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Cat. GALIANO-ISLA · Gulf Islands

48.9167, -123.4167

Galiano Island Sandstone Shore

Fossil concretions, sandstone — Nanaimo Group Cretaceous sandstones form honeycombed shoreline with occasional fossiliferous concretions

PL. I

Geology

Nanaimo Group Cretaceous sandstones form honeycombed shoreline with occasional fossiliferous concretions.

PL. II

Access

BC Ferries to Galiano, then public shoreline access roads.

PL. III

Hazards & risk

Cautionslippery sandstonetidal cutoff

slippery sandstone; tidal cutoff Rules: Loose float from public shoreline is generally fine; avoid private beachfront.

PL. V

Season

Spring–fall.

PL. VI

Reports

0 firsthand · 1 secondhand

nickdoe.ca Gulf Islands geology

Secondhand · reference

Sandstone geology of the southern Gulf Islands including cavernous weathering features.

Source
PL. IX

The Campfire

What the road was doing, what came out of the gravel, and the stories that stick to this ground. Everything here is posted by visitors and reviewed before it appears. Lore is lore — we label it, we don't verify it.

Reading the ashes…