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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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<blockquote data-quote="user 4386" data-source="post: 421112" data-attributes="member: 4386"><p>Rubies are scarcer than hen's teeth in Victoria - in fact I am not sure if more than the single crystal near Gembrook has ever been substantiated. Lots of claimed rubies but they don't stand up when investigated by mineralogists (eg Bill Birch at Museum Victoria). So more likely pyrope garnet (called rhodolite when gem quality) - common throughout much of Victoria, mostly in areas of granodiorite ("granite") and felsic volcanics of Devonian age. Dargo is one such area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 4386, post: 421112, member: 4386"] Rubies are scarcer than hen's teeth in Victoria - in fact I am not sure if more than the single crystal near Gembrook has ever been substantiated. Lots of claimed rubies but they don't stand up when investigated by mineralogists (eg Bill Birch at Museum Victoria). So more likely pyrope garnet (called rhodolite when gem quality) - common throughout much of Victoria, mostly in areas of granodiorite ("granite") and felsic volcanics of Devonian age. Dargo is one such area. [/QUOTE]
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❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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