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Cold but sunny in #Beechworth doing some quick #ge Cold but sunny in #Beechworth doing some quick #gemstone hunting.
Some more goodies from the #granitebelt. #quartz # Some more goodies from the #granitebelt. #quartz #sapphires #garnet
Some tasty treats from our #granitebelt road trip Some tasty treats from our #granitebelt road trip in NSW and QLD, #fossicking and hunting for different #gemstone #specimens! #quartz #smokeyquartz
140 carats of #Topaz we recently sieved in the won 140 carats of #Topaz we recently sieved in the wonderful #NewEngland area of #NSW. We're looking forward to #faceting some of the clean and smaller ones. Always nice to work on #australiangemstones and do some #lapidary
One of the last stops on our recent New England #N One of the last stops on our recent New England #NSW gem #fossicking trip was the #Emmaville #Mining #Museum. An amazing assortment of specimens are inside, and it was great to chat with the friendly folks within.
Returned to a favourite little #NSW #beach spot to Returned to a favourite little #NSW #beach spot to hunt for #banded #agates. It was a rainy day, but the clouds parted just long enough for our #fossicking adventure. More coming soon too, big trip through upper NSW and QLD in a few weeks!
Cleaning up some of our mini #quartz mountains for Cleaning up some of our mini #quartz mountains for future display. #fossickingaustralia
Nice pocket of #crystals discovered by Yumi down t Nice pocket of #crystals discovered by Yumi down the far Australian #southcoast. The veritable boulder they were in was too big to cart home, so we left them where they wanted to be, in the wild. #orangecrystals #fossicking #gemstones
One of my early #gemstone cuts, a #Mossagate #cabo One of my early #gemstone cuts, a #Mossagate #cabochon held up in nice #Canberra sunshine. Like a green landscape trapped in time forever.
Small #Agates from #NSW tumbled, polished and on p Small #Agates from #NSW tumbled, polished and on proud display. The @lortonelapidary baby #rocktumbler did an excellent job, after switching to #ceriumoxide
Couldn't resist, had to crack open the @lortonelap Couldn't resist, had to crack open the @lortonelapidary #tumbler to see how the final polish phase was going. #Banded #Agate from #Illawarra area is looking nice. Back in to the barrel now for a few more days with it's friends.
Exploring around #Beechworth in 2019. Was great to Exploring around #Beechworth in 2019. Was great to meet our friend @christinebattocchio too!
Nicely terminated #quartz found in #NSW. Looking f Nicely terminated #quartz found in #NSW. Looking forward to cleaning it up and seeing what's hidden under there!
A #rosequartz #faceted stone fresh off the machine A #rosequartz #faceted stone fresh off the machine.
Fun little day trip to learn about the history of Fun little day trip to learn about the history of the #Captainsflat area.
Another fun day #digging for #gemstones the old-fa Another fun day #digging for #gemstones the old-fashioned way.
Tiny #crystrals in outcrops around the #Warrandyte Tiny #crystrals in outcrops around the #Warrandyte area.
#Fossicking in #Victoria for small #geodes #Fossicking in #Victoria for small #geodes
#Dichroic #Sapphire going through the pavilion #fa #Dichroic #Sapphire going through the pavilion #faceting process on our vintage machine
A cute blue @lortonelapidary #rocktumbler making f A cute blue @lortonelapidary #rocktumbler making friends with our #vintage #facetingmachine and other #lapidarytools
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