Founder of Crystal Cabin Art Gallery and Gift Shop Dutes, Dutheil has summarized his life's knowledge of agates and stone collecting in the lush islands of Haida Gwaii, in a handbook entitled Agate Collecting with Dutes: Your Guide to Finding Agates in Haida Gwaii.

Dutes Dutheil, who has called Haida Gwaii his home since 1970, is a local rock collector, lapidary artist, goldsmith jeweler, and entrepreneur. His newly written guide, delivered in 32 colourful pages, outlines everything you need to know to begin your search for local Agate in Haida Gwaii. You can expect to learn how to:

• Prepare for your next beachcombing adventure
• Identify agates and learn how they are formed
• Learn about the islands' geological formation
• Compare agates with other types of chalcedony
• Connect to the metaphysical properties of agates