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Gemstones and Minerals
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<blockquote data-quote="Newbie" data-source="post: 472" data-attributes="member: 62"><p>Hey HTY. I have done a little bit of research it's tough to find in books or maps but quite a bit on the Internet. I have been primarily looking at shappires and diamonds. We here in Australia have a decent amount of diamond. Check out Information about the Argyle diamond mine in NT. In Victoria Beechworth is your go Doug Stone gold books have a map I am yet to get there and have a look. All so in the Dandenongs you can find some. Glenn Innes in New South Wales is quite famous for it sapphires but you'll find some diamonds around the area to according to some info I have seen. If it is you primary interest to fossick for gems I think joining a liapodairy or gem club is a good start to help learn where to find them and also what to look for. You'll also learn in a liapodairy (not sure I have spelt it correctly) how to facet what you find. Faceting some of your own roughs and then making a piece of jewellery from it would be amazing. I found a site that had some mud maps of glen innis on the net I am sure I you look hard enough you able to find them. I d pass the link on but I honestly don't remember or have it saved as a favourite. I received a book I ordered online "minerals and gem" by Kimberley tait it certainly gives a discription of what to look for interns of colour and shape has good quality pictures but not a lot of information about indicator rocks or anything like that. Happy fossicking be interested in how you go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Newbie, post: 472, member: 62"] Hey HTY. I have done a little bit of research it's tough to find in books or maps but quite a bit on the Internet. I have been primarily looking at shappires and diamonds. We here in Australia have a decent amount of diamond. Check out Information about the Argyle diamond mine in NT. In Victoria Beechworth is your go Doug Stone gold books have a map I am yet to get there and have a look. All so in the Dandenongs you can find some. Glenn Innes in New South Wales is quite famous for it sapphires but you'll find some diamonds around the area to according to some info I have seen. If it is you primary interest to fossick for gems I think joining a liapodairy or gem club is a good start to help learn where to find them and also what to look for. You'll also learn in a liapodairy (not sure I have spelt it correctly) how to facet what you find. Faceting some of your own roughs and then making a piece of jewellery from it would be amazing. I found a site that had some mud maps of glen innis on the net I am sure I you look hard enough you able to find them. I d pass the link on but I honestly don't remember or have it saved as a favourite. I received a book I ordered online "minerals and gem" by Kimberley tait it certainly gives a discription of what to look for interns of colour and shape has good quality pictures but not a lot of information about indicator rocks or anything like that. Happy fossicking be interested in how you go. [/QUOTE]
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