Walking down to Bach Beach. Photo by Chrissy.
Bach Beach.
Black Point Beach.
Slope Point finds.
I first fossicked for beach stones on a Slope Point beach in March 2021. I have made a number of other visits since, usually four or five per year. I have fossicked on either Black Point Beach or Bach Beach. The following are most of the Posts on TumbleStone Blog describing these visits and some of my finds, listed in chronological order:
- “Another South Island Fossicking Trip, February/ March 2021 – Days 15 and 16 (Slope Point, Gemstone Beach)” – My first visit to a Slope Point beach, at Black Point, with Oliver. Gives a good description of the beach plus 17 finds, including petrified wood.
- “FB Group Posts: 12, 13 & 14 June 2021 – Fossicking for Stones at Slope Point, Gemstone Beach and McCracken’s Rest” – This visit is to Bach Beach, also with Oliver, and features only a small number of finds.
- “February-March 2022 Fossicking Trip: Stone of the Day #6, Unknown Grey Slope Point Stone” – A two hour fossick at Bach Beach, with five stones featured.
- “February-March 2022 Fossicking Trip: Stone of the Day #9, Small Brecciated(?) Slope Point Stone”– A fossick at Black Point Beach, including an encounter with a sea lion; features 11 finds, one of which is a fossil fern stone found by Oliver.
- “February-March 2022 Fossicking Trip: Stone of the Day #12, A Slope Point Rhyolite” – With Mary, a Slope Point local, on a rainy day at Black Point. Shows nine finds.
- “February-March 2022 Fossicking Trip: Stone of the Day #16, Another Slope Point Rhyolite” – With Oliver at Black Point, sand had moved off the beach exposing lots of large stones. Includes 12 finds.
- “June-July 2022 Fossicking Trip: 16) Slope Point” – At Black Point with Oliver. A range of finds shown, including a small poppy jasper and some petrified wood. Photos of some of Oliver’s previous finds included.
- “Southern Sojourn 2023(5): Slope Point, Two Visits, Monday & Tuesday 23 & 24 January” – Visits to both beaches with Oliver and Tracey. Photos of 17 finds shown, including brown petrified wood stone with agate.
- “Southern Sojourn 2023(30): Journeying to a Slope Point Beach, Monday 27 March” – Includes directions for getting to Bach Beach. A three hour fossick, one of the 12 featured finds being a chrysanthemum rhyolite.
- “Southern Sojourn 2023(45): Fine Autumn Fossick, Black Point Beach, Slope Point, Saturday 15 April” – With Oliver. One of the 15 featured finds may be a joon agate, also a nice petrified wood stone.
- “Southern Sojourn 2023(50): An Orbicular Rhyolite and A Large Piece of Petrified Wood, A Return to Slope Point, Saturday 22 April” – Photos of 11 Bach Beach finds, including the largest piece of petrified wood I have collected , 2.5 kilograms weight.
- “Early 2024 Fossicking Trip – Part 16, A Sunny Slope Point Fossick, Saturday 2 March” – Two hour fossick at Bach Beach with Chrissy, 12 finds featured.
- “Early 2024 Fossicking Trip – Part 24, Second Slope Point Fossick, Wednesday 13 March” – Featuring a fossil tree fern stone, and 18 other finds from Bach Beach.
- “Early 2024 Fossicking Trip – Part 29, Third and Last Fossick at a Slope Point Beach, Tuesday 19 March” – Two hours on Bach Beach. The 18 finds in this Post include a small beach agate.
- “September 2024 Stone Collecting Trip –Part 15, Fossick at a Slope Point Beach, Friday 20 September” – Two and a half hour fossick at Bach Beach with Chrissy, finding a very unusual stone full of what look like tiny fossils that I haven’t been able to identify yet. Photos of 20 other finds also in this Post.
- “March 2025 Stone Collecting Trip – Part 11, “Subtle Colours and Patterns”, 90 Finds from Slope Point, Monday 10 March” – Featuring 18 finds from a two and a half hour fossick at Bach Beach with Chrissy.
- “March 2025 Stone Collecting Trip – Part 21, Visiting Slope Point Again, Monday 24 March, Post 1 of 2” – This and its companion Post contain photos of 34 of the 135 stones I collected, as well as of the new facilities at the Slope Point tourist carpark.
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