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Mattau75

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Re: Minerama
« Reply #195 on: March 15, 2012, 09:45:46 PM »
My trip to minerma 2012 was as follows
FRI Kensigrove: Nothing but hard work and disappointment

SAT Lonewood: A 6 carat clean light blue Sapphire and a 9 carat star plus other smaller pieces of sapphire and black spinel. Thanks to Andrew and Leah for allowing us acess.

SUN Gem show: scored 8 beatifull faceted sapphires from a tailgater ranging from 1.5 carats to 2.7 carats at a price that you could not buy the rough for let alone the finished product.
Then had to return home because of work comitments

So in all in was a great time and will return next year

Wwoofa

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Re: Minerama
« Reply #196 on: March 16, 2012, 08:39:20 PM »
Great day out at Tingha Sands .... found several nice pieces of smokey quartz and grasstone.  Luckily I had the hopper heap to myself all day :D  I'll post pics of my finds next week after I get home.

mehoose

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Re: Minerama
« Reply #197 on: March 16, 2012, 08:52:21 PM »
Sound nice Woofa. Safe trip back home.

Keep em comin!!!

 

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