Re: Wedding set
ooh have you been to that national park in the US where for a small fee you can search for diamonds, and what you find, you keep? i've always wanted to go there!
fossicking- new word of the day! :) thanks for the info!
how did you get into studying gemology?
No I havent, places like those are abundant in Australia and they might be fun for the novice but if you are after bigger specimens then they are a let down because those people first go through the wash to take out all the bigger specimens and then dump the wash for the people to find small things.
Its a good exercise/outing for people with young kids.
Ive done it in the beginning and sometimes just to sample the wash around the area.
Im more into fossicking but once you get into it, not knowing what you are finding gets frustrating, hence me and my better half started studying gemology on the side.
Fossicking I duno how we got started on it, kinda happened like 4 years ago went on a trip, loved it and havent looked back since then.
Its more of an adventure if its a hobby, you spend an entire day at a dig not knowing what you are going to end up with by the end of the day.