The Willows Gemfields: Fossicking in Queensland
- Minerals reported
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The Willows Gemfields is a mapped fossicking spot in Queensland, Australia. Reported finds include sapphire, zircon. Below: coordinates, licence notes, and nearby spots.
About The Willows Gemfields
Willows Gemfields is a small township on designated fossicking land south of the Capricorn Highway, about 69 km west of Emerald at the western edge of the Central Queensland gemfields. Sapphires here are predominantly greens and yellows, with blues rare, and zircon and the occasional diamond have also been recorded. Wash depths range from under 500 mm in shallow ground near the township to about 2 m in the northern part of the Duffer area, and blackbutt trees growing on the wash serve as a local marker. The township has a shop, post office, fuel, water and two caravan and camping areas. A Queensland fossicking licence is required.
Plan your visit
Permission required before fossicking
- State / territory
- Queensland
- Nearest road
- Willows Access Road
- Postcode
- 4702
- Coordinates
- -23.74109, 147.53618
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 The Willows Gemfields.
- AnakieQueensland · 30 km awaySapphire, Zircon, Ruby
- Sapphire Central Fossicking AreaQueensland · 36 km awaySapphire, Zircon, Topaz
- Scrub Lead Fossicking AreaQueensland · 39 km awaySapphire, Zircon
- Rubyvale Fossicking AreaQueensland · 39 km awaySapphire, Zircon
- Tomahawk CreekQueensland · 44 km awaySapphire, Zircon
- Mount Hay Thunderegg FieldQueensland · 273 km awayThunderegg, Agate, Chalcedony
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