Malachite
Welcome to the Warrnambool Gem Club Website!
The most recent updates on this web site are:
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2021 Club activities
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places you might like to visit
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some australian gems
The famous 'Alma King' rhodochrosite
specimen. The 'Alma King' specimen
measures some 1m high and is covered with
fine quartz, calcite and flourite crystals as well
as the magnificent 'Alma King crystal' which
is approx. 6" across. The specimen was mined
at the ‘Sweet Home Mine). Photo taken at the
Denver museum of natural history (
Colarado, USA).
This site was last updated in January 2024
This site is managed on a voluntary basis. If you find any problems in using the site please contact us (e-mail preferred). If you do not get a reply or if the problem is not
remedied within a few days it is probably because I am away interstate fossicking, at the A.F.G. seminar or bush walking etc. I will attend to any problems as soon as I can.
THE CLUB WORKSHOP IS OPEN EACH SATURDAY FROM 12 NOON TILL 4
P.M. AND ON THE FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. On
wednesdays, the workshop will open from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. .
The club workshop is usually closed in early December and
reopens late January or early February. That is to allow for
workshop maintenance and preparation/running of the Annual
gem show. Members will be informed of the reopening date.
WARRNAMBOOL GEM CLUB ANNUAL GEM SHOW INFORMATION.
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Our club normally holds a Gem Show each January, on one of the first
two weekends of the month.
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ADMISSION: $7/ Adult, Primary School Children Free, Secondary School
Children $3, Maximum family fee $20.
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For further information visit our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Warrnambool-Gem-
Club/961489183891764
December 2023 Our club has been fortunate to receive support again this year
from the Warrnambool City Council. We received a ‘Community Development Fund’
grant of $4596 from the Warrnambool City Council to enable the purchase of two new
sanding/polishing units including Nova flexible diamond wheels. These are to be used by
members who have difficulty standing up for long periods while cutting gemstones. They will be
able to sit at these new units while cutting and polishing their gems and so continue with the
hobby they love.