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Written by David Wilde   
Tuesday, 16 December 2008 16:40
Minerals and Rocks from 15 rockhounding sites in the
North Okanagan & Cariboo Regions


Sites:

1. VERNON CITY

a) 43 Ave & 33St - Quartz/Calcite crystal geodes in Rhyolite
b) 30 St.a & 146th Ave - Quartz/Amethyst, Agate in Rhyolite
c) The Rise - Pyroxine, Iron Pyrite, Chalcopyrite/Bornite Copper

 

2. SPALLUMCHEEN

Desert Coye & Eapale Ridge Gravel Pit
a) Ironstone & Amygdaloidal Basalt
b) Calcite & White Opal
c) Serpentine
d) Agate/Quartz Crystals

 

3. BOULEAU LAKE WHITEMAN CREEK

Bouleau Lake
a) Jasper/Opal
b) Flint/Chert
Whiteman Creek
a) Fluorite, Limonite in Pyroxine
b) Bloodstone, Albite, Copper (Brett Mine)

 

4. INGRAM CREEK/WOODS LAKE

Ingram/Adelphi Creeks
a) Opal/Jasper
b) Calcite/Agate
c) Blue Opal in volcanic rock)

 

5. MONTE LAKE/GEORGE CREEK

Monte Lake
a) Datolite & Picture Rock
b) Eye Agate
c) Calcite & Wollastonite
George Creek
a) Petrified & Opalized Wood

 

6. WESTWOLD/SALMON RIVER

Westwold & NE
a) Plagioclase Moonstone/ Biotite/Muscovite Mica
b) Agate
Salmon River
a) Banded Agate
b) Blue Agate in Chlorite

 


7. SQUILAX MOUNTAIN & CHASE CREEK

Squilax
a) Zeolite Crystals
b) Banded Agate
c) Quartz Phenocrysts in Basalt
Charcoal/Chase Creeks
a d) Green Amphibolite (volcanic)

 


8. VERNON HILL - LUMBY

Lavington.
a) Andesite Porphory.
Hason's Claim
a) Chalcopyrite
Lumby
a) Iron Pyrite
b) Bornite Copper

 

9. PAXTON VALLEY/FALKLAND

Wetaskwin Road
a) Banded Chert
b) Adularia Feldspar with Biotite & Muscovite Mica
c) Lamellar Calcite (Estekwalen Mtn)
Paxton Vally
a) Blue Agate (Ivor Creek)

 

10. KELOWNA - OYAMA

Rutland Gravel Pit
a) Jasper
b) Chert (firestone)
Oyama Railway bed
a) Azurite copper in Granite
b) Calcite in Rhyolite

 


11. NICKLEN LAKE - ABERDEEN PLATEAU

Nicklen Lake
a) Peridot
b) Basalt

 

12. MONASHEE MOUNTAINS - GOAT CREEK CLIFFS

Goat Creek Cliffs
a) Banded Agate
b) Amethyst
Monashee Mountains
a) Copper& Quartz



13. BARNHARTVALE - BUSE LAKE

Barnhartvale
a) Opal
b) Yellow Agate
Buse Lake
a) Blue Lace Agate

14. CACHE CREEK - HAT/SCOTTIE/DEADMAN CREEKS

Hat Creek
a) Jasper
Scottie Creek
b) Actinolite & Selenite
DeadmanCreek
a) Flint & Chalcedony
b) Aduluria, Feldspar

 


15. VALEMONT - KINHASKET LAKE

Kinbasket Lake
a) Garnet
East Canoe
a) Kyanite (blue) on upper Canoe River
b Banded Yellow Jasper
c) Jasper with Opal skin

 

16. COMMON ROCKS AT ROCKHOUND SITES

a) Orthoclase Feldspar
b) Pyroxene e.g.
The Rise
a) Gneiss
b) Quartzite

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 February 2009 14:04