B Benosan1 Joined Jan 16, 2020 Messages 7 Reaction score 4 Feb 18, 2020 #1 Glad to be part of the group and look forward to contributing. Im in Perth WA but have just cut my teeth looking for sapphire in Tasmania. Was wondering if someone with more expertise on sapphire ID can help me out with a stone I found
Glad to be part of the group and look forward to contributing. Im in Perth WA but have just cut my teeth looking for sapphire in Tasmania. Was wondering if someone with more expertise on sapphire ID can help me out with a stone I found
grubstake Moderating Team Supporting Member Joined Oct 20, 2014 Messages 5,157 Reaction score 7,765 Location Perth, WA Feb 18, 2020 #2 Two blurry photos repeated four times? :/
sand surfer Joined Apr 21, 2016 Messages 1,921 Reaction score 7,429 Location bundaberg, QLD Feb 18, 2020 #3 Better photos and a SG would help
LONEWOLF Joined Oct 20, 2015 Messages 5,669 Reaction score 2,014 Location The Wolf Den.... Feb 18, 2020 #4 A lump of Quartz I think?. Def NOT a Sapphire... Better pics are needed and a SG(specific gravity) test should be done... LW...
A lump of Quartz I think?. Def NOT a Sapphire... Better pics are needed and a SG(specific gravity) test should be done... LW...
G Guest Feb 18, 2020 #5 Looks like some form of agate to me. Not sapphire not quartz but I'm not an expert. RS
S Squint Joined Jul 4, 2017 Messages 70 Reaction score 127 Feb 18, 2020 #6 Yeah I would guess agate too.
U user 5263 Joined May 28, 2015 Messages 423 Reaction score 1,257 Feb 18, 2020 #7 Whilst not all agate has banding this looks more like quartz to me. Possibly may help if you mentioned where it was found.
Whilst not all agate has banding this looks more like quartz to me. Possibly may help if you mentioned where it was found.
B Benosan1 Joined Jan 16, 2020 Messages 7 Reaction score 4 Feb 18, 2020 #8 Weld river in Tasmania- lots of sapphire, topaz, zircon, etc
U user 5263 Joined May 28, 2015 Messages 423 Reaction score 1,257 Feb 18, 2020 #9 Benosan1 said: Weld river in Tasmania- lots of sapphire, topaz, zircon, etc Click to expand... Did better than my wife and I quite few years ago in the Weld river, was early days probably didn't know what we were doing!
Benosan1 said: Weld river in Tasmania- lots of sapphire, topaz, zircon, etc Click to expand... Did better than my wife and I quite few years ago in the Weld river, was early days probably didn't know what we were doing!
B Benosan1 Joined Jan 16, 2020 Messages 7 Reaction score 4 Feb 19, 2020 #10 Yep Blocker we are beginners too, just had some help from a few old timers. Really grateful to them
Dave79 Dave Joined May 30, 2018 Messages 1,909 Reaction score 4,383 Location Tassie Feb 19, 2020 #11 Could possibly be dirty yellow topaz. Got this one up in that area. After the tumbler. Seen a bit of low grade stuff like this from that area in colours from clear to yellow to grey.
Could possibly be dirty yellow topaz. Got this one up in that area. After the tumbler. Seen a bit of low grade stuff like this from that area in colours from clear to yellow to grey.
B Benosan1 Joined Jan 16, 2020 Messages 7 Reaction score 4 Feb 19, 2020 #12 Solved- looks like its chalcedony(agate)