This batch of stones includes tumbling Lucy’s stone (neighbour’s daughter), found at Papatotara on Easter Saturday. Lucy asked me if it would be a good […]
Batch 17: Spectacular Volcanic Stone
These are stones going into 3lb Tumbler One and they are 40 stones collected from Gemstone Beach (Fossick #2 with JP on 24 March.) I’m […]
What a Difference a Storm Makes
I can’t believe what a difference a storm and some heavy rainy days can make. Gemstone Beach always surprises me after a storm. Sometimes it’s […]
Learning about Types of Rock
As I try to wrap my head around trying to correctly identify the different types of rock (stones) usually found in my Western Southland fossicking, […]
Last Fossick (#6) with JP Tumblestoneblog
It’s another stunning Autumn day in Western Southland and today I’m meeting JP at Gemstone Beach for our sixth and last fossick for a while. […]
Batch 15: 3lb Tumbler One
The batch of stones going into the Lortone 3lb Tumbler One are a mixture this time. 13 of the first 37 stones to go through […]
On the Way Home Gemstone Beach Fossick
When you have to go to Invercargill on a Friday morning for an appointment it would be rude not to call into Gemstone Beach on […]
Fossicking for Poppy Jaspers
Fossick #3 at Gemstone Beach with JP On Easter Saturday morning I went fossicking again with JP at Gemstone Beach. The weather was stunning and […]
Trace Fossils in 400grit
Trace fossils are usually a mud-like stone that an “animal” as left a trace or trail of movement through. Trace fossils represent animal behaviour rather […]
A Gemstone Beach Hydrogrossular Day
According to Wikipedia, a Hydrogrossular is … ” … a calcium aluminium garnet series (formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3−x(OH)4x, with hydroxide (OH) partially replacing silica (SiO4)). Hydrogrossular is translucent to opaque, […]