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Our heartfelt condolences goes out to you, Liz and family. Although we have never met, we have watched your You Tube vids often, and feel like we know just a little part of such a dynamic duo. We'll be up in Agate creek soon and we'll have a drink and leave a rock on the rockpile in Wal's honour

Thanks Wal n Liz, what a great summary of the place. Love the YouTube videos you do, as well. Always entertaining

Hi Gassman, how'd you go in Chinchilla for petrified wood?

You could try looking for Amethyst at Lowmead. There are references to Lowmead Amethyst on this site.

The first one looks like a form of Quartz. The second looks like Gympieite which is a form of Chert. Where were they found? Gympieite only comes from one area

I've been using Digger's Rust and Stain Remover on some Amethyst & Quartz I found recently at Kuridala. It's 100% Oxalic Acid in powder form. After a couple of weeks soaking and brushing every so often, I gave them a blast with a pressure cleaner and most of the dirt and staining was gone. Most...

Thanks guys, I enjoyed the write up Rockhunter. I hope we can match your bounty and even might get to Fullerton Creek for some garnets I'll definitely be looking for fresh tracks, LW, thanks for the tip. Bear

Hi everyone, I started this journey when I was about 11-12 yrs old collecting rocks. I stopped for a couple of years which turned into 40 yrs, although I kept hauling these boxes of rocks around where ever I went. Last year I thought I should finally do something about these rocks so I joined a...

Hi all, in the coming weeks, I'm heading to Kuridala to chase up some amethyst, after doing a stint at Tomahawk Creek. Not being there before, I've done some research and read a lot about the area, but, could some one please let me know if there are any do's and dont's about the area? Is camping...