February-March 2022 Fossicking Trip: Stone of the Day #25, Small Kakanui Yellow Quartzite With Red Markings

Today, Monday 7 March, was a travel day. I drove from Timaru to Banks Peninsula. I decided not to visit any beaches today so that I could rest up a bit. I decided to feature some stones from my time on a beach near Kakanui yesterday morning. The Stone of the Day is a small quartzite with interesting markings.

Four other interesting stones found at Kakanui that morning included a breccia, a jasper, a quartzite and what might be a type of quartz:

The first Post in this Series is here. The Index to all the Posts in the Series is here.

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Retired Academic, male, living in the New Zealand countryside near Whanganui with his wife as well as Jasper the dog, Fluffy the cat, Dancer and Penny, the horses, and a shed half-full of stones. Email john.tumblestone@gmail.com.

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