    Good Afternoon, I am heading back to Motherland, despite all the bad news, and I need to get rid of my fossicking gears. All you see in the picture comes in this bundle: - one standard set of sieves (1/4 and 1/8 of an inch) - one set of custom (bigger) sieves (1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 inch) - set of...
  3. GallicProspector

    Fossicking books - How and where to find gemstones

    I am leaving Australia, selling all my stuff. Three books here: - How and where to find gemstones in Australia and NZ : $30 - The Australian Gemhunter's guide: $20 - Mineral and Rocks: $ 20 Prices includes shipping to Australia. I will have also sieves and waders for sale to pick in Sydney.
  4. GallicProspector

    Topaz crystals and beans

    I have a lot of topaz I will never facet in my entire life, so I think I should sell or swap some. It is from Queensland, Mt Surprise area. And yes, I picked up the one I liked the most for my own faceting needs, but there is just too much left (and still of good quality). If you want to...
  5. GallicProspector

    X-Terra 705 for sale with two coils

    Good Day, I have an X-Terra 705 for sale, two coils (9" 7.5kHz round concentric and round 10.5" DD 18.5KHz), good condition, has been a faithful companion in Europe and Australia, and it has more than paid for itself. It is available in Sydney, I can show how to use it if needed. Contact via...
  6. GallicProspector

    Looking for a transfert jig

    Good Morning, I have a Robilt faceting machine in working order, but no transfert jig. Would one of you have one in spare he could sold to me for a fair price? Regards, JM
  7. GallicProspector

    Identify this rock from Native Dog Creek/Oberon

    Bonjour All, I tested a few sieves in native dog creek for sapphires, and I found the center of the sieves full of those strange pebbles. They are heavy enough as they gather in the center, but they are not the spinels I am used to in GG (not black like them). It looks very metallic, and they...
  8. GallicProspector

    How to clean a very old coin.

    Hi, just a little post to explain how to clean a very, very, very old coin, and it works for any old coin that is pre-WWII (it's just it takes so long I just did that for antique and valuable ones). First of all, avoid acids and corrosive liquids, it can clean quicly, but it destroys also a...
  9. GallicProspector

    Detecting a lost medieval village in southern France

    A little more about myself and detecting in old Europe. A friend of mine found out that a village was abandonned around 1200, rebuild farther and then abandonned again around 1950. We decided to go out and see if there was something worth the dig. The path begins with an old bridge (around...
  10. GallicProspector

    French prospector that recently emigrated to Sydney

    G'Day happy propectors from Australia. I am a French guy that arrived two months ago in Australia for work. History is one of my passion, and I collected ancien coins, specially roman one. ONe day, I told myself, "why don't you find them yourself?". Thats is how I came to metal detecting nearly...
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