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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Blue / pink / purple / etc Stones at Telegraph Point, NSW
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<blockquote data-quote="user 25014" data-source="post: 671165" data-attributes="member: 25014"><p>Hi All,</p><p></p><p>Cased closed. A couple came up and identified them as follows: blue, purple, pink are sapphires. Dark pink and red are rubies. Not photoed are some zircons that have since been found. The zircons are red/brown. Also there is spinel, which is black. No garnet, no diamonds unfortunately.</p><p></p><p>Someone mentioned in private message is the location close to the state forest. Unfortunately the area is not.</p><p></p><p>For what it's worth, I was also told the gemstones likely did not come out of the basalt. So there is no point smashing basalt stones with a sledge hammer to look for crystals inside. The gemstones might not even originate from the same event that caused the basalt (the basalt is hardened lava). At most all that can be said is that they are likely caused by the same hot spot that caused the basalt. The specific event that caused the gemstones to come to the surface could have origins that are thousands of years different to the event that caused the lava.</p><p></p><p>I think that's about all that can be said. Thanks again for your interest and helping me out.</p><p></p><p>Regards,</p><p></p><p>Dean</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 25014, post: 671165, member: 25014"] Hi All, Cased closed. A couple came up and identified them as follows: blue, purple, pink are sapphires. Dark pink and red are rubies. Not photoed are some zircons that have since been found. The zircons are red/brown. Also there is spinel, which is black. No garnet, no diamonds unfortunately. Someone mentioned in private message is the location close to the state forest. Unfortunately the area is not. For what it's worth, I was also told the gemstones likely did not come out of the basalt. So there is no point smashing basalt stones with a sledge hammer to look for crystals inside. The gemstones might not even originate from the same event that caused the basalt (the basalt is hardened lava). At most all that can be said is that they are likely caused by the same hot spot that caused the basalt. The specific event that caused the gemstones to come to the surface could have origins that are thousands of years different to the event that caused the lava. I think that's about all that can be said. Thanks again for your interest and helping me out. Regards, Dean [/QUOTE]
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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Blue / pink / purple / etc Stones at Telegraph Point, NSW
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