Rubyvale Fossicking Area: Fossicking in Queensland
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Rubyvale Fossicking Area is a mapped fossicking spot in Queensland, Australia. Reported finds include sapphire, zircon. Below: coordinates, licence notes, and nearby spots.
About Rubyvale Fossicking Area
Rubyvale sits at the heart of the Central Queensland gemfields, where sapphires were first found in 1870. The town is ringed by designated fossicking land, part of a network that also takes in Sapphire, Scrub Lead, Divide and Reward. Sapphires occur in a red clayey gravel wash that runs 2 to 8 m deep near town and exceeds 20 m at Bedford and Normans Hills, ground worked extensively by shafts. The field has produced large quantities of fine blue stones, with greens and yellows also common, plus zircon. A Queensland fossicking licence is required, and mining leases and claims are off limits without the holder's permission.
Plan your visit
Permission required before fossicking
- State / territory
- Queensland
- Nearest road
- Petra Avenue
- Postcode
- 4702
- Coordinates
- -23.41042, 147.67768
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground and access before you head out.
Land & fossicking status
Permission required before fossicking
Requires landholder, operator, or agency permission before any fossicking. Do not enter without explicit authorization.
Buy the correct fossicking licence, stay inside designated or permitted areas, follow hand-tool limits, and check any site-specific conditions.
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Nearby fossicking spots
Other fossicking spots in Queensland within driving distance of Rubyvale Fossicking Area.
- Scrub Lead Fossicking AreaQueensland · 5 km awaySapphire, Zircon
- Sapphire Central Fossicking AreaQueensland · 8 km awaySapphire, Zircon, Topaz
- AnakieQueensland · 17 km awaySapphire, Zircon, Ruby
- Tomahawk CreekQueensland · 24 km awaySapphire, Zircon
- The Willows GemfieldsQueensland · 39 km awaySapphire, Zircon
- Mount Hay Thunderegg FieldQueensland · 259 km awayThunderegg, Agate, Chalcedony
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