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[Tina78]

Found this around the goldstream park area (goldstream heights) vancouver island anyone have an idea what it could be..

 

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[Kray Gelder]

Looks like brecciated jasper.

 

[stdenis_jd]

if the hardness is really close to 7, jasper. If it's noticeably lower (like around 5.5, similar to glass) it's argillite, which is what it looks like to me.

 

[Robot]

I would Believe It Is...Nephrite...One Of Two Types...Of...Jade!




Western Canada is the principal source of modern lapidary nephrite

I also believe the Golden Flecks within the Stone...Are Gold!

Coming from such a beautiful place in BC Canada...Called Goldstream.

"In 1863, rumours of gold in Goldstream drove a short, but intense, gold rush in the region. The remnants of the gold rush can be seen in the abandoned mine entrances located along the park's hiking trails".