My first time rockhounding at Slope Point, the southernmost point in the South Island, happened on Saturday 2 March 2024. I have been to the […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fossick with Tumblestoneblog John
I’ve mentioned before in this post how much I’ve learned from John P, and his Tumblestoneblog. John is very generous with sharing his fossick finds. […]