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Sometimes people get. in-
terested in indoor aspects of the
rock hobby, then follow . their
interest toward rocks in. their
natural conditions, becoming
outdoors enthusiasts in. the
process. Others, intent on hun-
ting, fishing, hiking or camping,
accidentally find themselves
becoming : interested in’ rocks,
too, because. rocks are
everywhere: outdoors, and. the
person. who. is: ‘alert.te his
surroundings cannot help paying

them the attention they deserve.

Of all places where rocks are

seen, the beaches offer them at.

their best. At shores where wave
action is constant, Nature’s
persistent motion strips the rocks

of coatings which disguise them, s
wears

away” their. coarse
irregularities to reveal inner
patterns and colour, and, best of

all, intensifies these qualities by”
wetting their surfaces so. they -
look their finest to appreciative

eyes.
On « local beaches. ‘one. can

_. distinguish many different rocks,”
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some -have
distinctive names and others: are

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may lie together, the white ones
being milky quartz, close relative
of ‘quartz . crystals, those
diamond-like clear stones often
called rock crystal. wos
INDIAN ARROWHEADS -

The jet black ones are usually
basalt, the same stone once used
by the local Indians for

_arrowheads and spearpoints,
. although the chipped weapon and

the. smooth beach pebble are

- often not recognized as being the
- Same rock.

Jasper will be noticed on the
beaches, especially in its brighter
red shadings.. Rust-red stones.

“may be jasper or even that milky

quartz: again, stained with iron.

“Indeed, a great many stones can_

be included in the “quartz.
family,” although they vary from -
quartz itself. The most widely
appreciated’ member. is agate,
finer-grained than quartz is, and

often. with “wonderful patterns

and. colour. variations, and

regularly quite translucent. «
People treasure the agates they -
find, and. wish they were. more

widespread in this area.
pidote. is another. colourful

beach stone, of ‘yellowish green

colour. It may come mixed with
jasper and milky quartz.

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a weathered - appearance. is-apt. to’
be? related to that of a lump of
coal, or other nondescript dark |

Porphyry shows up in several

variations, which carry the local -

names of flowerstone, snowflake,
or Chinese writing....descriptive
of the way the feldspar .crystals
look in the porphyry, arranged in
light-coloured pattern against the
dark background rock. The
feldspar crystallized as this once-
molten rock was cooling slowly.
DALLASITE

Another local rock with a
mixture of internal pieces is
‘called Dallasite, named. after
Dallas Road near where it’ was
first noticed on Victoria water-
front beaches. This is a type’ of
rock-known as.a breccia -- once a
lot of angalar rock chips, made
solid again through Nature's
processes. Its mixed black, green’
and white colours are the official
colours of the Victoria Lapidary
& Mineral Society. It is now found

over most of the, Eastern sce of.

Vancouver Island.
Probably taking first place asa

representative stone of this area - 3

is rhodonite, a stone that is either
pink.or pink with variations of
- grey, yellow and brown, often

with black coating and. ‘black i.
‘Mainly “¢

veining.

beaches. A number of fine pieces

have turned up ‘on. Island View — :
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rock, and it takes a judicious tap
with the hammer to chip off a
fresh surface to reveal the colour
within. Such a useful tool is

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GLACIAL INFLUENCE

The tendency for rocks to be
scattered widely over different
local areas is a natural result of
the glacier which swept south-
ward over. Vancouver -Island

centuries ago, picking up rocks,

breaking them up and dropping
them off far from their original
‘place.

Those who get to the out-of-the-
way beaches, perhaps by boat,
often find it easier to make good
collections of colourful rokes. For
those collectors limited to the
nearby beaches.’ that

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which ‘constantly ~ stirs the

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beaches, will have revealed good
rocks previously hidden from
sight! This is especially : true
after storms.

The smoothing action of the
beaches can easily be duplicated

at home and, fortunately, carried _

to. a permanent polish much
better than Nature’can manage.
The motorized barrel that does
this work is called-a rock tum-
bler, and is available at a price
range between fifteen. and fifty
dollars, depending on the size.
For those who might: like to
follow the rock hobby a. little
further, there are several night
school courses each year, the
provincial government gives
encouragement with their free
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magazines available at rock
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