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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 284593" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>Hi RockSpectre.</p><p></p><p>I can't see your photos and I haven't heard of topaz in that area - but frankly, nothing surprises me since I learned that much of the eastern strip of the eastern states is one huge ancient igneous mass. Hundreds of thousands of square km of volcanic and plutonic features, there's quite likely untapped gem deposits here on par with Brazil, Burma/Thailand, Ceylon, Tanzania and other African nations.</p><p></p><p>The Monto area is well mineralized so who knows what might be there. How big is this rock? I might have dismissed it as quartz until you mentioned the blue colour. Could be something else, there is blue lace agate near Monto somewhere. I don't have a Facebook account, I'd be interested to see a photo when you're able to post one here.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>Edit: I see 6cm across - topaz crystals can be that be big, be a pretty decent sized crystal if it is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 284593, member: 2976"] Hi RockSpectre. I can't see your photos and I haven't heard of topaz in that area - but frankly, nothing surprises me since I learned that much of the eastern strip of the eastern states is one huge ancient igneous mass. Hundreds of thousands of square km of volcanic and plutonic features, there's quite likely untapped gem deposits here on par with Brazil, Burma/Thailand, Ceylon, Tanzania and other African nations. The Monto area is well mineralized so who knows what might be there. How big is this rock? I might have dismissed it as quartz until you mentioned the blue colour. Could be something else, there is blue lace agate near Monto somewhere. I don't have a Facebook account, I'd be interested to see a photo when you're able to post one here. Cheers Edit: I see 6cm across - topaz crystals can be that be big, be a pretty decent sized crystal if it is. [/QUOTE]
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Gemstones and Minerals
need help -are these gems or minerals?
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