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Gemstones and Minerals
Sapphire Rubyvale area
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<blockquote data-quote="snafu" data-source="post: 492873" data-attributes="member: 1252"><p>It sounds like you are on the right track there, Moth. You are getting the indicators that you are digging in what was once a watercourse, although not all watercourses will be productive unless there were natural obstructions such as large boulders, bends and dips to trap stone, but I figure you would already know that.</p><p></p><p>Dig a bit of the clay base as well, it might be hard now, but at one time it would have been soft enough for heavy material to become embedded and I've seen some big stone come out of the clay. Back in 1990, I saw a 792ct blue green parti pulled out of hard clay at Graves Hill and in the late 90's I spotted what I thought to be a small blue sitting in the hard clay base of an old hole at Divide that turned out to the top of a 145ct flawless blue crystal. Like I say, dig some of the base and if you are still getting ironstone, then keep digging it - you might just find something good. Good luck with it.</p><p></p><p>BTW, I'm 70 and most days I climb down a 50' ladder, put in some hours on the jack hammer and climb back out. You just gotta pace yourself.</p><p></p><p>Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snafu, post: 492873, member: 1252"] It sounds like you are on the right track there, Moth. You are getting the indicators that you are digging in what was once a watercourse, although not all watercourses will be productive unless there were natural obstructions such as large boulders, bends and dips to trap stone, but I figure you would already know that. Dig a bit of the clay base as well, it might be hard now, but at one time it would have been soft enough for heavy material to become embedded and I've seen some big stone come out of the clay. Back in 1990, I saw a 792ct blue green parti pulled out of hard clay at Graves Hill and in the late 90's I spotted what I thought to be a small blue sitting in the hard clay base of an old hole at Divide that turned out to the top of a 145ct flawless blue crystal. Like I say, dig some of the base and if you are still getting ironstone, then keep digging it - you might just find something good. Good luck with it. BTW, I'm 70 and most days I climb down a 50' ladder, put in some hours on the jack hammer and climb back out. You just gotta pace yourself. Jeff [/QUOTE]
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