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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Some finds from Lowmead
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 158505" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>Yeah, there is much variation over short distances there - literally metres sometimes.</p><p></p><p>The first two times I went I dug on the southern side of the road and found nothing, the ground does look different. But there has been a helluva lot of digging done on that side so I assume people have found stuff there. A bloke showed me a large, clear quartz crystal about six inches long that supposedly came from that side.</p><p></p><p>Throw sieve looks good mate, I'm actually going to make up another one just for Lowmead. The one of mine in the photo is a heavy barstard (all steel frame) and the design was based on the ones they use out at Rubyvale - the wash typically contains a lot of large rocks, hence the side-chute to shed them off. But you don't have that at Lowmead, it's almost all sand and every bit of rock that you dig out is worth looking at. I probably won't even bother with the 1-inch mesh on top, just a sheet of quarter-inch.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 158505, member: 2976"] Yeah, there is much variation over short distances there - literally metres sometimes. The first two times I went I dug on the southern side of the road and found nothing, the ground does look different. But there has been a helluva lot of digging done on that side so I assume people have found stuff there. A bloke showed me a large, clear quartz crystal about six inches long that supposedly came from that side. Throw sieve looks good mate, I'm actually going to make up another one just for Lowmead. The one of mine in the photo is a heavy barstard (all steel frame) and the design was based on the ones they use out at Rubyvale - the wash typically contains a lot of large rocks, hence the side-chute to shed them off. But you don't have that at Lowmead, it's almost all sand and every bit of rock that you dig out is worth looking at. I probably won't even bother with the 1-inch mesh on top, just a sheet of quarter-inch. Cheers [/QUOTE]
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Some finds from Lowmead
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