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Agate Creek (Queenland) Agates Agate Creek, Northern Queenland, Australia |
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You must have a "fossicking" license
to dig for those small agates in a really remote semi-arid area in Northern
Queenland, Australia! Most agates come in small sizes, (larger ones
are more scarce) and come in quite a variety of strong colors especially
red, yellow, white, blue, orange, and pink. The agates seem to be as if
they come in three color combos: blue-gray & red ones (most common),
yellow & red ones, and weathered pink & white "porcelain".
Most agate roughs I obtained seem to be commonly fractured, but it was said that better agates can be obtained by digging bit deeper. Even so, it's very difficult to obtain any unsorted roughs (best pieces not taken out by miners/dealers) dug from underground. I have to admit that I liked "Agate Creek Agates"(given by Australians) far better than "Queenland Agates". |
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