Some Beautiful Nova Scotia Stones

So while I am waiting for my new 10 inch saw, I decided to cut a few smaller pieces with my 6 inch trim saws. Here's what I got.

I'm pretty sure the blue in the second picture is Pietersite and I love the patterning in the 3rd. Visits are starting to pick up in spite of the poor weather and we are seeing a lot more strange looking licence plates in town.

Nova Scotia's Beautiful Rocks

If you have visited Nova Scotia, you know that it is one of the most scenic parts of the world. And our little corner, Digby Neck, is one of its main attractions. What you might not know is that the rock that often helps create that scenery can also be breathtakingly beautiful on its own. Bay of Fundy agate is world famous and treasured by collectors.

At The Artist's Mark, I have a fully equipped "Rock Lab" where I can cut, grind, polish and tumble rock. And if your schedule permits, I'm glad to give you a fast tour.

One side of the "lab"

And every visitor gets to choose their own tumbled specimen so they can take home "a piece of The Neck"

The free rock box

It is amazing that rocks that look pretty mundane on the outside can look like this on the inside.

Red flame agate- one of our rare beauties

   

Moss Agate with a beautiful quartz druzy

Beautiful patterning

Striking fortification agate vein in basalt

Every rock has an interesting story to tell- how and when it was formed and what has happened since- and it is often told in a spectacularly beautiful manner.

So if your travels take you to this part of Nova Scotia, look at the rocks! And don't forget to come by and pick up your own "Piece of The Neck"!