The Sound of finding an Exceptional Gemstone by the Ocean Shore.

[@nancygaxiola5412]

I just love rocks, a lot of the time it doesn't matter "what they are"! ❤

[@whittlesstone]

Hi Nancy Thanks for watching and commenting! Glad you love rocks too :)

[@ivicaantolic4]

Jel si kamenorezac?😅

[@sandrawack9070]

Why is it , every time , I look at these beautiful rocks the remind me of something else. That reminds me of a present with ribbons. 😊😊😊

[@Mike-br8vb]

That is an exceptional specimen!! I think your materials will make it into the crystal Bible for sure!

[@whittlesstone]

Really appreciate these comments thanks Mike!

[@davidtozer802]

Nice Find .

[@whittlesstone]

Thanks David! I polished this piece up and put a bail on it and wear it as a pendant.

[@outthere9370]

I'm the same! I just love rocks. love looking at them, if interesting!

[@joane.landers9151]

Looking at the outside of a stone/rock doesn't necessarily tell us what the inside will look like. Sometimes it does, sometimes doesn't. I've always ❤ed surprises! Wonder what this one would look like. Have you cut it or are you going to? Thanks for sharing.

[@denisebailey3951]

OMG thats so beautiful! I love looking at rocks and crystals. I live in Oklahoma and we have the most beautiful rose rocks. 😊

[@whittlesstone]

Hello and thanks for your comment. I have collected in Oklahoma! Some really nice smoky quartz crystals and some amazing reptile fossils at Lawton.

[@janiceweaver2865]

Yes I have some rose rocks. Some of them are really big.

[@joane.landers9151]

​​​​@@whittlesstone CT, where I live doesn't have the agates, jaspers and other cutting materials that so many western states do, but we do have different minerals: Chrysoberyl, Garnet, Malachite (where there were old copper mines), Datolite, Garnet, Granite, Lepidolite, Prenite, Quartz, Schorl to name a few. Over the years, I've not collected lot of minerals but have been on some field collecting trips thru several rock & gem clubs I've been members of collecting in CT, ME, RI, NJ & NY. Have you ever collected in New England/CT more specifically? I was more interested in agates, jaspers, etc., cutting-polishing them to put them into my handcrafted jewelry designs. When I was in high school so many years ago, I had trouble with science classes, so never took chemistry, not knowing many years later that chemistry class would have been valuable. I don't think that my high school offered geology classes, and at that point, I wouldn't have been interested. Almost 30 years later, I took a mineral class given by a club member. By the 2nd class, I was lost, didn't know how to spell mineral names or what the chemical make-up was. By the next class, I had a tape recorder, so no further problems there. Now, due to a variety of things, I don't get to go on collecting trips, but do get to rock & gem clubs I'm a member of, so keep up with their activities, programs, & have a chance to see different crystals, etc., members have collected. And then I found KZbin with your site, these other rock sites, and more sites I'm interested in.

[@ZyanZik]

Its a beautiful Dallasite

[@ronaleefrost4184]

I thought it was ocean jasper so thanks for the correct words

[@joane.landers9151]

@ZyanZik. Is Dallasite a new stone, where is it from, & its' composition, please.

[@coffeehunter8742]

That is AWESOME looking!! 👍👊

[@whittlesstone]

Thanks! It polished up nicely and I made a pendant out of it

[@patchys8569]

Gorgeous 😍

[@darkcrystalmagik3369]

Oh gosh, what a little beauty!

[@whittlesstone]

Hello and thanks for watching and commenting! I have found quite a bit of Dallasite but this one is about my favorite and best piece!

[@jenniwebster7122]

Omg! That is unbelievable!!😮

[@whittlesstone]

Thanks Jenni!

[@IndusRiverRock]

Pretty 😊

[@Livingunderarock333]

That’s a cool find

[@whittlesstone]

Hello and thanks for your comment!

[@thumbalinamom]

That is so amazing ♥️

[@kellyharper367]

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: That is amazing! Will it cut and polish well?

[@whittlesstone]

Hi Kelly. Yes I worked this into a pendant and it polished really well!

[@YahshuamySovereign]

Wow Nice! Thanks!

[@theseekeradventures]

Wow!!!

[@whittlesstone]

Thanks! This polished into a really nice pendant

[@doylechalfant5733]

Lucky find

[@pamelamorris4530]

A Gift From God

[@debiesubaugher]

Wow that is wild looking ❤

[@whittlesstone]

Thanks. It polished up really well!

[@pamelanay2195]

Wow beautiful

[@WhiteExo]

I have a beautiful rock and can't figure out what it is 😢

[@whittlesstone]

Hello. There are some good Facebook groups that can help like Vancouver Island RockHounds. Many members might be able to if your rock from a photo

[@darkcrystalmagik3369]

There are apps now that claim to be able to ID rocks, but unfortunately, they really sucked when i tried a couple out last year, however they DO usually give you some idea of what it May be... you just see what the app guesses, then get more info on those rock types, for appearance just Google images of each, also doing hardness test, streak test, vinegar test, etc can sometimes help, MOST IMPORTANTLY to narrow what type tho that many rock newbies overlooked is once you think a rock type is the answer to what type youre looking for, is to find out (this part is easy, thanks to the internet, or a more reliable way than that is using a "Rocks & Minerals of ___ (X location- either state if USA or re)" book if that type of rock/ mineral is found in the locale where you found it Obviously for purchased rocks or ones you are gifted this doesn't work, the sellers dont have any idea where rocks they sell come from unless they either found/ hounded it themselves OR purchased it directly from a business that specializes in acquiring & selling rocks.

