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, […]
First Fossick Past the Waimeamea River
JP invited me to fossick with him on Gemstone Beach on the 24 March. He had a challenge for me though. I was to resist […]
Batch 13: Polishing a Dinosaur Egg
Never thought I’d be polishing a “dinosaur egg” – well not really but that’s what this stone has affectionately come to be known as. “Dinosaur […]
Batch 12: Papatotara Stones
Batch 12 consists of Papatotara stones from our beach, a part of Te Waewae Bay out front. I’ve also included some ‘random’ stones from the […]
Tumbling Stones for Others
I love it when people ask me to tumble stones for them. Tumbling stones for others means that I can document the before and after […]
Tumbling Log: More Gemstone Beauties
I am still catching myself up with these blog posts (retro-spectively) – referring to my tumbling log and my iPhone images to help me share […]