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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
141Ct Party Colour Sapphire
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 413661" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>Yep, start of the cooler, drier weather heralds the beginning of the tourist season on the CQ gemfields and the big find headlines <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>However, they certainly do exist and turn up there from time to time. I have a 155 carat blue found by my father at Russian gully (unfortunately a bit dark for faceting but might be a good carving subject). I remember a European couple up the track from us at around the same time (late 70's/early 80's) found a very large, good quality green they dubbed "The Easter Egg" because they found it on Easter Sunday. Can't recall the weight but she was big. And I was shown an absolutely stunning 107 carat stone a few years back by the bloke who shot the compass bearings for our claims - it was an incredible stone, very clean, light green in one direction, orange in the other and pink in artificial light. A true alexandrite stone!</p><p></p><p>So the big finds are not that common but they keep us all inspired <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 413661, member: 2976"] Yep, start of the cooler, drier weather heralds the beginning of the tourist season on the CQ gemfields and the big find headlines :) However, they certainly do exist and turn up there from time to time. I have a 155 carat blue found by my father at Russian gully (unfortunately a bit dark for faceting but might be a good carving subject). I remember a European couple up the track from us at around the same time (late 70's/early 80's) found a very large, good quality green they dubbed "The Easter Egg" because they found it on Easter Sunday. Can't recall the weight but she was big. And I was shown an absolutely stunning 107 carat stone a few years back by the bloke who shot the compass bearings for our claims - it was an incredible stone, very clean, light green in one direction, orange in the other and pink in artificial light. A true alexandrite stone! So the big finds are not that common but they keep us all inspired :D [/QUOTE]
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