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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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<blockquote data-quote="Heatho" data-source="post: 404694" data-attributes="member: 487"><p>Was Kingsolomon who found the sapphire in the rock, I was there when he found it too, we were at Black Springs. </p><p></p><p>I don't know if it's the host rock where the stone formed or whether the rock attached itself somehow but it's a nice find. I thought the rock is ilmenite but not so sure now. Though I'm sure Goldierocks would have a better idea than me. In the first pic there is also a smaller sapphire below the larger one. The whole specimen rock and all is about thumb size, maybe a touch larger. </p><p></p><p>If it's ilmenite it makes me wonder if the titanium iron oxide is where the stones derive their colour from?? </p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/487/1523671589_20141008_131816.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/487/1523671589_20141008_131844.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Heatho, post: 404694, member: 487"] Was Kingsolomon who found the sapphire in the rock, I was there when he found it too, we were at Black Springs. I don't know if it's the host rock where the stone formed or whether the rock attached itself somehow but it's a nice find. I thought the rock is ilmenite but not so sure now. Though I'm sure Goldierocks would have a better idea than me. In the first pic there is also a smaller sapphire below the larger one. The whole specimen rock and all is about thumb size, maybe a touch larger. If it's ilmenite it makes me wonder if the titanium iron oxide is where the stones derive their colour from?? [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/487/1523671589_20141008_131816.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/487/1523671589_20141008_131844.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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