John's New England Minerals and General Geology Blog

SAPPHIRE DEPOSITS AT BACK PLAIN  NEAR GLEN INNES NSW AUSTRALIA Before you read this blog, I recommend that you read my blog entry “ The Re...

SAPPHIRE DEPOSITS NEAR EBOR, NSW AUSTRALIA Ebor is a small settlement on the eastern side of the New England Tableland. Its best kn...

SCREW TIN – EMMAVILLE’S UNIQUE  CASSITERITE FOSSILS   From the Mindat Entry on Doctor's Gully Emmaville Marine fossils have been f...

SURFACE HILL GEM DEPOSIT GULF ROAD EMMAVILLE Location of Surface Hill with the basalt outliers marked   How often have you wished you ...

SAPPHIRE DEPOSITS NEAR THE GWYDIR HIGHWAY EAST OF GLEN INNES Dirty Creek is in the centre of the map (from DIGS R00050764) When I firs...