A Blog About Stone Gathering, Tumbling and Polishing, and Rocks and Landscapes, from New Zealand – With Musical Interludes (john.tumblestone@gmail.com)
Early 2024 Fossicking Trip – Part 13, Six Small Stones from Gemstone Beach, Wednesday 28 February
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Found during a 90 minute fossick on Gemstone Beach, Te Waewae Bay, this afternoon – five of them are green or have significant amounts of green in them, all six have tiny details making them attractive and intriguing:
Lots of fine detail in this small stone!
Tiny white crystals!
Large white quartz band, green epidote mineral.
Attractive shades of blue-green.
Streaks of green.
Small breccia stone.
Part 14 is about music, beaches, and stones. The Series Index is here.
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5 thoughts on “Early 2024 Fossicking Trip – Part 13, Six Small Stones from Gemstone Beach, Wednesday 28 February”
😎 cool kinda looks like my snow flake obsidian 🙂
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I like the red in it!!! is that iron do you think?
Yes, it will be a form of iron oxide.
🙂
All my favourite colours picked up today! Nice haul!