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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Mt Franklin - Near Daylesford in VIC
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<blockquote data-quote="Phil_In_Boots" data-source="post: 349900" data-attributes="member: 8864"><p>Sorry James, I wasn't near the computer yesterday to reply.</p><p></p><p>I have found everything from a 3x3mm pieces; cubes that have fractured and come out of the larger pieces, to pieces over 25mm in size. It really depends on the luck of the draw. The main issue is that you can only really collect whatever is visible on the hill cut as you can't really dig into it without bringing down part of the bank onto the road and most likely drawing the ire of the local ranger/campers, etc. There will be more on the surface a bit further up but the slope is a hard slog and with the leaf matter covering the ground it is next to impossible to see them. </p><p></p><p>If you have nothing else on and just want to have a bit of a speck then it is definitely worthwhile, I have some nice pieces that are extremely clear and would cut a nice stone if they were to be faceted but a lot of the material is fractured so would be better as specimens rather than cutting stones.</p><p></p><p>Good luck <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Philip</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phil_In_Boots, post: 349900, member: 8864"] Sorry James, I wasn't near the computer yesterday to reply. I have found everything from a 3x3mm pieces; cubes that have fractured and come out of the larger pieces, to pieces over 25mm in size. It really depends on the luck of the draw. The main issue is that you can only really collect whatever is visible on the hill cut as you can't really dig into it without bringing down part of the bank onto the road and most likely drawing the ire of the local ranger/campers, etc. There will be more on the surface a bit further up but the slope is a hard slog and with the leaf matter covering the ground it is next to impossible to see them. If you have nothing else on and just want to have a bit of a speck then it is definitely worthwhile, I have some nice pieces that are extremely clear and would cut a nice stone if they were to be faceted but a lot of the material is fractured so would be better as specimens rather than cutting stones. Good luck :-) Philip [/QUOTE]
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Mt Franklin - Near Daylesford in VIC
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