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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Queensland
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 418966" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>Gday Roadkill777, welcome to the forum.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/activities/areas-facilities/fossicking/central-qld/rubyvale-saphire" target="_blank">This site has links to maps of all the designated fossicking areas in QLD, including the Willows</a></p><p></p><p>Chinchilla has good petrified wood but I've never been and don't know where it is exactly. If you're coming up as far as the Willows, you can head back toward the coast on the Capricorn highway and about an hour west of Rockhampton is Riverslea crossing on the Fitzroy river - the gravel banks are covered in petrifed wood, also has jaspers, chalcedonies and the like. Better get in quick for that one, the Rookwood weir will drown the area before too long. Not far from there is <a href="https://www.aradon.com.au/mt-hay-gemstone-tourist-park/" target="_blank">Mount Hay fossicking park (thundereggs and rainforest jasper)</a></p><p></p><p>Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 418966, member: 2976"] Gday Roadkill777, welcome to the forum. [url=https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/activities/areas-facilities/fossicking/central-qld/rubyvale-saphire]This site has links to maps of all the designated fossicking areas in QLD, including the Willows[/url] Chinchilla has good petrified wood but I've never been and don't know where it is exactly. If you're coming up as far as the Willows, you can head back toward the coast on the Capricorn highway and about an hour west of Rockhampton is Riverslea crossing on the Fitzroy river - the gravel banks are covered in petrifed wood, also has jaspers, chalcedonies and the like. Better get in quick for that one, the Rookwood weir will drown the area before too long. Not far from there is [url=https://www.aradon.com.au/mt-hay-gemstone-tourist-park/]Mount Hay fossicking park (thundereggs and rainforest jasper)[/url] Cheers [/QUOTE]
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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
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