⭐ Gemstone & Mineral Show n Tell

[Ramjet]

Best of luck richo

 

[richo966]

thanks mate

 

[Heatho]

Found this in the concentrates from my AM sluice this morning, was from Uralla. Could it be a Diamond? Sure looks like it to me from all the google images of some rough ones. Looks identical to some.

Side shot with light.

Feels lighter than a Sapphire and looks like scrunched up melted cellophane or plastic. Very hard too, tried a scratch test but too small and hard to tell. It's very sparkly on one side under light. Will get it checked with a Diamond tester at a jewellers just out of interest more than anything. Maybe an industrial grade?

 

[Varts]

Nice day at black springs ,got a few nice stones today 2.9ct the largest ,

 

[Varts]

Without the light

 

[Heatho]

Nice stones, will try to get out there next weekend, did you get any rain out there while digging?

 

[Varts]

Poring at home ,nice and sunny at black springs

 

[user 1769]

Hi Heatho, I'd say not, but you should be able to tell for sure by seeing if it can scratch a sapphire, or is scratched by one. Diamond is harder.

 

[Heatho]

Mfdes, you're probably right but it's one of the weirdest little stones I've found, I've got a big chunk of Spinel that I use for scratch testing but they are both too round. I'm 100% sure it's not quartz as every bit of quartz I rub on that Spinel starts shedding bits.

It's really shiny and glassy like a Sapphire to the touch. Only one way to be sure. The lady in the Sapphire shop at Inverell tested a couple of the Zircons I found up there with a Diamond tester. They were Zircons.

Will visit a jeweller or 2 tomorrow and see if they have a tester. Most should, you'd think.........

 

[richo966]

they are pretty cheap on ebay I have one

 

[Varts]

Heatho, you got some very nice saphires from inverell ,all colours ,sweet collection.went to black springs today couple of small ones :/

 

[Varts]

Not a bad weekend ,how did you go des,any pics

 

[Varts]

Not to many Sunday,but to see the colour yellow orange green and blue in this gem in the top sieve had me smiling .

 

[Gold689]

Yes It keep me Smiling as well Well Done Varts

 

[Heatho]

Nice stones Varts, great weekend haul. If you want to head to Inverell sometime lets do it. I'm hanging to get back there, any excuse will do.

Multi coloured one is very interesting.

 

[Varts]

Ok heatho,try for some time off work and let you know.you got some different coloured stones,nice.

 

[dezman]

 

[dezman]

The smallest is 3ct!... Hold on is that the largest one is 3ct, doh. Well maybe they will grow in moonlight if I'm lucky . Well I like the look of my hole, its big. So big I'm having trouble uploading it for all to see, I will try once more. I washed 50 buckets for this lot, I'm now thinking of selling the buckets before I wash them. Free delivery, guaranteed a colour in every sift. Me and a local guy are going to sink a prospect hole tomorrow near where a mining co. found good trace. Will tell everyone if we land on it :8

 

[dezman]

 

[Varts]

Nice dezman,nothing bigger,I thought that you would get lucky,anyway nice colour and clear good meeting you ,will probably be out there next week.on my own I would say,my young bloke and the end of the crow bar got a bit close bar =1 my son =0 (blood n bruised poor little bloke)I m not the most popular bloke around home at the moment,anyway nice finds ...