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Anakie is a small town which was founded in the 1887 after a find of zircons at Retreat Creek. It has a railway station, hotel-motel and local houses inviting visitors to enter and look at gems.

Rubyvale has a small shopping centre and a pub.

Sapphire has a general store, gem shops, a caravan park and an sports oval.

Today, individual operators, visitors and companies are attracted to the gemfields. Large-scale sapphire operations exist between Rubyvale and Sapphire.

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* The Bobby Dazzler Mine - search for gemstones underground at Rubyvale * Gemseeker's Souvenirs - great place to arrange mine tours & the history of the gemfields * Fossick for Gems * Take a mine tour * Rubyvale Gem Gallery * The Big Sapphire and Gemfields Information Centre - Anakie * Capricornia Gems and Crafts - Rubyvale * Miners Cottage - Rubyvale * Miners Heritage Walk-in Mine - Rubyvale

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