Australia, Queensland
Rubyvale, Queensland
Gem locality Inferred from historyLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Sapphire (blue, green, yellow, parti).
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: basaltic alluvial sapphire
Principal town of the Queensland Gemfields with productive sapphire wash, well documented.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Deep old shafts
Keep exploring nearby
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