*turns green with envy* I collect gems, rocks, and minerals. I've never been able to get hold of an uncut topaz or opal but I love them both. You're lucky to live somewhere which produces them.
Hmm...I wonder if I could convince the hubby I need to go to Australia in order to get rocks...
Probably not. He refers to my collection as a bunch of "Hawaiian sex stones" (aka "another fucking rock") and doesn't undestand the need to collect them. I must be part ferret or something because I do like the stones, the shinier the better.
There isn't a lot around here, just quartz, but Lightning Ridge is just 5 hours up the road (like black opals?), and there are gem fossicking areas all over Queensland, especially in the north.
Lightning Ridge is 5 hours north (black opals) Another 5 hours north of there are the Quilpie opal fields (boulder opals (http://www.opalsdownunder.com.au/articles/boulder)) and about 20 hours west of here is White Cliffs (mostly white potch with stunning blues and greens, and fossils.)
In South Aus there are Coober Pedy and Andamooka but they're a little further than a day's drive.
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Probably not. He refers to my collection as a bunch of "Hawaiian sex stones" (aka "another fucking rock") and doesn't undestand the need to collect them. I must be part ferret or something because I do like the stones, the shinier the better.
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In South Aus there are Coober Pedy and Andamooka but they're a little further than a day's drive.
Opal Fields (http://www.opalsdownunder.com.au/articles/fields.htm)
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I also collect minerals and gems. I would dearly love to get my hands on some uncut Australian fire opals.
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