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Post by jeffu on Jul 13, 2012 8:00:05 GMT 10
Went to my first Canberra Lapidary Club meeting last night. Girts Ozols held a "show & tell" discussion on Fossilized/petrified wood. Never realised that fossil wood could look so good. Some of the samples on display were fascinating especially the fossilized ferns. The colours and patterns were amazing. Looking forward to the next meeting, hopefully I'll learn something.  Jeff |
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Post by joedigs on Jul 13, 2012 9:27:40 GMT 10
 the one fossil area i know off is wee jasper. thats great Jeff they do run faceting classes too.
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Post by shivan on Jul 13, 2012 10:02:12 GMT 10
Wish i had a lapidary club a bit closer, sounds like it would have been an interesting night.
I know kangeroo vally has some petrified wood.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2012 19:12:41 GMT 10
I got a 20liter bucket full of petrified wood and coproplites when out Milparinka last, loads of it out there. Let me know if you would like some to practice on, wouldn't recommend tumbling the coproplites may be smelly Diggerdude |
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Post by jeffu on Jul 13, 2012 20:19:22 GMT 10
Luv a bit DD.
Definitely pass on the smelly bits though. ;D ;D
When will you be back in this part of the world?
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Post by jeffu on Jul 13, 2012 20:23:38 GMT 10
Ian, some of the samples they had on display came from Kangaroo Valley. Very different to what comes from W.A.
Apparently Kangaroo Valleys was covered by volcanic ash and lava and the WA stuff was covered by silicon sand.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2012 21:38:26 GMT 10
Plan on coming through that way start of December jeffu before tarting another lap of our lovely country ;D, the fossilized wood is in my storage shed in narooma , so when I come through we can catch up at oallen of somewhere like that maybe?
Goodluck
Diggerdude
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Post by bozzie1 on Jul 14, 2012 8:05:25 GMT 10
hi there i'm mick from loxton ,im just starting out looking 4 the colour thank,s 2 jeffu now i've got myself a minni highbanker &a river sluice now all i have 2 do is find it lol
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Post by jeffu on Jul 14, 2012 18:59:44 GMT 10
Hi Bozzie1, welcome to the forum. Don't forget to take photos of all that SA gold everyone would like to see them. Jeff |
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the one fossil area i know off is wee jasper. thats great Jeff they do run faceting classes too.
