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<blockquote data-quote="Heatho" data-source="post: 89902" data-attributes="member: 487"><p>G'day Vic, the stones in your pic pretty much look like Quartz to me, one 2nd from Left looks a bit like Topaz in the pic but I'm pretty sure it's not. Don't ditch them though just in case....</p><p></p><p>There is a marked Topaz and Ruby deposit on the Upper Turon, 5km West of Ben Bullen, on private property though. </p><p></p><p>Details from map.</p><p>208672 - Upper Turon River (Upper Turon River Ruby Occurrence)</p><p>Coords: -33.212910,149.967704</p><p>Comm_type: Gemstones</p><p>F_prefix: BA</p><p>Met_prefix: Unknown</p><p>Geo_province: Lachlan Orogen</p><p>Metal_dist: not assigned</p><p>Op_status: never worked</p><p>Op_method: no workings</p><p>Lga: Greater Lithgow</p><p>Compiler: JR Reynolds 24/08/1999</p><p>Last_update: 1999-08-24</p><p>Occur_size: Occurrence only</p><p>Notes: Small, pale pink, inferior quality rubies in alluvial gravels. Gold and rare topaz also present.</p><p>Commodities</p><p>ruby MAJOR</p><p>topaz - gem MINOR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Heatho, post: 89902, member: 487"] G'day Vic, the stones in your pic pretty much look like Quartz to me, one 2nd from Left looks a bit like Topaz in the pic but I'm pretty sure it's not. Don't ditch them though just in case.... There is a marked Topaz and Ruby deposit on the Upper Turon, 5km West of Ben Bullen, on private property though. Details from map. 208672 - Upper Turon River (Upper Turon River Ruby Occurrence) Coords: -33.212910,149.967704 Comm_type: Gemstones F_prefix: BA Met_prefix: Unknown Geo_province: Lachlan Orogen Metal_dist: not assigned Op_status: never worked Op_method: no workings Lga: Greater Lithgow Compiler: JR Reynolds 24/08/1999 Last_update: 1999-08-24 Occur_size: Occurrence only Notes: Small, pale pink, inferior quality rubies in alluvial gravels. Gold and rare topaz also present. Commodities ruby MAJOR topaz - gem MINOR [/QUOTE]
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