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Welcome to The Scratch Patch

A fun family experience - interactive gemstone collecting.  Tumble polished gemstones galore and  fascinating minerals, crystals and fossils.

It's new, it's amazing. From Africa to Canada and now also in  Australia.

A new phenomenon has appeared on the scene in Australia.
The gemstone Scratch Patch amazes all who see it. “What a fantastic idea” people say. It  made 
its Australian debut at  the Dingley Art and Craft Market in September 2005. It  is a must if you have children who love gems and want to experience something new.  

Collecting gems couldn't be any easier. The only hard thing is deciding which ones not to keep.
Dazzling gemstones from all around the world are brought together in this treasure trove, 
You can get right among them, sort through them at your leisure and choose 
your own favourites.  It's absorbing and so relaxing.
"Yes kids, you can touch!"   That's the whole idea, interactive healthy fun.

This is where to experience the Scratch Patch in Australia.

Queensland:      Opals Down Under, Palm View, North of Brisbane.
http://www.opalsdownunder.com.au
                                  

Victoria: Crystal Karma market stall, Elwood Primary School Market, Elwood, Melbourne. Check market dates at,  http://www.elwoodprimary.vic.edu.au/market.htm         

Tasmania: The Tullah Tavern, Tullah, NW Tasmania

NSW: Gypsy Benny, Macksville, http://www.gypsybenny.com

There are at least fifty types of dazzling gemstones in the Scratch Patch.  Tiger eye, amethyst,
 agate, jasper and aventurine just to name a few.  

Gemstone identification  
Don’t know your citrine from your aventurine? Not sure what the birthstone for February is? 
Booklets and identification charts are available at the Scratch Patch. If you forget the names, just 
look them up on the 'Identify gems' Page of this website. 

  “In gemstones the whole majesty of Nature is 
compressed into the smallest space and in a single 
stone we can perceive the masterpiece of creation”.

                                                     PLINY THE ELDER