 Porhory - Notice the squarish feldspar crystals known as phenocrysts. From a Fraser River bar.
 Chalcopyrite - This specimen is from the old Britannia Beach copper mine, where the author once worked.
 Galena Minerals - Galena is a lead mineral from the Kootenays, BC.
 Stream beds are an excellent source for mineral collecting as rock from miles around is washed down to river bars, creating a great variety of specimens.
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