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In a case like that I will tell you approximately where in exchange for a signed agreement that you go fifty fifty should you find it or just buy what information I have form me for a handsome sum - you stand to make a fortune IF you find it and the magic word is IF. I do know approximately where and yes I really should go looking myself.

Do you reckon it's the same one-hundred-pound-in-gold-coin story just re-cycled? Maybe one job lot hidden somewhere, but Chinese whispers at play?

Oh the glory to find one of these loots. Wouldnt that make your day...

I see you know who is back and up to his old tricks... His posts were neally makin sence for a while.

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Our computer has something tragically wrong with it. It is at a workshop now undergoing surgery. Hope to rectify soon... All good tho, it happens. GOLD is good. (Silver is sexy).

and the peridot again bro,

yeah i dont think so peridots are where u find them,
also finding garnets, maybe ruby,green garnets,

Any chance of some better pictures Shane.

Wikipedia provides this info. for what it's worth.

Geologically
Olivine, of which peridot is a type, is a common mineral in mafic and ultramafic rocks, and it is often found in lavas and in peridotite xenoliths of the mantle, which lavas carry to the surface; but gem quality peridot only occurs in a fraction of these settings. Peridot can be also found in meteorites.
Abundance
Olivine in general is a very abundant mineral, but gem quality peridot is rather rare. This mineral is precious.
Locations of occurrence
Peridot olivine is mined in North Carolina, Arizona on the San Carlos Reservation, Hawaii, Nevada, and New Mexico at Kilbourne Hole, in the US; and in Australia, Brazil, China, Kenya, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), Norway, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania.
Possibility of origin in Egypt
In much antique jewelry, peridot could have come from Egypt: in the late 18th century/early 19th century, peridot was taken from Egyptian ecclesiastical and other ornaments and reused in jewelry. Furthermore a location in Egypt was (re-) discovered but its location remains generally unknown.[2]
In meteorites
Peridot crystals have been collected from some Pallasite meteorites. A famous Pallasite was offered for auction in April 2008 with a requested price of close to $3 million at Bonhams, but remained unsold.

Thanks.
Interesting block of stuff.

as far as i know theres only one spot to find
peridot,maybe you can find tourmaline,olivine
but peridots only come from volcanos or outerspace.
went out again found another 2 pieces,plus a far bit of
sand that is magnetic with a earth magnet but not a normal magnet,
and has got quite a bit of pieces of gems,managed to extract about
16 gems so far but to small to get cut will try to get bigger ones
when i stock up abit more,peridot from outer space are coated with
iron magnesium/nickel etc,thats why the host rock is magnetic and earth
gems arnt,my mate is selling his rocks on trade me and is getting very good
money,so i will be putting heaps of effort to get as much as possible before
someone cottons on,will be travelling south on monday for a massive
exploration seems this rock is in a very small area not finding any away from
immediate spot,so will start griding the whole block,so these are pallasite
metrorite pieces and mabye one iron specimen which is getting sliced.
would be keen on any feedback and also glad to take people from forum
for a hunt?