Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Charts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Raining gemstones
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Prospecting Australia:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Wally69" data-source="post: 417507" data-attributes="member: 1916"><p>Yes, it is quite common as most basalt (lava flows), and their eroded deposits will have olivine, although finding gem quality stones of a decent size is alway a challenge.</p><p></p><p>I have picked up a few in the Oberon and Nundle districts myself by taking a close look at basalt outcrops imbedded in basalt as single enveloped crystals or in geode like clusters. The single crystals have been larger in my specimens but extracting them is an issue as I have been splitting the basalt and shattering the stones, unless they were cracked in the cooling process.</p><p></p><p>I have a few rocks put aside that I would like to run through a saw at some stage to see if I can extract some decent stones.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wally69, post: 417507, member: 1916"] Yes, it is quite common as most basalt (lava flows), and their eroded deposits will have olivine, although finding gem quality stones of a decent size is alway a challenge. I have picked up a few in the Oberon and Nundle districts myself by taking a close look at basalt outcrops imbedded in basalt as single enveloped crystals or in geode like clusters. The single crystals have been larger in my specimens but extracting them is an issue as I have been splitting the basalt and shattering the stones, unless they were cracked in the cooling process. I have a few rocks put aside that I would like to run through a saw at some stage to see if I can extract some decent stones. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Raining gemstones
Top