Long Lake Zinc Mine Field Trip #2 (Evening)
October 31 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
FreeThis trip is planned to be there at dusk or after dark to see and locate the best fluorescent minerals.
The Long Lake Zinc Mine (Sometimes called the Richardson Mine) started in 1897 with a number of mining operations in the early and mid 1900s focusing on zinc and lead ores. It is world-renowned as a great place to find fluorescent minerals.
Minerals that can be found in the mine dumps (as shown above) are: aragonite, calcite, chondrodite, diopside, dolomite, hydrozincite, smithsonite, galena, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, quartz, sphalerite and ‘garnet group’ (Italics: fluorescent minerals).
We will have dark boxes to view fluorescent minerals but since night comes early in late October, we expect to see the many fluorescent minerals glowing over the whole area.
Parking is very close to the site.
See our Blog Article for tools and what to bring: Gearing Up: Must-Have Tools for the Aspiring Rockhound. Bring UV lights – longwave 365nm and if owned, shortwave 264nm.
$20.00 – $40.00 The owner has decided to charge $20/person + $20/bucket collected