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Australia, Tasmania

Killiecrankie, Flinders Island, Tasmania

Gem locality Inferred from historyLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: alluvial topaz ('Killiecrankie diamonds')

Famous source of clear and pale-blue topaz known as 'Killiecrankie diamonds', documented in Tasmanian fossicking guides.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Beach/creek work, tides

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