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Brier Island basalt shore

Mineral locality Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Also reported: stilbite, heulandite, analcime.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

Outermost Fundy basalt island with zeolite-rich shore ledges

Documented zeolite occurrence in Nova Scotia mineral guides.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

surf, fog

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