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With our seasons in Oz , it is uncanny how the 1st day of any new season is as if someone "Flicks the switch" , as you can see by the forecast for Tuena . Today 31 (last day of summer) From tomorrow they get 16 deg & heading downhill Oops , read that wrong :8

Finally got all the bits together , the weld was 90% of the cost , $60 all up , using a cv drive shaft as the pestle , makes nice sand :D

Hi All , I have read that the Cudgeegong river is one of the places in NSW that Rubies can be found. Tonight looking on SIX maps you can see how LOW the water levels are in some of the bigger & dammed rivers. Below map shows what it Should look like, but the satelite photo , shows just how low &...

Hi All , thought I would start this with my story The cousin was looking at purchasing some land deep within the national park of Yengo , referred to as Little Yengo, more a lease/caretaker type situation & the cost was under $30,000 , but in saying that, the only dwelling allowed would have...

Sprained my ankle 8.( On the way in mind you - but still put in 7 hours , so I hope it was worth it

Hi Members Need your help on identifying these rocks. They are quartz, with a green covering that seems softer and coarser than normal quartz. The smaller one is partly tumbled, as I noticed the green appeared to be wearing quicker than the quartz,I removed it from the tumbler. This rock is...

This is the same rock I posted before, except now I have better photos. I have not sort expert opinion yet, but I have no doubt, this is a meteorite, which I found nose 1st buried 2 feet or so. I has all the attributes , looks like a space shuttle, has the thin layer of brown crust, about 1 mm...

Found this interesting info on Spinel , apparently they are not only black , but come in all colours , even blue , which states very very rare. Well I think I have 1 that I found a couple of weeks ago, 1st thought was spinel , but put in on the torch & it shows blue from one angle & the shape if...

Good reading guys . most of these are unknown to me, so maybe you as well , you never know what you may find http://listverse.com/2013/03/07/10-most-deadly-rocks-and-minerals/

Hi Guys , got this in my tumbling rock lot & noticed this rainbow affect inside, well when its wet, it looks stunning inside, any ideas what this is ?

This is a Indochinte Tektite & is 700,000 years old. They are formed when a meteorite , usually of substantial size , hits the earth. The surrounding rock is melted on impact and is ejected into the upper amothsphere, where they cool very quickly & form these "teardrop" or "pear"shapes as they...

Interesting , never heard of most of these, but they are esquisite gems One of them is Australian http://www.therichest.org/nation/10-most-rare-gemstones-in-the-world/

Hi Guys , when I saw the difference in size of some of the sapphires you guys have found, & not even counting the monster Wal found . shown live on his youtube video, to the small ones I have, are these worth getting faceted?,I found all of these at Sapphire bend & have heard they are smaller...

Hi Guys , I thought if I cut it up & put in the bin, I might have Tip Top knocking at my door, so I put it to better use. Now I just need to fix some belts & harness to the frame , and its light. Well, it was raining all weekend :o

The biggest issue I had was the pins ,to hold the legs in place , without falling out, so I took the USA made ones from my mini sluice - they wont fall out The inside bits - had to shorten due to not enough skid , so removed front mesh These are the pins for the legs

My pick found this stone , which cracked it in half ,in the gravel layer, that contained sapphires at Black Springs. Any ideas what it is. There is some magnatism to it. Inside veiw

Hi All , my name is Paul & new the the forum. Always had the collector bug since a kid, but now that extends to the "ground" , & loven it. Being in Sydney , not easy for day trips to get to where the gold is , so Oberon is a fav for some nice small saphires & zircons.I get out to Tuena when ever...