[@johnhenry2265]

Beautiful

[@whittlesstone]

Thanks so much!!

[@marylamm4254]

It's like it's wrapped up! I would polish it. And try to open it! It's interesting!

[@whittlesstone]

Hi Mary Thanks for your comment. I find lots of Dallasite but this piece is exceptional! I did polish it up and put a bail on it so I can wear it as a pendant.

[@wackyrice1]

absolutely awesome, and unique. ...what is it ?

[@sandys9791]

Dallasite. Type of jasper. Tons on Vancouver island in canada.

[@whittlesstone]

Thanks for your comment - yes, as Sandy says - Dallasite is a brecciated jasper and Vancouver Island's official gemstone.

[@jennybaji421]

What are the odd placed lines that in this stone I see now obviously crisscross & are part of a pattern ? I see these lines on manny roundish &/or flatish palm to dime sized smooth 👉🏼river stones in the Ohio valley creeks . Ty sir in advance

[@whittlesstone]

Hi Jenny This is Dallasite, a brecciated jasper formed between the pillows of pillow basalts, laid down in the ocean in the Triassic period. The hot gel started to crystallize along the edges of the pillow and then would get ripped off and put back in the gel - this gives it the broken-up look with the lines being part of the material that was crystallizing on the pillows.

[@DSilverman59]

That should be worth more than a diamond

[@reptilez]

Nice

[@whittlesstone]

Thanks!

[@jeangillespie3011]

I saw some opal there at his feet too... Did he see it??

[@whittlesstone]

I didn't see any opal - some shells that may have looked like opal? Thanks for your comment!

[@joshuamichael5612]

Ocean Jasper?

[@whittlesstone]

Hello Joshua This one is Dallasite - the offical gemstone of Vancouver Island and named by Pioneer Pauly's grandfather! It is a brecciated jasper formed between pillows of pillow basalt, deep in the ocean originally.

[@AvalonDreamz]

What even is that?! It's beautiful and I thought it was heart shaped at first😅

[@whittlesstone]

Hello. The gem is Dallasite from Vancouver Island in BC

[@Ladybugz2]

I love going rock hunting but no where around here can i buy some from you?

[@whittlesstone]

Hello. We are still setting up our online store but nothing ready to sell yet sorry!

[@amandajo1013]

Wow! What is that??

[@whittlesstone]

Hi Amanda Thanks for watching and commenting. This is Dallasite - a semi-precious gemstone named by Pioneer Pauly's grandad! Geologically it is a brecciated jasper.

[@nancygaxiola5412]

​@@whittlesstone wow that was great to find out!

[@ZyanZik]

A dallasite 😊

[@rosalynbaquero5812]

Wow

[@whittlesstone]

Thanks!

[@forg0tten]

I NEVER find pieces like this on the lower island.

[@whittlesstone]

Hello. This one is from the northeast side of Denman Island

[@VancouverIslandDallasite]

The yellow ones always often come with the dark green. I thought the green was perhaps chlorite… do you know what is responsible for the green as well as the yellow?

[@whittlesstone]

Hello again! Thanks for your comments. The green as far as I am aware is chlorite and epidote. I think epidote can have a yellowish phase as well. I have collected quite a bit of Dallasite but this small specimen may be my favorite!

[@VancouverIslandDallasite]

@@whittlesstone thanks Jack, appreciate that you are so good about responding in your comments… the yellow ones are definitely some of the rarer variations and that’s quite a nice specimen you found there 👌

[@WendyBenfield-i8z]

Wow!!!👍ROCK ON DUDE👍

[@whittlesstone]

Thanks! This one I have now polished and it turned out amazing!

[@joane.landers9151]

​@@whittlesstone Since you've cut-polished the Dallasite, can we see this very interesting stone. Have read your comments to everyone & learned some interesting info. One question no one asked, what year was it found and how was it found? Thank you in advance.

[@lotharschiese8559]

Dan Hurd channel for more

[@whittlesstone]

Dan Hurd has some excellent videos on Dallasite!

[@Ladybugz2]

What is that???

[@whittlesstone]

Hello and thanks for your comment! This is Dallasite. The official gemstone of Vancouver Island

[@esterbenitez3042]

Hola como se vende una piedra así si encontramo x favor alguien puede decir

[@whittlesstone]

Hello this is Dallasite from Vancouver Island. There is some for sale on Etsy

[@ronaleefrost4184]

I thought it was ocean jasper but someone said it was dallasite so i bet it dallasite

[@whittlesstone]

Hello yes it is Dallasite!

[@JavierFernandez01]

thats a picker upper for sure. :)

[@mikeski01221964]

Gem stone? Hmm

[@whittlesstone]

Yes, gemstone. Gemstones can be precious or semi-preicous. Dallasite, which I found in this video, is Vancouver Island's official gemstone. Just like rhodonite, which we find a lot, is the official State Gemstone of Massachusetts!

[@jennybaji421]

Here they are not very colorful , well just brown or gray !

[@whittlesstone]

Hi Jenny Thanks for your comment. Where are you collecting? This was one of the nicest Dallasite specimens I have found. I am working on some now -larger cabs that are gorgeous too.

[@TeodoraNieto-ie3sc]

Cuarzo.

[@whittlesstone]

Definitely quartz rich, as all Jaspers are