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Wyandotte Creek fossicking area in the Lava Plains
General Permission Area

Wyandotte Creek

TopazQuartz

Lava Plains district - 95 km south-west from Mount Garnet

Location

Lava Plains district

Nearest Town

Mount Garnet

Distance

95 km south-west

Wyandotte Creek fossicking area in the Lava Plains

Photo: Jim Bendon / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Location

Wyandotte Creek is near Mount Garnet

Fossicking Area Boundary

Official declared boundary from the Queensland Government. You may only fossick within this area.

Boundary data from Queensland Government spatial services

History

Wyandotte Creek is a general permission area in the Lava Plains district, sharing the volcanic geology that produces topaz and quartz across this region.

What You Can Find

Topaz and quartz crystals from weathered volcanic and granitic rock.

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Getting There

1

Remote location south-west of Mount Garnet. 4WD essential.

Camping

Bush camping only. No facilities.

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Source: Queensland Government