Hi all,
over the long weekend I was in gippsland Vic, so went to the Avon river near Stratford to look for agate. I found it quite frustrating because when I got there all I saw was "rocks" and felt like I didn't really know what to look for to find the "good ones". When getting home and looking in the books I have and on the internet, so many pictures of agate show them all cut and polished and looking pretty, which doesn't really help to find them in the field.
So that brings me to my question, how did you all learn what to look for when in the field and things are all dirty etc. (and not just agate but all gems/minerals).
Was it reading books, if so which do you recommend?
Does anyone know of guided outings where someone shows you what the things are?
Or joining a club and going on outings with them?
Any advice or suggestions greatly appreciated.
Collene
over the long weekend I was in gippsland Vic, so went to the Avon river near Stratford to look for agate. I found it quite frustrating because when I got there all I saw was "rocks" and felt like I didn't really know what to look for to find the "good ones". When getting home and looking in the books I have and on the internet, so many pictures of agate show them all cut and polished and looking pretty, which doesn't really help to find them in the field.
So that brings me to my question, how did you all learn what to look for when in the field and things are all dirty etc. (and not just agate but all gems/minerals).
Was it reading books, if so which do you recommend?
Does anyone know of guided outings where someone shows you what the things are?
Or joining a club and going on outings with them?
Any advice or suggestions greatly appreciated.
Collene