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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Need help identifying a pink stone found at Nundle.
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<blockquote data-quote="Heatho" data-source="post: 75737" data-attributes="member: 487"><p>Yeah I'm getting you totally Twapster, for every precious gem there is a semi that looks identical. To me though Aussie Pink Sapphs/Rubies just seem to have a certain colour to them. UV and SG test would go a long way to confirming it is a Ruby though, 99% I reckon.</p><p></p><p>It sure does pay to check everything in NSW, you just never know when some nice gems will be in your sieves, Nundle has plenty in certain spots, I havn't been there yet but have done plenty of research on the area. Hopefully heading there next week for some detecting and gem hunting.</p><p></p><p>When classifying material for panning a quick sieve and centre and flip it over doesn't take long to check for gems, I like classifying into buckets and run everything from under the 1/8 inch through my AM sluice or pan if in Gold country. I always use a 1/2 in, 1/4 and 1/8 sieve, getting rid of the over 1/2 inch stuff makes it a lot easier for the heavies to sink and check quickly without displacing gems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Heatho, post: 75737, member: 487"] Yeah I'm getting you totally Twapster, for every precious gem there is a semi that looks identical. To me though Aussie Pink Sapphs/Rubies just seem to have a certain colour to them. UV and SG test would go a long way to confirming it is a Ruby though, 99% I reckon. It sure does pay to check everything in NSW, you just never know when some nice gems will be in your sieves, Nundle has plenty in certain spots, I havn't been there yet but have done plenty of research on the area. Hopefully heading there next week for some detecting and gem hunting. When classifying material for panning a quick sieve and centre and flip it over doesn't take long to check for gems, I like classifying into buckets and run everything from under the 1/8 inch through my AM sluice or pan if in Gold country. I always use a 1/2 in, 1/4 and 1/8 sieve, getting rid of the over 1/2 inch stuff makes it a lot easier for the heavies to sink and check quickly without displacing gems. [/QUOTE]
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Need help identifying a pink stone found at Nundle.
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