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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
New South Wales
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<blockquote data-quote="kawman" data-source="post: 201089" data-attributes="member: 917"><p>In the beginning of mining in aus the prospectors found nice stones that could not be diamonds because they smashed when hit with a hammer on an anvil.. not hard anough to be diamonds they said....they inlayed their pick handles with the good stones and only took the gold from their wash.. the rest went back into the wash and are still there today.. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kawman, post: 201089, member: 917"] In the beginning of mining in aus the prospectors found nice stones that could not be diamonds because they smashed when hit with a hammer on an anvil.. not hard anough to be diamonds they said....they inlayed their pick handles with the good stones and only took the gold from their wash.. the rest went back into the wash and are still there today.. ;) [/QUOTE]
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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
New South Wales
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