Australia, Tasmania
Killiecrankie TAS
Flinders Island topaz bay
Gem locality Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: Killiecrankie Bay on Flinders Island, source of the famous 'Killiecrankie diamonds', water-clear topaz washed from granite onto the beach and creek gravels
One of Australia's most celebrated topaz localities, listed in Tasmanian fossicking guidance; visitors still sieve gem topaz from the bay
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Exposed Bass Strait weatherRemote from services, cold water
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