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From the remote far west of the Northern Territory, about 75 kg of amethyst clusters from a quartz vein I found in a dry river bed.The vein is over 3 metres long and got so hard to excavate, I decided to backfill it. Biggest single crystal is about 9 cm across

 

 

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Remember, you American types, fossicking for fun; prospecting for pay.

 

 

 

 

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Cheers, Bobj.

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Bobj,

 

That's some cool chit right there.

 

Give me a little blurb. Is that your best find ever?

 

I've fossdicked a bit myself. (That's the same as "fossicking" for those of you in OZ) Actually never heard the term, learn every day - thanks. I was strictly podunk, a little gold, turquoise and semi-precious stuff.

 

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Great going ,now get your minelab polished and go for the gold ,big nugget found near ballerat wherever the heck that is?

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Bobj,

 

That's some cool chit right there.

 

Give me a little blurb. Is that your best find ever?

 

I've fossdicked a bit myself. (That's the same as "fossicking" for those of you in OZ) Actually never heard the term, learn every day - thanks. I was strictly podunk, a little gold, turquoise and semi-precious stuff.

 

Phone

Yes, my best find for amethyst, even though I located a gravel pit in the East Kimberley Region that had amethyst geodes to about 20 lbs. Alas, the D7 'dozer sorted out a lot.. while winning road gravel

 

Found a quartz geode that was filled with over 100 clear 'see through' crystals to 4 inches.

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Cheers, Bobj.

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Nice find mate. Are you allowed to sell or keep any of it?

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Nice find mate. Are you allowed to sell or keep any of it?

 

The Northern Territory has no fossicking laws, except NO fossicking on Aboriginal land. That means it's all mine!!Yes, I can sell it if I want to.

All the other States have fossicking laws, where a person must have a 'Miner's Right' but that is a mere formality, or revenue.

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It doesn't look life changing, but I think that colour, and clarity might make a bit of difference.

 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=uncut+amethyst

 

John.

I guess how long you expect to live for might come into it too.

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