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Gemstone Beach nature's way of tumbling stones

Batch 53: The Magic of Gemstone Beach Stones

3lb Tumbler, 4lb Tumbler, Gemstone BeachApril 7, 2024

I am incredibly lucky to live so close to Gemstone Beach and to experience the magic of Gemstone Beach stones almost any time I want. […]

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Batch 52: Rockhounding at Gemstone Beach is Better with a Friend

3lb Tumbler, 4lb Tumbler, Gemstone BeachApril 7, 2024

Rockhounding at Gemstone Beach is always better with a friend! JP from TumblestoneBlog is back in town so of course we’ve already had a few […]

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Batch 49: Tumbling Stones from Hampden Beach

4lb Tumbler, MoerakiApril 7, 2024

Currently, I am tumbling stones sourced from Hampden Beach, located just a short distance away from the renowned Moeraki Boulders and approximately a 30-minute drive […]

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Batch 50: Buying Rocks Online to Tumble

3lb Tumbler, 4lb TumblerMarch 30, 2024

I have been buying rocks online to tumble something I thought I’d never do. Have you heard of Temu? It’s an online store that’s really […]

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Batch 43: Kakanui Rockhounding Stones

3lb Tumbler, 4lb Tumbler, KakanuiMarch 29, 2024

I am getting to the end of the Kakanui rockhounding stones collected from Seadown Beach with these ones being quite pitted and rough. Normally I […]

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Batch 42: Tumbling Stones from the Grove Burn

3lb Tumbler, 4lb Tumbler, PapatotaraMarch 29, 2024

This batch is tumbling stones from the Grove Burn where it comes out onto the beach about halfway between out in front of our place […]

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Batch 47: Tumbling Misfits and Redos

3lb Tumbler, 4lb Tumbler, Gemstone Beach, KakanuiMarch 18, 2024

This batch is tumbling misfits and redos from other batches like Batch 33 and Batch 39. There are also some stones originally from Batch 35 […]

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Batch 46: Giving Sandblasting Grit 40/60 Another Chance

4lb Tumbler, Gemstone BeachMarch 16, 2024

I am giving the Ozito sandblasting grit 40/60 that I picked up from Bunnings another chance. I want to see if it will help smooth […]

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Batch 40: 36 Day Rock Tumbling Cycle

3lb Tumbler, 4lb Tumbler, Gemstone BeachJanuary 20, 2024

Batch 40 features stones from my local … Gemstone Beach but this poor batch was the forgotten batch with the 220grit rock tumbling cycle lasting […]

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Batch 41: 80/100 grit on Repeat

4lb Tumbler, Gemstone BeachJanuary 19, 2024

Batch 41 features a total of 82 stones with quite a number of redo stones from various places (B27-28-29) but most of them are still […]

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Enthusiastic kiwi rockhound who knows nothing about rocks or stones so collects the pretty ones to tumble and polish! Local hunting ground is Gemstone Beach!

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Series: 12 Months on Gemstone Beach

  • Series Introduction
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  • Gemstone Beach in November
  • Gemstone Beach in December
  • Gemstone Beach in January
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