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Mineral Resources Tasmania

Tunnel Marsh fossicking area

Access

The area is about 80km NW of Hobart, and is reached on sealed roads via Bothwell or Ouse, and fair unsealed roads thereon.

Collecting Area

Interesting material occurs over most of Tunnel Marsh (MGA reference 462 410 mE, 5 323 480 mN).

Material

Agate, jasper and petrified wood are found over most of Tunnel Marsh and are extracted by shallow digging. The material is generally inferior to that found at Lune River.