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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
O'Briens Creek for Easter
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<blockquote data-quote="Rockhunter62" data-source="post: 323838" data-attributes="member: 7504"><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7504/1492524215_20170418_235338.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Hi folks,</p><p></p><p> Carol and I went to O'Briens Creek for Easter and although we put bugger all effort into looking for topaz, we managed to find a couple. We also stopped into Lava Plains Fossicking Area on the way back and got a couple for our 1.5 hours digging. We got a 62 & 120 carat clear topaz and a couple of 5.5 carat saphires. The saphires are hard to see into and are not cleaned up fully yet even using a good light. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Yeh I know, they look like ordinary rocks. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> </p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7504/1492524173_20170418_235207.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I think we will be making another trip back to Lava Plains in the future. ]<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>Doug</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rockhunter62, post: 323838, member: 7504"] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7504/1492524215_20170418_235338.jpg[/img]Hi folks, Carol and I went to O'Briens Creek for Easter and although we put bugger all effort into looking for topaz, we managed to find a couple. We also stopped into Lava Plains Fossicking Area on the way back and got a couple for our 1.5 hours digging. We got a 62 & 120 carat clear topaz and a couple of 5.5 carat saphires. The saphires are hard to see into and are not cleaned up fully yet even using a good light. :) Yeh I know, they look like ordinary rocks. :( [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7504/1492524173_20170418_235207.jpg[/img] I think we will be making another trip back to Lava Plains in the future. ]:D Cheers Doug [/QUOTE]
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