Malachite
WARRNAMBOOL GEM CLUB
Close up view of Canadian Ammonite shell
SOME AUSTRALIAN GEM MATERIAL COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS. The gem material shown below was collected in 2018. It was found by ‘specking’ while travelling through the Northern Territory and South Australia. The rock was partially preformed and then tumble polished. The rocks are jasper/chert in nature, basically silica rich to varying degrees. They have a variety of local names but I will not list those here. The colours and patterns truly reflect the nature of the Australian outback!
Move the cursor over the large image to see a magnified image. Click on the small images to change the large image. The magnified images will show the different levels of polish achieved on the gems, reflective of their hardness and silica content.
In 2018 I also visited the Narrabri region in northern N.S.W and collected some agates and carnelian. The largest of the tumbled gems below is 55mm long.
Elbaite crystals
WARRNAMBOOL GEM CLUB
Close up view of Canadian Ammonite shell
SOME AUSTRALIAN GEM MATERIAL COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS. The gem material shown below was collected in 2018. It was found by ‘specking’ while travelling through the Northern Territory and South Australia. The rock was partially preformed and then tumble polished. The rocks are jasper/chert in nature, basically silica rich to varying degrees. They have a variety of local names but I will not list those here. The colours and patterns truly reflect the nature of the Australian outback!
Move the cursor over the large image to see a magnified image. Click on the small images to change the large image. The magnified images will show the different levels of polish achieved on the gems, reflective of their hardness and silica content.
In 2018 I also visited the Narrabri region in northern N.S.W and collected some agates and carnelian. The largest of the tumbled gems below is 55mm long.