Beach Rock from the Bay of Fundy
May 26, 2015 19:42:16 GMT -5
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Post by 150FromFundy on May 26, 2015 19:42:16 GMT -5
Laura and I did a little rock hounding with friends this weekend at Cape Spencer which is located along the Minas Channel/Bay of Fundy. This was our first time out to this location as it involves a river crossing that needs to drop before crossing.
Spencer Island is the first landmark along the way, but Cape Spencer is still about a mile down the beach.
The basalt cliffs formed when the supercontinent rifted apart and lava oozed out of the earth in thick layers.
Portions of the beach are littered with larger rock as all the small rock has been swept away by the tides and storms. This are is a really miserable walk and hard on the feet.
The Broll wasn’t very good in this terrain. I had to stop about 4 times to stretch the rubber tire back onto the rim that it derailed from.
However, the Broll did give me an advantage on the return journey as the others struggled with their overloaded backpacks. There are 3 rock hounds hiding in plain sight.
Unlike many locations that offer up shelf-worthy zeolite specimens, this area primarily has agate and jasper and combinations of them. This material is highly “beach bruised” and doesn’t look all that amazing on the outside, even when wet. However, when cut the colour and banding will make the haul all worthwhile.
Darryl.
Spencer Island is the first landmark along the way, but Cape Spencer is still about a mile down the beach.
The basalt cliffs formed when the supercontinent rifted apart and lava oozed out of the earth in thick layers.
Portions of the beach are littered with larger rock as all the small rock has been swept away by the tides and storms. This are is a really miserable walk and hard on the feet.
The Broll wasn’t very good in this terrain. I had to stop about 4 times to stretch the rubber tire back onto the rim that it derailed from.
However, the Broll did give me an advantage on the return journey as the others struggled with their overloaded backpacks. There are 3 rock hounds hiding in plain sight.
Unlike many locations that offer up shelf-worthy zeolite specimens, this area primarily has agate and jasper and combinations of them. This material is highly “beach bruised” and doesn’t look all that amazing on the outside, even when wet. However, when cut the colour and banding will make the haul all worthwhile.
Darryl.
