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5848 Quartz (Battery Sand), Misery Creek area, near Berringa, Victoria

January 12, 2026 Pendleton Australasia Australia Victoria

Quartz grains from a gold mine battery. Quite fine crushed quartz. The old-timers would have extracted almost all of the gold. Width of view 7mm. Stack of 60 images.

Stacked from 60 images. Method=B (R=8,S=4)

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