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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Fossicking with kids in Northern Rivers NSW
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 422408" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>Gday Jeff.</p><p></p><p>It's probably been over a year since I was there last. Yes, you still have to see them at Mitre 10, it's about $5 per car per day as of last time.</p><p></p><p>I reckon it cuts a really nice looking stone, quite a lot brighter than the RI would suggest. Only issue is it's slightly on the soft side so I probably wouldn't put it in rings but earrings and pendents should be fine. Probably pay to orient it so that the cleavages are not pressured directly when setting.</p><p></p><p>Still plenty out there last time I looked. One thing I've found when collecting it by specking is that it's often so clear that whether you see it or not depends which angle the sun is coming from. You can walk over a patch of ground then turn around and walk back over the same patch from the opposite direction and pick up a heap you missed the first time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 422408, member: 2976"] Gday Jeff. It's probably been over a year since I was there last. Yes, you still have to see them at Mitre 10, it's about $5 per car per day as of last time. I reckon it cuts a really nice looking stone, quite a lot brighter than the RI would suggest. Only issue is it's slightly on the soft side so I probably wouldn't put it in rings but earrings and pendents should be fine. Probably pay to orient it so that the cleavages are not pressured directly when setting. Still plenty out there last time I looked. One thing I've found when collecting it by specking is that it's often so clear that whether you see it or not depends which angle the sun is coming from. You can walk over a patch of ground then turn around and walk back over the same patch from the opposite direction and pick up a heap you missed the first time. [/QUOTE]
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Fossicking with kids in Northern Rivers NSW
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