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well done!!! seems like a very worthwhile trip :)

Opps sorry for the giant pics, couldn't work out how to resize :rolleyes:

Ok so I found one, YAY!!! So hubby and I went out on Sunday in the FREEZING cold and started to sieve. We trekked up and down the banks for hours trying different spots with no luck. No matter what we did we couldnt find spinel. Then we saw where someone else had been and I noticed there rocks...

arghhh Twapster thats awesome!!!! Hey Dan, would love to but unfortunately i have to work. ahhh wouldn't it be nice to not have to and to be able to blow it off to look for gems :)

thanks guys! i had a wonderful forum member offer to send me some!! how freaking amazing is that!!! :) i have been taking bucket loads home with me and going through them but so far i have only found one teeny weeny spinel which makes me think i wasn't even in the right location, also as i said...

ohhh i want them to haha

Awesome thanks Kawman, just bought some :)

Hello everyone, I was thinking of buying some cheap rough sapphires online so I can practice sieving with them and so I can see one in the flesh and get to know what to look for. I have seen a lot on ebay from overseas that look a lot cheaper than the aussie ones and was wondering if they will...

Dang it!! they are not big enough for the garden so tiny lol mmmm im looking online at rock tumblers now, they seem cheap enough. any ideas what the little red ones may be?

nooooooooooooooooo LOL 8.( :P

Finally managed to take a pic of a few of them... any thoughts on what they are? have i just kept a bag of river stones lol

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Awesome thanks Wally, this forum has been a goldmine of advice which is fantastic! So nice to find a hobby that people are willing to share their knowledge and help others! I think I will do that, just keep anything I think might be a goodie, that will save me kicking my self later on lol...

Hey Daniel just saw your post, i think you are right - def need someone to physically show me what to do and look for. we are hoping to head out this weekend weather providing, maybe even camp the night :)

First off sorry if this has already been covered or if It sounds like a stupid question, i'm just a super visual person and need to see what I am looking for to understand it! I have spent a long time going through the Gemstone & Mineral Show n Tell page marvelling at everyones awesome finds...

Neither, i had hardly any Richo lol

In your pics Daniel you looked like you found all that black that is in wal and liz videos, we didn't get anywhere near the same consistency or amounts as that

Dirk did you say you found a green?

Had a really nice Arvo, brought home a few stones NO idea what they are though haha really frustrating coz I can't work our what the are? A few very very clear ones that have blue / purple tinges if you look at them In the light and a few that are clear but look kinnda waxy? Can't work out how...

Thanks and good luck on your weekend looking everyone! I'm hoping to head out tomorrow