• the breccia from this area has a distinctive appearance and is known as Wanapitei Breccia as it was quarried in the Wanapitei Lake Quarry
• it is also known under the trade name of "Aylmer antique"
• this breccia is composed of layers of angular blocks, often outlined in black
• the lighter pinkish - peach blocks are dolomite
• the darker, tan blocks are made of a mixture of quartz and plagioclase
• this stone takes a fine polish

Wanapitei Breccia - Rock Slab

Sometimes when slabs are cut from rocks, the pattern revealed is like a picture.
See if you can spot "Wanapitei Wilma" (as in Wilma from The Flinstones) in the rock slab below:

How about "Wanapitei Goofy"?

Reference: Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Sudbury to Winnipeg  1991, p.16-18