Beginner Gardening: Rock Swap, 1 by

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Here is a photo from another island up there. As I kayaked around the island I could see that this part of the shore was defined by exposed rock that had been pushed up into a vertical position by volcanic activity, most likely. Paddling over to this area and exploring the rock revealed a nice vein of white quartz with pyrite (fool's gold) crystals. I collected some rocks from this beach, but I could not get any of the pyrite because the quartz was too hard for the tools I had and I didn't want to make a mess. I have no problem taking rocks from a beach, but I don't want to mar the scenery for others. I have some interesting, flat rocks from this beach that I haven't been able to identify. I'll do some photos.