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Gladstone tin and gem field

Gem locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Sapphire, zircon and cassiterite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Granite-related alluvial

Northeast Tasmanian gem-bearing tin gravels.

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