{"id":857,"date":"2015-08-14T09:20:18","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T14:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.naturallysuperior.com\/blog\/?p=857"},"modified":"2015-08-14T09:20:18","modified_gmt":"2015-08-14T14:20:18","slug":"rocks-for-jocks-and-paddlers-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rockislandlodge.ca\/rocks-for-jocks-and-paddlers-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocks for Jocks (and Paddlers) \u2014 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While mining activities on Lake Superior have targeted commercially valuable minerals like gold, silver and copper, sea kayakers know there\u2019s more that glitters on the coast.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-858\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturallysuperior.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_0137.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-858\" src=\"http:\/\/www.naturallysuperior.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_0137.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0137\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Polished stones at Slate Islands.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Migmatite<\/strong> \u2013 Wavy folds of quartz take shape on smooth sheets of pink granite, revealing the blend of metamorphic and igneous rock that defines this formation. Migmatite is created when quartz and gneiss partially melt and flow into igneous rock, and then recrystallize (solidify) in a marbled pattern.<\/p>\n<p>Where to see it: Agawa Bay (Lake Superior Provincial Park), Oiseau Bay (Pukaskwa National Park).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agate<\/strong> \u2013 The glassy face of a piece of water-polished agate reveals endless patterns of soft, muted colours. Agate is typically found in volcanic formations, created when silica-based minerals such as quartz were heated and then crystallized in pockets contained in lava rock. An agate\u2019s concentric rings demonstrate the cooling process.<\/p>\n<p>Where to see it: Gargantua (Lake Superior Provincial Park), Michipicoten Island, Simpson Island (Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Columnar basalt<\/strong> \u2013 So-called \u201ccolumnar jointing\u201d of volcanic rock occurs only under specific environmental conditions. To create a \u201cbeehive\u201d formation like the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giant%27s_Causeway\">Giant\u2019s Causeway<\/a> in Northern Ireland, a lava flow cooled and settled in a similar manner to drying mud, creating vertical hexagonal fractures.<\/p>\n<p>Where to see it: Simpson Island (Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-762\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturallysuperior.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/basalt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-762\" src=\"http:\/\/www.naturallysuperior.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/basalt-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"basalt\" width=\"400\" height=\"602\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Columnar basalt at Simpson Island.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To learn more, pick up a copy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Roadside-Geology-Ontario-Superior-Series\/dp\/0777858509\"><em>Roadside Geology of Ontario: North Shore of Lake Superior<\/em><\/a> by E.G. 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