Ngamakhilomitha angama-36 kuphela ngasemadolobheni e-Rockhampton e-Capricorn Highway, esimweni esicishe sibe se-nondescript samatshe amancane nezindawo ezingenalutho, isivakashi saseQueensland sithola ... amaqanda okuduma.
Amaqanda okuduma? Amaqanda okuduma?
Yebo, futhi bayaziwa nangokuthi amatshe okuzalwa ase-volcanic.
Futhi ungaba nendawo ye-fossick e-Mount Hay Gemstone Tourist Park.
Bakha kanjani
I- Australian Museum ichaza amaqanda okuduma njengezinto eziyinkimbinkimbi ezakhiwe kwezinye izinhlobo zamadwala ezintaba-mlilo zesi-silica.
Ngokusobala, njengoba i-lava ehlile, i-steam eboshelwe kanye nezinye i-gase zakhiwa ama-bubbles, azungeze ukuthi i-silika kanye ne-feldspar amaminerali aphikisiwe. Enkambweni eyinkimbinkimbi phakathi neminyaka i-bubbles igcwala, isomile, ihlehlise, iqhume, futhi iminyango egcwele ngezikhathi ezihlukahlukene nge-agate, i-chalcedony, ama-crystal noma i-amethyst ecacile.
E-Mount Hay Gemstone Tourist Park, izivakashi ziyakwazi ukuchitha amaqanda ngamaqanda othuthumela edwaleni nasemhlabathini owehla emithambekeni yezintaba-mlilo. I-volcano, okuthiwa yi-Mount Hay, isiphelile izigidi zeminyaka.
Izikhathi ze-Eureka
Amaqanda okuduma ngefomu lawo engokwemvelo angama-ovoid noma ama-rocky rocks futhi kuyathakazelisa ukubona ukuthi amadwala alahlekile empeleni aduma amaqanda noma amatshe alula nje azungezwe yizici.
Okuhlangenwe nakho kufana nokuqothulwa kwama-opals emasimini e-opal ase-Australia, njenge- Coober Pedy yaseNingizimu Afrika noma i-panning yegolide emifudlaneni egijima ezindaweni zegolide ze-Victorian, njenge-Hill Hill.
Kodwa emuva ku-Mount Hay Gemstone Tourist Park.
Uhambo lokuthungatha umhlaba
Ukuqothulwa kwamaqanda amaqabunga epaki yezokuvakasha kuyingxenye yohambo oluhleliwe oluhlala isikhathi esisodwa kuya kumahora amabili ngonyaka ka-2011 obiza u-$ 20 ngomuntu omdala ngamunye, u-R10 umntanami ngamunye kanye no-$ 50 ngomndeni wabantu ababili abadala nabantwana ababili. Lezi zintengo zingashintsha.
Amathuluzi nezinye izinto zokusebenza zinikezwa futhi abasebenzi basepaki bachaza ukuthi yini nokuthi yini okufanele bayibheke.
Izakhiwo zomhlaba zendawo zichazwe futhi zichazwe.
Amaqanda okuduma atholakala mahhala, kuye ngokuthi usayizi.
Abahlanganyeli bezokuvakasha bayakwazi ukubuka imisebenzi yokusika nokugcoba ngamatshe angamagugu avela kulo lonke elase-Australia.
Njengengxenye yalolu hambo, izivakashi nazo ziyakwazi ukuvakashela ama-workshop we-pewter, omunye umsebenzi e-Mount Hay Gemstone Tourist Park, futhi ulandele inqubo kusuka ezintweni eziluhlaza ukuze uqede umkhiqizo we-pewter.
Isitolo sesipho kanye nezindawo zepikinikini
Esikhathini sesipho sesipho se-Mount Hay Gemstone Tourist Park, izivakashi zingase zihlole futhi zithenge amaqanda ama-rhyolite, ama-rhyolite slabs kanye nezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zamatshe ayigugu, kanye nemikhiqizo ehlukahlukene.
Ukupakisha, i-barbecue nezindawo zekamu kuyatholakala kusayithi. Izimali zamatende zisebenza izindawo ezinikezwe amandla nezintende.
I-Mount Hay Gemstone Tourist Park i-3665 Capricorn Highway (A4), Wycarbah, Queensland, Australia 4702, ucingo 617-4934-7183, i-imeyili mthaygems@aradon.com.au.
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ULarry Rivera wavakashela iNtaba iHay Gemstone Tourist Park njengengxenye yohambo lokufunda oluhlelwe yi-Tourism Queensland.