Minerama Fossicking, Gem & Jewellery Show

[Jimnyjerry]

5 of us went exploring around Torrington yesterday to check out the tracks. Found some tiny beryl at the Emerald mine there as well as smoky & beryl at another site.

Also the 2.5 carat topaz crystal I specked.

Small but it was were Woofa and i spent some time years ago sieving for topaz. 

My comments on the trip maybe tomorrow as just got back home this afternoon.
 

[moondoggie767]

i dropped a photo and a smalltrip review attached to it in the gallery but i cant put the experience into words i had a blast
if you are considering taking a trip to glen innes or minerama i highly recommend doing it as soon as you can the sights food
towns folk and fossicking are second to none

[Crocket]

Good to hear you had a great time.  I couldn't make it this year but it is in the calendar for next year.  Hope to see you there.  Below is a link to your  photo. Hope you don't mind me putting it here but it's easier for others to find.



Some nice stones in there.

[Gemster]

  Just returned home yesterday... Minor flooding around the area on the way home...
  Glad you had a great time on your first visit to Glen Innes Moondoggie767... There were a few nice finds and im glad that the 2 Guys that came up from down south(first time at Glen Innes) scored the big Topaz found at Steve's Place ... and finally I can put a face to the name of Jimnyjerry.... ...Good to catch up.. next time hopefully, I can Fossick too...

 Hello Mr Crocket, We missed you ... Have you put Emmaville Gemfest on your Calendar for this year?

   Gemster....

[Crocket]

:(Have you put Emmaville Gemfest on your Calendar for this year?

   Gemster....

I certainly have Gemster.  Not sure how I will go... could be in the throws of moving around them.  Hopefully it won't interfere. 

[Jimnyjerry]

Nice stones Moondoggie.  Glad you had a good time.

Here are my better stones from Crossmaglen this year. Total 30 carats.



The rest (64 carats) including some stars are in my album.

[Crocket]

Some nice colour there to add to the collection JJ. 

[MrSydney]

Nice Jerry - I got lots of those smaller lighter pieces too.

Is the bigger, darker stone at the top quite clear and free of fractures? 

Unfortunately my bigger stones had cracks in just the wrong places - hopefully can still get a small cutter our of them though.  I'll try take a photo when I have some sun!

[Lapis Lupinus]

Nice collection there Jerry. Enough to tempt me to head north again.

[Lord_Thunda]

Lovely stones Jerry! Proving once again IF you can reach them you will get awesome colour & quality.

[GLEN VIC]

ALFer's will recall that I posted a comment about the Sara River/Kookabookra site having signs posted saying that we had received info that there were signs up saying Trespassers will  prosecuted. Peter Chaffey and I visited there this morning and could not see any signs of this nature. There is a cattle grid on the western side of the Pinkett Rd leading onto a Crown Reserve Road which is on the southern side of the old Tennis Courts that we went over and went down to the creek.

The land to the south of the old Tennis Courts down to the Creek is Crown Land that adjoins the land to the north and west of the Tennis Court and is under lease to a local property owner. Driving a bit further west down the crown reserve road brings you to a fence and a gate which again is crown land and leased by a different property owner.

Peter and I then drove the 7 klms thru to the Oban River along the Kookabookra Rd. What great country that is. Plenty of water around with the river flowing 20mm over the crossing.

Peter Teschner

[Crocket]

Thanks for the information Peter, much appreciated.

[Gemster]

They were removed before Minerama... A group of fossickers went down there before Minerama and there was no Rocks blocking the track and no signs around..... Must have put the wind up him by your posting about it on here 6 weeks ago.. ..

  Gemster....

[Jimnyjerry]

Good to hear you went down to Kookabookra Peter. 

They were removed before Minerama... A group of fossickers went down there before Minerama and there was no Rocks blocking the track and no signs around..... Must have put the wind up him by your posting about it on here 6 weeks ago.. ..

  Gemster....

Info Peter provided matches the map.


NB  North is to the right hand side.