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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
What gemstones can be found in Mongarlowe and Shoalhaven Rivers?
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<blockquote data-quote="Heatho" data-source="post: 163810" data-attributes="member: 487"><p>There supposedly is at Burrier, it's a long way downstream but still you never know exactly where they may pop up......... Could be a GG stone stuck in the banker though. I remember Headbut got one at Tuena as well. Anyway here's trhe deposit report I found.</p><p></p><p>208182 - Shoalhaven River Sapphire </p><p>(Shoalhaven River Sapphire Deposits)</p><p>Coords: -34.862409,150.424974</p><p>Mga_coordsys: MGA_56S</p><p>Mga_north: 6139190</p><p>Mga_east: 264604</p><p>Loc_method: 250K</p><p>Accuracy: 500</p><p>Grid_loc: general area</p><p>Major_comm: sapphire</p><p>Size_code: OCC</p><p>Comm_type: GEM</p><p>Met_prefix: Unknown</p><p>Geo_province: Sydney Basin</p><p>Metal_dist: not assigned</p><p>Op_status: never worked</p><p>Op_method: no workings</p><p>Lga: Shoalhaven</p><p>Sum_desc: Quaternary alluvium</p><p>Compiler: JR Reynolds 23/09/1998</p><p>Last_update: 1998-09-23</p><p>Occur_size: Occurrence only</p><p>Notes: Gold-sapphire-rich alluvial gravels in Shoalhaven River, rare gem quality zircons and topaz.</p><p>Commodities</p><p>sapphire MAJOR</p><p>zircon - gem MINOR</p><p>topaz - gem MINOR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Heatho, post: 163810, member: 487"] There supposedly is at Burrier, it's a long way downstream but still you never know exactly where they may pop up......... Could be a GG stone stuck in the banker though. I remember Headbut got one at Tuena as well. Anyway here's trhe deposit report I found. 208182 - Shoalhaven River Sapphire (Shoalhaven River Sapphire Deposits) Coords: -34.862409,150.424974 Mga_coordsys: MGA_56S Mga_north: 6139190 Mga_east: 264604 Loc_method: 250K Accuracy: 500 Grid_loc: general area Major_comm: sapphire Size_code: OCC Comm_type: GEM Met_prefix: Unknown Geo_province: Sydney Basin Metal_dist: not assigned Op_status: never worked Op_method: no workings Lga: Shoalhaven Sum_desc: Quaternary alluvium Compiler: JR Reynolds 23/09/1998 Last_update: 1998-09-23 Occur_size: Occurrence only Notes: Gold-sapphire-rich alluvial gravels in Shoalhaven River, rare gem quality zircons and topaz. Commodities sapphire MAJOR zircon - gem MINOR topaz - gem MINOR [/QUOTE]
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What gemstones can be found in Mongarlowe and Shoalhaven Rivers?
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