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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Fossicking with kids in Northern Rivers NSW
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<blockquote data-quote="LONEWOLF" data-source="post: 462943" data-attributes="member: 6309"><p>Out of the 4 locations in the area, There is only 1 spot that isn't on private property, and not much has been found there lately.... Don't bother asking permission as No is the common answer... The opal is a Volcanic type and must be kept in water or it will crack... And will also fade in the sun... </p><p> When they were building the new bypass there was some found but was very hush as jobs were threatened if caught Fossicking... The new tunnel had quartz crystals in it and all of this was sent away to be turned into lovely quartz stones for the garden... </p><p></p><p>The small deposits of Opal are more like a small open-cut... I have been to 2 areas and have found a very small piece on one of them, and that was the 'Public' area.... </p><p></p><p> But, here's the bad bit, every time I pass this location, I stop and have a little dig and I often thought of the Legalities of this area and was proven correct last visit when Officer Plod from the local highway patrol stopped and kindly informed me that what I was doing was a no no in the area beside the road... So Diggers Beware...</p><p></p><p> One day I may find a better bit for the Collection... Plenty of Common Opal in the whole area, but nothing real good...</p><p></p><p> LW...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LONEWOLF, post: 462943, member: 6309"] Out of the 4 locations in the area, There is only 1 spot that isn't on private property, and not much has been found there lately.... Don't bother asking permission as No is the common answer... The opal is a Volcanic type and must be kept in water or it will crack... And will also fade in the sun... When they were building the new bypass there was some found but was very hush as jobs were threatened if caught Fossicking... The new tunnel had quartz crystals in it and all of this was sent away to be turned into lovely quartz stones for the garden... The small deposits of Opal are more like a small open-cut... I have been to 2 areas and have found a very small piece on one of them, and that was the 'Public' area.... But, here's the bad bit, every time I pass this location, I stop and have a little dig and I often thought of the Legalities of this area and was proven correct last visit when Officer Plod from the local highway patrol stopped and kindly informed me that what I was doing was a no no in the area beside the road... So Diggers Beware... One day I may find a better bit for the Collection... Plenty of Common Opal in the whole area, but nothing real good... LW... [/QUOTE]
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