peglegs sapphire adventure

[Pegleg]

Trying this from my phone.
4 hrs work at 7 oaks with 2 people. off to billabong blue tommorow.
Heaps of fun so far no idea if there decent stones or not.

http://imgur.com/4syEnqn

http://imgur.com/JzKI7YW

 

[AtomRat]

Wow! Very nice amount of finds mate and decent size!! Its awesome seeing the color you guys get

 

[Heatho]

Nice, looks like a few nice Zircons in there, you'll have fun at BB and should get a few stones. Anything nice and clear is generally a potentially good stone. Wish I was there.

 

[Ramjet]

Some nice looking stones there.

Thanks AR for re posting the pics.

 

[Pegleg]

Ugh had this big post typed out and ut didn't post properly

http://imgur.com/PAsukyg

http://imgur.com/VCx4n4W

 

[Pegleg]

Submit button and post reply are awful close on the phone and sound similar but one takes you to a new page and deletes your text.
:8

 

[AtomRat]

...gotta love that one aye... I've lost a lot of text and tend to select all and copy before doing other operations or uploadd. Very annoying. Submit and post button has always been an issue too for lost posts 8.(

I see lots of red and various color in your new pics!

 

[Pegleg]

More variance in colour at bb yellows and green looking ones. I dont think any are cutters. Bigger red things I'm not sure about still look good though.

 

[Pegleg]

And that concludes peglegs Whirlwind 3 day fossicking adventure.

Came home Via ruby hill nice little place. Should have brought the brush cutter.

And some water :8 quick trip back into town to find a tap and we filled up a container and headed back.
It's always good to carry a first aid kit in the bush you never know when your going to get a hole in your bucket

After 2 days at Inverell I'd consider myself an expert fossicker now. Started digging soil and sieving it down then flipping it over.
Uhhh where the hell are all the gems? this is Ruby hill right?

Lucky for me there's phone reception at ruby hill and a quick search on prospecting Australia and I'd located the pay dirt.

Here it is....coming out the bottom of the sieve I was expecting bigger gems

So I grabbed the gold pan and got to work found these little red buggers in the dirt heap in the photo above

Time was running low so I concentrated enough dirt down to fill a 15L paint bucket to play with at home and it was back on the road again.

 

[Hamish]

Looks like a great trip!! Got to love the three day whirlwind fossicking adventures -- I just wish we got to work less and dig more!

 

[richo966]

love the band aid repair on your plastic tub

 

[spatch]

Cool, thanks for sharing.

 

[AtomRat]

Thats awesome man!! I see you figured out upload too

Thanks heaps for sharing what the location looks like and the paydirt, I love seeing examples and what the surroundings are like where gems lay

 

[Pegleg]

posted that last one from home so it was easy.
I host the pics of site so I don't have to downsize the file to fit the forums requirements. I was just using the wrong link as I was unfamiliar with there app.

 

[Pegleg]

Went out chasing shiny blue things again. Nothing spectacular but a good haul over all i think.

 

[Pegleg]

A few of the clearer ones on a torch

 

[blisters]

I like the colour of the blue at around 9 o'clock. Very pretty.
Jon

 

[Pegleg]

I need help i think I'm addicted. Soon I'll be pawning nannas toaster to get my next fix.

This is my favorite stone yet. Sky blue and clear as glass. Hard to photo it will try again when I'm home.

 

[Heatho]

Yep sure is addictive alright. Will hopefully get up to Inverell in a few weeks time. Got a trip half planned anyway.

Nice work Pegleg.

 

[Pegleg]

Poor nanna peglegs going to be eating cold bread for breakfast.

Todays haul

The whole family

A gallery if anyone wants to see more. Don't forget to click the load more images.
http://imgur.com/a/rlMtS