Gemstone Fossicking near Melbourne
Rob Kanen
Hi,
Any good fossicking locations close to Melbourne, Australia. Here are a few
of mine:
Tomahawk Creek, Gembrook
Nice quartz and feldspar crystals, a few beryl's and zircons. Also saphires
if you dig about 4-6 ft along the banks.
Yarra River at Warrandyte
Gold in the river plus quartz and feldspar crystals
Beachworth
Many types of gemstones
I am particularly interested in the creeks near Melbourne, Daylesford,
Warburton and Lake Eildon
Rob Kanen
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The Stott House
>Hi,
>
>Any good fossicking locations close to Melbourne, Australia
>I've heard that there's supposed to be fossils in Studly PArk, although
whether or not you can actually get to them I dunno.
If you're interested in places aroung phillip Island, there are quite a few
places around the south and south western areas. Post if you want more
info.
>I've also been to Beechworth, and picked up quite a few good specimens-
it's become one of my favourite.
There's a place called Morella near the western side of the Grampians, and
near there is a national park very famous for it's high grade crystals.
Hard work to unearth new ones, but some good specimens can be found after
rain in the tailings. If you do go, check anything you find closely for
mobile gas bubbles inside the crystals.
>
Paul van den Bergen
Hi Rob,
<enter recriuting mode>
have you concidered joining one of the gem clubs? I have been a mamber
of Nunawading and Waverley in the past, there is also a club at
Dandenong, and Cheong Park near Croydon. Currently I am a member of the
Mineralogical Society of Victoria.
The Royal Society and the combined Min. Soc.'s of Australia have
recently completed a joint venture, the Gemstones of Victoria, which
retails at AU$34.95, incl. postage in Australia.
Order from
The Royal Society of Victoria
8 Latrobe St.
Melbourne, 3000
Victoria, Australia
Also available from the mineral soc. is the Australia Journal of
Mineralogy (now up to Vol. 4, No. 1)
Current and Back Issues available from
The Treasurer, AJM
C/- Dept. of Mineralogy
Museum of Victoria
P.O. box 666E, Melbourne
Victoria, 3001 Australia
cost, AU$20/pa (2 issues)
plus postage, $3 local, $6 overseas.
<end recruiting mode>
Note: this is not an official message from the societies mentioned in
this message, only a message from me for your information...
Right, back to Melbournes mineral locations... Poweltown has some of the
best areas around, though a little over worked now days. I have found
good smoky and citrine quartz, and some amethyst, also blue topaz is
meant to be available.
pleanty of fossil locals if you know where to go.
phosphate minerals at Mansfield and Whitfield, incl. wavelite and
torquoise.
Wavelite at fish creek
In Melb. proper, the basalt quarries are full of zeolite minerals,
calcite and aragonite.
The best locality was Bundoora, but that has closed recently. The
Flinders coast and phillip island are good localities, but the costal
areas are NP. protected, so go with a club (they get permission to
collect).
Are you after mineral samples or gemstones?
Are you interested in trading?
Rob Kanen wrote:
> Hi,
>