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Amethyst Cove, Cape Blomidon, Nova Scotia

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Also reported: zeolites weathering from the cliffs to the beach.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

Jurassic North Mountain Basalt

Named for its amethyst; a classic Fundy hike-in collecting cove.

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