1-2" Beachstone
Beach stones are rocks found on beaches that come in many colors, sizes, and textures. They are often smooth and rounded from the constant action of waves.
Types of beach stones
Pebbles
Natural pieces of rock that are usually rounded and fit in your hand. They can be translucent white to black, and include shades of yellow, brown, red, and green.
Beach rock
Formed when calcium carbonate cements unconsolidated sediments in the tidal zone of tropical and subtropical beaches.
Quartz
Can be translucent or crystalline, and comes in many colors, including white, yellow, brown, pink, and charcoal. Some white quartz stones have stains or patches of another mineral, often iron oxide.
Uses
Beach stones can be used for decorative purposes or in crafts.
How they form
Beach stones form gradually over time as ocean water washes over loose rock particles. For example, in Nova Scotia, glaciers covered much of the land until about 15,000 years ago, moving and grinding rock when they advanced and depositing sediment when they retreated.
Beach stones are rocks found on beaches that come in many colors, sizes, and textures. They are often smooth and rounded from the constant action of waves.
Types of beach stones
Pebbles
Natural pieces of rock that are usually rounded and fit in your hand. They can be translucent white to black, and include shades of yellow, brown, red, and green.
Beach rock
Formed when calcium carbonate cements unconsolidated sediments in the tidal zone of tropical and subtropical beaches.
Quartz
Can be translucent or crystalline, and comes in many colors, including white, yellow, brown, pink, and charcoal. Some white quartz stones have stains or patches of another mineral, often iron oxide.
Uses
Beach stones can be used for decorative purposes or in crafts.
How they form
Beach stones form gradually over time as ocean water washes over loose rock particles. For example, in Nova Scotia, glaciers covered much of the land until about 15,000 years ago, moving and grinding rock when they advanced and depositing sediment when they retreated.
Beach stones are rocks found on beaches that come in many colors, sizes, and textures. They are often smooth and rounded from the constant action of waves.
Types of beach stones
Pebbles
Natural pieces of rock that are usually rounded and fit in your hand. They can be translucent white to black, and include shades of yellow, brown, red, and green.
Beach rock
Formed when calcium carbonate cements unconsolidated sediments in the tidal zone of tropical and subtropical beaches.
Quartz
Can be translucent or crystalline, and comes in many colors, including white, yellow, brown, pink, and charcoal. Some white quartz stones have stains or patches of another mineral, often iron oxide.
Uses
Beach stones can be used for decorative purposes or in crafts.
How they form
Beach stones form gradually over time as ocean water washes over loose rock particles. For example, in Nova Scotia, glaciers covered much of the land until about 15,000 years ago, moving and grinding rock when they advanced and depositing sediment when they retreated.