Topaz

[Wwoofa]

Me too please Jamo ... never fossicked in Vic but I'm v keen to learn 

[Cainozoic]

Sign me up too. I will make myself available, I can't seem to be able to insert any pictures of my topaz at the moment, give me time,

Cheers,

Cain

[Jamo]

Cain, yes you would be welcome too. Would like to see your photo, it is a bit hard to get an idea from the one on your logo.

[Jimnyjerry]

Me too please Jamo ... never fossicked in Vic but I'm v keen to learn 

Ditto Jamo 
Did try once but the it decided to flood at Eldorado the one time I went down to Vic    so no fossicking.

Would like to give fossicking a try in the deep south.

[Wwoofa]

Looks like we might have a "mini minerama" thing happening here .... with the added advantage that we can get some gumbo, tex-mex & fried chicken 

[Jamo]

Jimny, Went fossicking at Eldorado a couple of weekends ago. It was a nice weekend but my experience of the fossicking was not brilliant. Got quite a lot of specks of gold, some very small sapphires, topaz & garnets. Also got a few bits of quartz crystal but nothing worthwhile in the lot as far as polishing goes. Still it was a good weekend with other fossickers from vic & sa. You always live in hope of finding something good every time you go out. 

Woofa, As far as the fossicking goes I am not wanting to create a big event out of it. Just want it to be a few fellow fossickers out on the hunt enjoying each others company.

[Jamo]

Another note on my Eldorado weekend. On the way up I stopped in at my "lucky hole" at Strathbogie. Myself and a couple of mates managed to pull a heap more smalls out of it (including a couple of well formed crystals. There would only be a few facetables out of the lot, but nothing like the big blue I got on my first trip. The hole is cleaned out now so will have to try & locate another lucky hole on another dig. Another good reason to visit the area again.

Happy fossicking. Jamo 

[Wwoofa]

Hi Jamo,
You've got nothing to worry about .... a big event for us is "a few fellow fossickers out on the hunt enjoying each others company".  But maybe we could add a couple of other locations to the trip like Mortlake, Eldorado & Mooralla.  I've never been to any of them so it would be quite a interesting trip.
Regards, Paul

[Bucket]

I can remember as a teenager fossicking around in the creeks around Powelltown and I can also remember how cold the water can get up there.

I reckon those that aren't from the New England area would find it, now how did Woofa put it - that's right, 'interesting'.

Garry

[mehoose]

Yeah, real leeches too, not little nandypandy ones from North of the border 

[Jimnyjerry]

Yeah, real leeches too, not little nandypandy ones from North of the border 

Plenty of tiger leeches in NSW
Counted 20 hanging off my waders one time.

As for icy water that is fine and better still there are no active leeches 

[Lefty]

Does anyone know how common green topaz is naturally? I found a few bits the other day, I haven't seen it in that colour before.


Unfortunately they are all small except for one bit which has some bad cracks, might cut a small stone. Two of them are bi-coloured, part blue and part green.


Cheers

[Rusted]

I haven't heard of Topaz that colour, but green and blue green Saphires could be a possibility.

[Crystaliz]

Green topaz are rare and a bi colour is realy rare...well done      I've seen one green natural topaz and it was remarkable..   In bi colour I have seen clear/blue  and pink/blue.   Can you post a picture would love to see them.

[Lefty]

Will do, soon as I get home, cant do it from this device.


My bi-coloured bit won't cut a stone with both colours in it but the bit father in law just might.


She's definately topaz Rusted, we got a fair bit of colourless and pale gold stuff as well, though it was all small. Father in law found some bigger bits between 20 and 30 carats but they are bombs. A bloke we met there had some stonking sherry-coloured bits 60 carats plus but we didn't find any that big. First glance you would have said citrine going on the colour but the four-sided Crystal rather than six with striations running the length of the crystal rather than across is unmistakable. Looks exactly like the smaller bits we found, just bigger and deeper coloured.


Next time............