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Hi everyone, I have seen photos of some beautiful clear quartz crystal clusters from the Cairns region. I am heading up that way with the missus tomorrow for the long weekend. Does anyone know if there are any areas accessible to the public that we are allowed to go and fossick for some crystals...

Hi everyone, I will be heading to Torrington next week for a bit of fossicking. We are spending 2 days in Inverell at Billabong Blue first. Can't wait! The last time I went to Torrington I went to the Emerald Mine, found some small bits of beryl. I also went to Blatherarm Creek and founds lots...

Hi everyone. I would like to get a collection of cut sapphires and zircons valued professionally. Both for insurance purposes and because I am interested to get some idea of approximate values. Do I just go to someone who does standard jewellery valuations or would it be better to go to...

Hi guys, spent the day out at Grabben Gullen in the public fossicking area. I spotted 2 Brown Snakes and a Red Belly without trying too hard. Lots of snakes active at the moment. One of the Browns was curled up in the grass just on the side of the little path down to the creek. Please keep an...

Hi All I was just wondering what your recent experiences have been communicating with Lamberts? I sent a my first package of about 100 stones to Lamberts last month to be cut. I sent the parcel registered post with tracking / signature on delivery. According to AusPost it was delivered 19...

Hi All, I am heading up to Inverell for a few days next week. I am going to get plenty of sapphire fossicking in and also try and find some smokey quartz up in Torrington, but I have come across a particular place in my research that has gotten me really interested. I have found references to...

Hi all, I am currently in NE Tassie to look for sapphires in the Weld River. We poked around today under the bridge on Frome Road and found just a couple of little blues. We have heard a couple of people talk about a place called the "guiding star" but haven't been able to pinpoint a location...

Hi All For Christmas I plan to get the missus a pair of matched blue sapphires - probably something pear or square cut. The plan is that she can then choose a setting, probably take them to the jeweller that made her engagement ring (blue square sapphire) and get them to set the earrings in a...

Hi All, I will be heading to Lune River shortly. The wife and I are really keen to try and find some really nice petrified ferns. I have all of the info from Mineral Resources Tasmania (http://www.mrt.tas.gov.au/portal/en/lune-river), as well as from Wal and Liz's video (thanks guys!). It...

Hi all, I will be heading to Tassie in a few days for a holiday. I plan on sneaking in some prospecting at both Lune River (fossilised ferns and agates) and then the Weld River (sapphires). I was planning on taking some equipment like my sieves and a small shovel. The equipment has been used...

Hi guys Coming close to the end of tumbling my first batch of stones. I have just been discarding the sludge and rinse-off into a big tub - probably have about 80L of it now. Need to get rid of it before the missus sees it and freaks out. I have read that you shouldn't put it down the drain...

Spotted some beautiful Australian red amber for sale on ebay. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/10-7-grams-Natural-Red-Australian-Amber-/251823599679?pt=AU_RocksFossilsMinerals&hash=item3aa1db303f Here is their website: www.australian-amber.com.au I think it might come from Cape York. Anyone know...

Hi all The missus has given the thumbs up to two days in the New England region hunting the pretty blue ones. We are heading from Sydney to Bellingen for a bit of a holiday in early Jan, but will head inland for a couple of nights first, then head to the coast. We are looking at possibly...

Hi All I was hoping that someone might be able to recommend a good pair of gloves to use when sieving for sapphires. I recently did some prospecting at Grabben Gullen, and although I had a great time, I was really disappointed with the amount of broken glass that I was finding in my sieve. I...

Hi All As I mentioned in my previous post, I recently caught sapphire fever after a couple of visits to Sapphire Bend near Oberon. I am trying to locate some areas to fossick that are closer to home. Can anyone please point me towards any fossicking areas around Crookwell that are accessible...

Hi All I have read various bits of information that indicates that sapphires and other gem stones have been found around the Mittagong area. In particular, I understand that there were some historical mining leases granted in the past but these were in areas that may now be off-limits because...

Hi I recall reading somewhere a while ago that there are sites in the Kangaroo Valley where you can find fossils / petrified wood. I would be really appreciative if anyone has any information on sites that are presently accessible to the public. As well as any tips on the recovery method and...

Hi All I was wondering if anyone knows whether Blue Hills Quarry in the Vulcan State Forest, Oberon, is presently open to the public? I stopped by a couple of years ago late in the afternoon and specked a couple of small pieces of smokey quartz, but didn't get a chance to do any digging. I...