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Hi guys, Hubby was chatting to one of our neighbours and mentioned that we go fossicking. The neighbour handed him this large stone and asked if I could try and find out what it is. He didn't think to ask where he found it or any other details unfortunately. It is quite large - 5-7cm and...

I know I only have the cheapie Aldi detector and I'm sure results vary wildly from detector to detector, but out of curiousity, what sort of sized piece of gold would you need to run over with the Aldi detector to get a ping? Not having any proper gold to test, I have no idea. Is it worth...

Hi all, made it out to Tuena and then headed on to Oberon. Did a few pans at Tuena and there was a few flakes in there that looked just like gold. The kids got all excited, but from the other small gold specks I have sitting in a jar, I know it just doesn't move when you swish it about. These...

Hi guys, I am just wondering if there are any known locations within Australia that Turquoise is found - particularly green turquoise?? I saw some green turquoise today set in silver jewellery and it was just so striking. I'd love to find some, but am not sure if there are any known locations to...

Hi guys, I'm pretty new to the forum but am loving all the info available. We mostly fossick around Oberon for sapphires and have tried our luck at hill end/sewells creek for gold with almost nil success. I'm just wondering if there is a sticky somewhere listing peoples fav locations? I'm keen...

Hi guys, just thought I'd post todays finds. The water was bloody freezing and we kept having to stop to warm my hands as they were red from the cold. Just some small stones. I have no idea about carat size or anything, but you can see the size in the film canister lid. The colour difference...

Hi guys, I'm new to the forum but hoping someone might be able to give me some advice. We found this sapphire on a fossicking trip to Oberon. It was my first 'proper' find and I'd like to get something made from it if possible Can anyone tell me a) if its worth anything? You can see it has...