Transparent crystals containing golden or reddish needles of rutile (known as rutilated quartz) are found at Tingha.Īmethyst is found around Broken Hill, New South Wales.įine quartz specimens have been found at Nundle, as well as attractive chalcedony, cornelian, agate and jasper. Quartz, including amethyst and citrine, is distributed over an area stretching from the New England plateau to Stanthorpe, Queensland. Much gem quality quartz has come from the Oban River area in New England. As well as providing material for gemstones, this quartz was pure enough to be used for quartz oscillators in radio communications, until synthetic quartz replaced it. Green Jasper Crystal (One) Raw Jasper, Rough Jasper Stone, Raw Crystals. Red Jasper stone wholesale Australia,bulk red jasper rock crystals wholesale,red jasper wholesale suppliers distributor.red jasper stone bulk wholesale. This area abounded in rock crystal, smoky quartz and citrine in large, clear crystals up to 3 metres long. New South WalesĪustralia’s most prolific sources of gem quality quartz has been Kingsgate, in north eastern NSW. In Tasmania, the Lune River area is well known for its fine agates and silicified wood.īeechworth, in Victoria, provides some quartz, including amethyst and citrine. Chalcedony, including the rarer blue chalcedony, is found in the Monto area. Along the top edge of the cut and polished cross section one can see small pyrite crystals. It is colored by hematite, which is also found as crystals in tiny cavities in the jasper. It is absolutely stunning from all angles. A rounded pebble of jasper, picked up on the beach at the Nawaji Gold Mine, Izu Peninsula.
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Tamborine and Wycarbah, west of Rockhampton. This is a beautifully polished and free standing cut base rock specimen of Red Jasper. Some other thunder egg localities are Nambour, Eumundi, Mt. Agate Creek and Mt Hay provide superb agates and thunder eggs. In Queensland, fine chrysoprase is mined at Marlborough. Chrysoprase is found at several localities and silicified rocks, such as jaspilite and tiger iron are used for ornamental purposes. In Western Australia, the Ashburton River area provides fine amethyst for gemstones and mineral specimens.
Some sites stand out as providing high quality material and some are, or have been, mined. Rock crystal and smoky quartz are found in all states, while amethyst and citrine are less common.Ĭhalcedony, agate and jasper is found Australia-wide. Quartz is found all over Australia, both as crystals and as fine-grained material.
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