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Qualicum to Parksville dallasite beaches

Agate beach or gravel Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: dallasite.

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

Why this spot

East Vancouver Island beaches strewn with dallasite breccia and jasper pebbles beloved of tumblers

Dallasite beachcombing here is standard fare in island rockhound guides.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

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