Where To Find Gemstones In Victoria?

A gemstone can be precious and sometimes it is found to be semi-precious. They are used in jewelry or in decorative items. Colors can be enhanced by polishing and cutting them at a certain angle.

Some gems are rare which increases their value which are diamonds, sapphires, rubies, emeralds and opals. The most common gemstones found in Victoria are garnet, topaz, turquoise, and zircon. Also you can find some deposits of gems like zircon, moonstone, peridot.

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Many other gems are believed to have been found but no commercial work was done on them. Gems in Victoria are found from alluvial deposits and rocks. Most of the mining of gems took place between 1860 and 1870 and there is little new commercial production nowadays.

Victoria is a place that is well-known for vendors as a source of a variety of polished stones and minerals.

The gems were discovered when diggers scoured alluvial deposits to find gold. Gems in Victoria have a wide range of geological diversity.

It is one of the richest gold state in the whole world and has produced more than 2.5 million kilograms of gold. Many forms of quartz are also found in the land of Victoria.

Agate gemstones form when gas bubbles of volcanic rock are filled with silica-rich liquids. The different shades of colors are formed due to the composition of the chemical fluids of the rocks.

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Some Safety Measures Needs To Be Taken :

Carry things like gloves, shoes, water, food, snacks, medicines with you.
Stay away from easily collapsing rocks and stairs.
Going inside an old mine may not be a good idea due to unstable walls, low light and low oxygen level.
Wear safety glasses when breaking at a mining site.
Always be careful with reptiles.
Keep a box of first aid kit with you.

Some parks allow phasing with the permission of the landowner and only allow certain equipment such as metal detectors, picks, shovels, sieves, and pans.

This could only be done in certain areas of national and state parks where mining was done. There are chances that you can find gems like diamond, garnet, topaz, turquoise, moonstone, peridot, zircon, etc. and gold.

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Parks Where To Find Gemstones In Victoria?

Park	Nearby Cities and Towns

Beechworth Historic Park	Beechworth
Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park	Castlemaine, Chewton, Fryerstown, Guildford, Harcourt
Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park	Barnawartha, Beechworth, Chiltern, Eldorado
Creswick Regional Park	Ballarat, Creswick
Enfield State Park	Ballarat, Rokewood, Smythesdale
Greater Bendigo National Park	Bendigo
Heathcote-Graytown National Park	Heathcote, Nagambie, Rushworth
Kara Kara National Park	Avoca, Moonambel, St Arnaud
Kooyoora State Park	Inglewood, St Arnaud, Tarnagulla, Wedderburn
Maldon Historic Area	Maldon
Paddys Ranges State Park	Maryborough, Talbot
Reef Hills State Park	Benalla
Steiglitz Historic Park	Anakie, Meredith, Steiglitz
Warrandyte State Park	Bend Of Islands, Chirnside Park, Christmas Hills, Kangaroo Ground, Warrandyte, Wonga Park
Warby-Ovens National Park	Glenrowan, Rutherglen, Wangaratta, Yarrawonga
Great Otway National Park	Aireys Inlet, Anglesea, Apollo Bay, Cape Otway, Colac, Forrest, Lavers Hill, Lorne, Princetown, Wye River
Mornington Peninsula National Park	Blairgowrie, Boneo, Cape Schanck, Fingal, Flinders, Main Ridge, Portsea, Rye, Sorrento, St Andrews Beach

The area south of Victoria is an agricultural region. It has a population of over 30,000 people living in it.

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