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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Moranbah Diamonds
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<blockquote data-quote="Wally69" data-source="post: 63207" data-attributes="member: 1916"><p>Hi Lisa</p><p></p><p>I was told to look at the rail embankments from a local, as the embankment weathers it exposes crystals to the eye. </p><p></p><p>I worked the sand tracks behind the pistol club adjacent to the rail line with a sieve. Pick a spot on the track where you see plenty of ironstone, the sand falls straight through a sieve so very easy work. I would love sapphire fossicking to be that easy.</p><p></p><p>I did not spend a great deal of time at the creek but i would like to explore it more as creeks are a great sorter of materials. Worked a sand bank there and pulled a few out.</p><p></p><p>Success rate was about 1 in 20 sieves for a chip, no massive crystals but they are there somewhere.</p><p></p><p>Technically speaking, Moranbah Diamonds are quartz, just spectacularly clear and extremely hard, which makes them gemstone quality.</p><p></p><p>Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wally69, post: 63207, member: 1916"] Hi Lisa I was told to look at the rail embankments from a local, as the embankment weathers it exposes crystals to the eye. I worked the sand tracks behind the pistol club adjacent to the rail line with a sieve. Pick a spot on the track where you see plenty of ironstone, the sand falls straight through a sieve so very easy work. I would love sapphire fossicking to be that easy. I did not spend a great deal of time at the creek but i would like to explore it more as creeks are a great sorter of materials. Worked a sand bank there and pulled a few out. Success rate was about 1 in 20 sieves for a chip, no massive crystals but they are there somewhere. Technically speaking, Moranbah Diamonds are quartz, just spectacularly clear and extremely hard, which makes them gemstone quality. Good luck [/QUOTE]
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