I travelled far on the weekend stopping by spots with no luck finding the right one initially.
That afternoon I made it to Yonder and began some fossicking, I started with a sample of a few handfuls and found my first what I think is pink sapphire in a 1/8 sieve.
Eventually I pulled out the gold pan and found that a lot of smaller gems had passed through.
I found dark green and see through gems I believe are peridot, due to the blue steel rocks abundant with peridot. One was extra large and almost looks like green topaz/sapphire to me but I'm unsure.
3 pieces were orange and I'm unsure of identity. I found 1 small blue sapphire. A dozen of what looks red zircon, and ofcourse a table spoon of pink sapphires.
There were also lots of specks of flake gold and I think I found some hexagonal pieces but I'm thinking they could be Mica.
Any help to confirm IDs appreciated.
That afternoon I made it to Yonder and began some fossicking, I started with a sample of a few handfuls and found my first what I think is pink sapphire in a 1/8 sieve.
Eventually I pulled out the gold pan and found that a lot of smaller gems had passed through.
I found dark green and see through gems I believe are peridot, due to the blue steel rocks abundant with peridot. One was extra large and almost looks like green topaz/sapphire to me but I'm unsure.
3 pieces were orange and I'm unsure of identity. I found 1 small blue sapphire. A dozen of what looks red zircon, and ofcourse a table spoon of pink sapphires.
There were also lots of specks of flake gold and I think I found some hexagonal pieces but I'm thinking they could be Mica.
Any help to confirm IDs appreciated.
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