Mortlake Olivine

[Marauder]

Hi Guys, Thinking about taking the wife and kids up to Mortlake for a go at this olivine bomb fossicking.

Anyone been there lately? Do you need a licence or what? anyone got an pictures of finds?

Thanks

James

 

[bbrook]

Hi Marauder , here's some info and contacts for the quarry .... http://www.moyne.vic.gov.au/Our-Services/Mount-Shadwell-Quarry
thanks , Brett

 

[Marauder]

Thanks Brett! Didn't know that the fossicking was available on saturday as well as friday!

 

[AtomRat]

I've seen some lovely stuff from there mate

 

[LD.]

Hi James, you may have seen it but this is a great little video made by walnliz whilst fossicking at Mortlake

https://youtu.be/SAZPQxr4ydo

Cheers & good luck,
Laurence

 

[Marauder]

we went up to mortlake on the weekend, and the kids had a great time! Didn't find much more than green sand and some nice little anorthoclase crystals, but did grab a couple to break up when we got home.

Glad we did cos this is what we found in one of the more bomb like pieces:

All in the same rock, and about 6 times bigger than anything else we found. Also a really cool colour.

SO yeah pretty stoked to go back and have another "crack" at it

 

[bbrook]

you can find some nice Peridot in the olivine bombs , a mate smashed up hundreds 20 years ago and got some nice pieces , most were flawed but he had a good sized one cut and made into a ring for his then missus
thanks , Brett .

 

[Marauder]

Yeah they look like they are a nice honey color, I'd really like to get one cut and make it into a pendant for the wife, but not sure how to go about it.

These came out of a volcanic bomb, much different to the olivine bombs. Should have taken a picture before i broke it up(fortunately very gently).