Gemstone Beach - Sapphires, Topaz, Quartz and Spinel.

A visit to Tasmania Australia yields some beautiful gems.

[@vandiemenadventures]

good old mutual some nice stones still pop up out of there

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

Some great rockhounding discoveries Cliff. What’s really special is that you found them yourself. Many thanks for sharing.

[@VintageTimeGems]

Thank Roger...All the best

[@denisereynolds64]

thank you for taking us with you cliff. tasmania is amazing. glad you can spend time like this with your beautiful family

[@VintageTimeGems]

Thanks Denise. I cannot wait to go back. Tasmania is a great place.

[@TonysGemDesignswithGCS]

A good bag, small in size, but still a good haul. Black spinel polishes up very nice. Have done several.

[@VintageTimeGems]

Yes, small gems. But a lot fun finding them.

[@jameswelch1054]

I would love to see you cut some of your finds.

[@eduardbuletsa9485]

what a strange, these spinels look like simple pebbles. It will be interesting to see them faceted 💎

[@VintageTimeGems]

Yes, they look like pebbles but they are heavy and will polish to a high gloss and be extremely hard so it won't chip.

[@mctron22rd]

Does your son know how lucky he is, to have a father that can teach him how to pan and facet anything? That's pretty awesome in my book!

[@johncrumpley8702]

Nice haul Cliff. I was hoping for some giant finds, but the "finding" is part of the fun. Thanks much!

[@VintageTimeGems]

Thanks John. None of the gems were huge, but Tasmania is such a beautiful part of Australia. You should visit Australia. Cheers Cliff

[@user-qu7df8nm1r]

Nice beach 😁

[@brucedymock6635]

Loved your energy I’m putting the place on my list to visit thanks

[@GalileoAV]

Nice finds, very interested to see how the black spinel will turn out

[@tonywild1963]

You found a nice little collection of gemstones on your trip. Great to find sapphires cliff. All the gems are nice and great to find

[@VintageTimeGems]

Thanks Tony.

[@fishmut]

Gday mate from a fellow Ozzie , I myself enjoy looking for gems ,haven’t done a lot of it but when I do I love it and usually take home more rocks than anything lol , nice looking rocks and stones grab my eye to not just the gems , I love agates and petrified woods and fossils , a bit of a range for me , I’m looking at gem cutting but not quite sure how to go about it , I’m starting to look at faceting machines hopefully to get into cutting gems ,something I have wanted to do for a long time , anyway enjoying your video ,liked and subscribed .👍

[@kelley0905]

What a great video!

[@VintageTimeGems]

Thanks

[@yankeetimeline]

Looks like a good prospecting trip.

[@senor_soondol]

wonderful country!

[@VintageTimeGems]

I agree.

[@silverback5033]

Hi Cliff, some nice finds from that trip, that river is a nice looking location to spend some time and the gemstones are a bonus. I have some sapphires & zircons I found in NSW in that 1 to 2 ct size that I thought were to small to have cut, I might have to re-evaluate. I enjoyed this video and watched it through a couple of times. Keep Safe & Keep Rockin

[@VintageTimeGems]

A 2 carat gem is a cutter as long as it's not a bomb.

[@silverback5033]

@@VintageTimeGems Thanks Cliff, I have over 100 small sapphires & zircons that we found at a fossicking park near Inverell. The majority of the sapphires are bombs though there are a couple of clear ones amongst them. As you loose so much during faceting I thought they were too small for cutters.

[@vandiemenadventures]

i'm definitely taking you next time your down mate you should of asked i would of given you some gps points cut a spinel mate it'll shock you

[@VintageTimeGems]

Hi Cam, I'm definitely going back. Hope you make it too Vic. You have to go to Eldorado.

[@vandiemenadventures]

@@VintageTimeGems april is planned for heading up your way mate

[@TheRealSuldar]

Just starting to get into faceting gems myself. Got a tumbler and two books on it on the way, intending to get a machine to actually cut/polish with soon as well. Not sure if I need a Kiln or not at the moment. I'm also unsure where I should look to get material to work with.

[@goldhunter2136]

👏 👏

[@johncarruthers5552]

No film crew !? Where's that damn Jaws, off looking for more mice I suppose. Thanks for another interesting vid, Cliff.

[@VintageTimeGems]

Thanks John. Jaw's is at the in-laws living up.

[@Liburni]

It’s wonderful, I’d love such opportunities in my place, but unfortunately there’s only calcite.

[@VintageTimeGems]

Thanks...Australia has some nice gems. You do need to work hard to find them.

[@desgray5420]

Only small stones around that part of the Ringarooma unfortunately. Larger stones in some of the smaller rivers around there though

[@FeatherHorseforge]

Looks like derby area pretty sure I know the exact spot. (I’m a local)🙂

[@VladaldTrumptin]

I wish I had a partner that liked gem hunting as much as I do! 😞

[@johnh8615]

Interesting and heavy could always be maybe a fragment of a meteorite. 😏

[@telemyztery]

I would love to do what you are doing in this video right now.

[@IllIlllI]

Hey I started getting into rockhounding last year and I’m having a lot of fun. How do I approach finding new locations specifically in the northern rivers area? I used to visit every creek around me but I went to most of them and spots further away are hard to find...

[@VintageTimeGems]

I suggest you join a gem club, as I've had little experience prospecting in Tasmania. I'm more familiar with Victoria. Cheers

[@IllIlllI]

@@VintageTimeGems I’ll check it out, I’m from nsw

[@maheraneorega11]

Nice stone sir, do we need a permission or we free to hunt in there sir?

[@scottpeters5624]

Cutting a gem you found after hours of hunting,, must be more satisfying than cutting a bought gem, good work cliff,

[@VintageTimeGems]

Hi Scott, Thanks. Finding your own gems has more personal satisfaction than buying them. Of course, cutting them adds more personal significance. Cheers Cliff

[@universe3990]

Sorry what river it was?

[@sansaofrancisco9568]

💪😎👍🇧🇷 🐉 23

[@coldshot5555]

Did you see that pearl? @1444

[@sonnyehret9804]

Do you sale rough gemstones I can't go gemstone hunting because I can't walk

[@VintageTimeGems]

No I don't sell rough. Cheers Cliff

[@daniedevite6781]

Too small mate throw them back until they get bigger!😅😂😂😂😂

[@garybarker9139]

Do you need a license to take gems from a riverbed?

[@VintageTimeGems]

Yes. You need to purchase a recreational miners right.

[@danieldevite668]

Boring

[@VintageTimeGems]

Remain bored...

[@SnowTiger45]

I would love to live in a country that has many facet-worthy minerals, many of which one can find on their own. Canada is an excellent country to live in but there is minimal facet material other than clear Quartz. Australia has an abundance of facet-worthy minerals as well as weather that I prefer :) I would love to spend a couple weeks there to do some fossicking for Topaz and Sapphire. For that matter, I'd love to purchase Sapphire directly from a miner .. preferably at a discounted rate :) I wonder if it's legal to find and take minerals/gemstones out of Australia ?