Gemstone Beach, in front of the carpark, on a weekend afternoon.
Gemstone Beach stones.
Jasper on Gemstone Beach.
Trace fossil stone, Gemstone Beach.
I can’t remember when I first visited Gemstone Beach. As a boy, I had spent summer holidays in nearby Riverton and knew Riverton’s beaches best. However, once I started to tumble polish stones in March 2016, I quickly became very interested in the amazing diversity of stones to be found at Gemstone Beach. I have regularly visited the beach since then, though I did not write about this in Blog Posts until 2019. The following are Posts on TumbleStone Blog describing some of those visits, listed in chronological order:
- “March 2019 Stone Collecting Trip to Southern New Zealand – Gemstone Beach, from the Car Park to the Waimeamea River Mouth” – Also provides a general introduction to this stretch of beach.
- “Visiting the Beach at McCracken’s Rest near Orepuki” – A fossick at this part of the Te Waewae Bay coast, west of Gemstone Beach. May 2019.
- “South Island Stone Collecting Trip, May/June 2020 – Index and Contents” – See Days 7 to 16.
- “Another South Island Fossicking Trip, February/ March 2021 – Days 5 to 6 (Gemstone Beach)” – This is the first Post on my Gemstone Beach fossicks on this trip. Links are provided to at the end of this one to the next Post, and so on. Days 17 & 18 were the last visits to Gemstone Beach on that trip.
- “FB Group Posts: 8, 10 & 11 June 2021 – Fossicking at Kakanui and Gemstone Beach” – Other Posts that describe my fossicks on Gemstone Beach during this trip are 12, 13 & 14 June, 15, 16 & 17 June, 18, 19 & 20 June, and 21 & 22 June.
- “Index to February-March 2022 Fossicking Trip: Stone of the Day” – See Stones 7, 8, 10, 11, 13-15 & 17-21.
- “June-July 2022 Fossicking Trip: 6) Gemstone Beach, Day One” – The first of eight visits to Gemstone Beach on this wintertime trip. The highlight was the fossick on Day Seven, with a number of interesting hydrogrossular garnets found plus a gorgeous small jasper and a rare red trace fossil stone.
- “Southern Sojourn 2023(6): Two Visits to Gemstone Beach, Friday & Monday 27 & 30 January” – Part of a Series featuring a number of fossicks on Gemstone Beach during the first half of 2023.
- “Southern Sojourn 2023(26): Delightful Discoveries, Desperate De-pants-ing, and Dramatic Drenchings on Gemstone Beach, Sunday 19 March“ – One of the more entertaining fossick Posts in this Series.
- “Index to ‘Southern Sojourn 2023’ Series” – Contains links to over 40 fossicks on Gemstone Beach.
- “Index to ‘Early 2024 Fossicking Trip’ Series” – Includes links to 24 fossicks on Gemstone Beach and nearby Te Waewae Bay coast.
- “Index to ‘September 2024 Stone Collecting Trip’ Series – There are 12 Gemstone Beach fossicks here.
- “September 2024 Stone Collecting Trip –Part 18, Petrified Wood Find on Gemstone Beach, Wednesday 25 September” – Finding a rare petrified wood stone.
- “Index to ‘March 2025 Stone Collecting Trip’ Series” – 16 of these fossicks were on Gemstone Beach.
- “March 2025 Stone Collecting Trip – Part 17, A Tiny Gorgeous Patterned Jasper, Gemstone Beach, Wednesday 19 March” – One of the best finds in this Series.
- “March 2025 Stone Collecting Trip – Part 25, A Small White Orbicular Jasper From Gemstone Beach, Friday 28 March” – Another amazing find.
See here for some of Chrissy’s Gemstone Beach fossicks from her “Tumble and Polish” blog.
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