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Texada Island flowerstone beaches

Mineral locality Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Also reported: flowerstone porphyry, dallasite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

Feldspar porphyry beach cobbles with flower patterns, the island's signature lapidary stone

Flowerstone is a documented BC lapidary classic tied to Texada beaches.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

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