{"product_id":"black-capped-chickadee-plymouth-beach-stone-collection-14-stones-2-27-lbs","title":"Black-capped Chickadee","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe black-capped chickadee does not migrate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile other birds flee the cold, the chickadee stays — tucking into the bare branches of a New England winter, calling out its name into the frozen air without apology. \u003cem\u003eChick-a-dee-dee-dee.\u003c\/em\u003e Cheerful. Unbothered. Entirely itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is no accident that Massachusetts chose this bird as its state bird. The chickadee is New England through and through — small but fearless, plain but striking, built to endure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese fourteen stones from the shores of Plymouth, Massachusetts wear the same colors: cream and ivory warmed by the sun, capped and crossed with deep green-black mineral that echoes the bird's bold markings. Each stone is distinct — some heavily marked, some barely touched — but all of them carry that same quiet confidence. The darkness doesn't overwhelm. It defines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo two are alike. That's the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHand-collected from the beaches of Plymouth, Massachusetts — America's Hometown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA coin is included in photos for scale.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout These Stones\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are natural beach stones hand-collected from the shores of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Based on their appearance — creamy, waxy surfaces with bold dark inclusions that fan and flake in characteristic sheets — these stones are likely feldspar-rich with significant \u003cstrong\u003ebiotite mica\u003c\/strong\u003e inclusions. Biotite is a dark, sheet-like mineral common in New England's granite and metamorphic rocks, and its presence here creates the striking black-on-cream patterning that gives this collection its name. Several stones also feature \u003cstrong\u003evugs\u003c\/strong\u003e — small natural cavities where minerals had room to crystallize, visible as rust, amber, and glittering pockets within the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo stones in this collection hold a secret: look closely and you may find tiny red crystals glittering from within — likely \u003cstrong\u003egarnet\u003c\/strong\u003e, a gemstone mineral native to New England's metamorphic bedrock, and a rare and delightful find in a beach stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease note: beach stone identification from appearance alone is an inexact science. While we do our best to describe what we observe, we are not geologists, and mineral identification can vary. What we can say with certainty is that every stone in this collection is wholly natural, unpolished, untreated, and hand-collected from Plymouth's shore.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14 hand-collected beach stones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTotal weight: 2.27 lbs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSourced from Plymouth, Massachusetts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"New England Nova","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67016956510253,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/4276\/9453\/files\/bc1.png?v=1784044883","url":"https:\/\/newenglandnova.shop\/products\/black-capped-chickadee-plymouth-beach-stone-collection-14-stones-2-27-lbs","provider":"New England Nova","version":"1.0","type":"link"}