Vegemite

What area do you live ? Yes thats correct... I use them as a 'guide' only.... Worth checking over the area with a Geological Map as...

I'm from Mildura, Victoria, so don't worry about geology in my area 🤣 minimum 3 hours travel to anything decent, so if I'm already going...

GP 3500 The last of the analog machines and the only model of the GP series with the ground balance button. In good condition...

Most old books are based on 'Reported' Finds... Not actual finds. .. Lots of Minerals and shiny stuff wasn't correctly identified back...

That makes sense, thanks mate! Does that also mean my old books are still accurate to a form of crystal in the area, just not correct...

Chewy...... I just had to go and re watch my favourite YouTube video of Wal and Liz’s up at Tibooburra. He passed on so much knowledge...

I'll sit out here tonight and the first star will be yours wall in a place that u visted many times out here in tippaburra

Just posted on FB by Liz. Dearest Wal, You are a dream that took 8 years to manifest. The love of my life, my soul mate and best...

Definitely a Chinese coin but hard to see the symbols for ID from the photos. There are a number of sites that can help ID Chinese coin...

That’s a great story Vegemite and a lesson for many. Be prepared to ask a few questions, do some research, then get out there and do it...

Thanks Hawkear! Definitely a lesson for me! 🤣 dunno if I would've found anything without all the help from past and present threads...

Good job on the big zircons or garnets, they could be facetable. The sapphires are nice too, but those pickers make my mouth water! Nice...

Thanks man! Was pretty chuffed when I saw that big chunk in the pan on my last day 🤣 definitely plan faceting my gemstones eventually...

Oh and the gold I've shown in the clean up there isn't quite all of it, I put maybe 1/4 of what I found in this little jar for my mate...

Here's a rough clean up, put of the whole trip im stoked with the green and blue sapphire and the big chunky sapphire the most 😍 and...