June-July 2022 Fossicking Trip: 9) Riverton Aparima, Visit Two

My wife on the Back Beach.

The Back Beach, looking westwards.

The Back Beach, looking eastwards.

Beach stones on the Back Beach.

I made another short visit today (Thursday 30 June) to the Back Beach at Riverton Aparima. It was in the late morning for 40 minutes, just before rain set in. While my wife found a few paua shells, I found a few stones for tumble polishing. Six of them are here:

In the afternoon, I made a trip to Gemstone Beach, described in this Post.

A version of this Post first appeared in the Facebook Group “New Zealand Lapidary, Rocks, Minerals, Fossils”. The first Post in this Series is here.

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