Australia, New South Wales
Oberon NSW
Vulcan State Forest sapphires
Gem locality Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: sapphire, zircon.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: sapphire and gold-bearing creeks in the pine and eucalypt state forests of the Oberon plateau, a nominated Forestry Corporation fossicking district
Forestry Corporation of NSW lists forests near Oberon among those open to fossicking; small sapphires and colour are regularly washed from the creeks
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Cold winters with snow possibleForestry traffic on gravel roads
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