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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
New Zealand Ruby Rock
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<blockquote data-quote="1864hatter" data-source="post: 238832" data-attributes="member: 7221"><p>Gidday chaps, Here are some photos of something truly special- New Zealand's' very own gemstone / rock. Its known as goodletite by the Geologists and Ruby Rock by most other folk. It is comprised of ruby, sapphire, a green mica along with minor tourmaline and chromite. Goodletite is found only in New Zealand in a small area near Hokitika. The photos are of what are known as doublets made from a thin slice of ruby rock with a glass cover glued on. The slices are thin to allow light to pass through the rock and reveal the colours of the minerals. The glass provides strength and allows you to see the stone better. Doublets are commonly also made from opal. </p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7221/1459114359_imga0985_-_copy.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7221/1459114359_imga0986_-_copy.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7221/1459114359_imga0988_-_copy.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7221/1459114359_imga0989_-_copy.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1864hatter, post: 238832, member: 7221"] Gidday chaps, Here are some photos of something truly special- New Zealand's' very own gemstone / rock. Its known as goodletite by the Geologists and Ruby Rock by most other folk. It is comprised of ruby, sapphire, a green mica along with minor tourmaline and chromite. Goodletite is found only in New Zealand in a small area near Hokitika. The photos are of what are known as doublets made from a thin slice of ruby rock with a glass cover glued on. The slices are thin to allow light to pass through the rock and reveal the colours of the minerals. The glass provides strength and allows you to see the stone better. Doublets are commonly also made from opal. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7221/1459114359_imga0985_-_copy.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7221/1459114359_imga0986_-_copy.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7221/1459114359_imga0988_-_copy.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7221/1459114359_imga0989_-_copy.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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