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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
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Billabong Blue vs Seven Oaks, Inverell Sapphires.
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<blockquote data-quote="rileymcsmiley" data-source="post: 103195" data-attributes="member: 2445"><p>This weekend I was up at Inverell and was planning on going to Billabong Blue, but I soon realized that it was closed for the weekend for some reason. So I ended up going to Seven Oaks for the Sat/Sunday and Billabong Blue on the Monday. This post is mainly about which I think is the better of the two and in my opinion its Billabong Blue. It just seems a lot more professional in pretty much every aspect (eg, camping grounds, office, sapphire area) and the people who run it are some of the friendliest people you'll ever meet. Not to mention the fact that Billabong Blue was a lot more productive than Seven Oaks in terms of sapphires/zircon/topaz. I found that the gems at Billabong Blue were more commonly clear, larger and also there was a nice variety in comparison. Seven Oaks is still a nice place to go but if I am to head back up to the Inverell area (Which I will <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ) I will be going to Billabong Blue.</p><p></p><p>Also, the stones we got were still mainly bombs showing a little bit of colour on a torch... Not sure if there's any cutters but some are quite nice.</p><p>I also purchased 5 of Billabong Blue's buckets of wash for $20 ea that are guaranteed to have a cutter in them so when I get them in 3 weeks or so (Couldn't bring them all on the plane, getting them dropped off by a relative) I'll post a picture of the cutters.</p><p></p><p>Here are the potential cutters from the one bucket I could bring home. Topaz 5ct Zircon 3ct Sapphire 3ct.</p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/2445/1411440798_cutter1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/2445/1411440819_cutter4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rileymcsmiley, post: 103195, member: 2445"] This weekend I was up at Inverell and was planning on going to Billabong Blue, but I soon realized that it was closed for the weekend for some reason. So I ended up going to Seven Oaks for the Sat/Sunday and Billabong Blue on the Monday. This post is mainly about which I think is the better of the two and in my opinion its Billabong Blue. It just seems a lot more professional in pretty much every aspect (eg, camping grounds, office, sapphire area) and the people who run it are some of the friendliest people you'll ever meet. Not to mention the fact that Billabong Blue was a lot more productive than Seven Oaks in terms of sapphires/zircon/topaz. I found that the gems at Billabong Blue were more commonly clear, larger and also there was a nice variety in comparison. Seven Oaks is still a nice place to go but if I am to head back up to the Inverell area (Which I will ;) ) I will be going to Billabong Blue. Also, the stones we got were still mainly bombs showing a little bit of colour on a torch... Not sure if there's any cutters but some are quite nice. I also purchased 5 of Billabong Blue's buckets of wash for $20 ea that are guaranteed to have a cutter in them so when I get them in 3 weeks or so (Couldn't bring them all on the plane, getting them dropped off by a relative) I'll post a picture of the cutters. Here are the potential cutters from the one bucket I could bring home. Topaz 5ct Zircon 3ct Sapphire 3ct. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/2445/1411440798_cutter1.jpg[/img][img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/2445/1411440819_cutter4.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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