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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 337090" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>The DMNR fossicking area map notes of Mount Gibson "the area is heavily mineralized". I can attest to that! As you start to climb the mountain, the ground in certain spots just glitters in the sun with thousands of tiny topaz and quartz crystals. I found a few smoky quartz crystals about the size of carrots but they were murky (still good specimens though). I also found a vug in the solid granite at the Patricia diggings filled with smoky crystals about 8 or 10 inches long visible up the very back but while I managed to scrape out a bunch of small ones with a long-handled screwdriver, the big ones were firmly attached to the rock and after busting the points off a couple trying, I had to be satisfied with getting the small ones - would have needed a jackhammer to bust open that solid wall!</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/activities/fossicking/north-qld/mount-gibson" target="_blank">DMNR fossicking info for Mount Gibson</a> The info contains a pdf link to a map of the fossicking area. Still nothing new about changed access conditions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 337090, member: 2976"] The DMNR fossicking area map notes of Mount Gibson "the area is heavily mineralized". I can attest to that! As you start to climb the mountain, the ground in certain spots just glitters in the sun with thousands of tiny topaz and quartz crystals. I found a few smoky quartz crystals about the size of carrots but they were murky (still good specimens though). I also found a vug in the solid granite at the Patricia diggings filled with smoky crystals about 8 or 10 inches long visible up the very back but while I managed to scrape out a bunch of small ones with a long-handled screwdriver, the big ones were firmly attached to the rock and after busting the points off a couple trying, I had to be satisfied with getting the small ones - would have needed a jackhammer to bust open that solid wall! [url=https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/activities/fossicking/north-qld/mount-gibson]DMNR fossicking info for Mount Gibson[/url] The info contains a pdf link to a map of the fossicking area. Still nothing new about changed access conditions. [/QUOTE]
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