Australia, Tasmania
Weldborough TAS
Weld River sapphire gravels
Gem locality Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: sapphire, zircon, cassiterite (tin), spinel.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: tin-field rivers of north-east Tasmania around Weldborough and Moorina whose cassiterite gravels also carry blue sapphire, zircon and topaz
The Weld River area is a recognised Tasmanian fossicking locality from the 1870s tin era; sapphires are regularly sieved from the river gravels
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Cold waterSlippery boulders, leeches, limited phone coverage
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.