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Post by 150FromFundy on Sept 14, 2010 18:39:54 GMT -5
Went for a little drive to the coast on Saturday morning. It was raining, so I packed up the foul weather gear and persevered. While putting on my hiking boots, I stepped on a nice little agate that someone dropped in the parking lot of the beach access point. I guess that was a little omen of good fortune because I was invited to the beach by a beautiful sunrise rainbow. What a way to start a day! “Somewhere over the rainbow, agates lie” Beats having the red carpet rolled out for you Had to pass by two islands to get there. You can barely see three distinct lava flow lines through the fog. There are actually several more if you get up close and personal. The basalt at McKay Head is highly fractured. The jaspers and agates occur in seams, rather than nodules. If a seam is vertical, it is a dyke. If horizontal, a sill. Frost action and intense storms crack the dykes and sills out of the exposed basalt on the cliff face making for easy pickings along the beach. The haul is less spectacular late in the summer, but still worth the walk. Hope you enjoy the photos. Darryl.
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Post by Toad on Sept 14, 2010 19:18:06 GMT -5
I'll say it was worth it. And great job on capturing the rainbow.
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Post by tanyafrench on Sept 15, 2010 7:30:50 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing the Rainbow, it brightens the day. Man what a haul. Those are some beautiful stones Darryl. What a wonderful area to live in. Tanya
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dewaynecarter
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Post by dewaynecarter on Sept 15, 2010 11:22:24 GMT -5
wow this is cool.i was at Amethyst Cove saturday and i could see a rainbow north of partridge island i wonder if its the same one. the similarity in our cliffs is amazing. Have you heard of Lobster Hole ? Its a small cove on the Scotts Bay side of the Cape that has about a dozen different flame agate seams. You need to come for a visit.
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Sept 15, 2010 15:59:11 GMT -5
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by moondragon on Sept 15, 2010 19:49:26 GMT -5
Enjoyed the adventure with you:)
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Post by frane on Sept 15, 2010 20:11:26 GMT -5
What a fantastic trip! I llove the rainbow! The agates are just beautiful also! Fran
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Post by beefjello on Sept 17, 2010 13:56:29 GMT -5
Somewhere over the rainbow indeed! Beautiful country, I could never tire of where you take us on your trips. And those finds.. Yowza!! ;D
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