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** NOTE: Mineral collecting field trips will begin again in the Spring. Click on Previous Events below to browse past field trips, meetings and other events. Come to our monthly meetings which are held every second Thursday each month. Bring your rocks and minerals to have experts identify or exchange for other minerals plus attend fascinating presentations. Presentations are in English but bilingual club members would be happy to translate questions.

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Parker Spinel Occurrence Field Trip

August 29 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Free

The former Parker Mine in Quebec just north of Ottawa was mined in the early 1900s for mica in pyroxenite but is more famous for excellent crystals of olivine and spinel.  Although a wide variety of mineral are possibly found, we are seeking spinel and forsterite (magnesium end member of olivine group).  Hypersthene pyroxene, calcite, phlogopite mica, amphibole, magnetite and other minerals are here.

The black spinel crystals are found in carbonates.

Parking and space is limited so register early.

 

Details

  • Date: August 29
  • Time:
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Cost: Free
  • Event Category:

Venue

  • Parker Mine, Notre-Dame-du-Laus
  • Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Québec Canada + Google Map

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