Field Trips

OVMC-organized mineral collecting trip to Miller property. Exposed calcite vein dykes bearing Apatite, Titanite, Zircon etc. can be found

Dewitts Corners area is where a particular occurrence delivers complex Spinel crystals, often partially pseudomorphed by Corundum. A novel mineral species (Magnesiohogbomite-6N12S) has been recently discovered by Dr. Inna Lykova and colleagues at the occurrence.

The Long Lake Zinc Mine exists near Parham, ON. There are many Fluorescent minerals at this location.

A visit to explore the old dumps of Blessington mine, where minerals like apatite, scapolite, and tourmaline can be found.

The Beryl Pit is an open pit with a large field of mine dump material that has been bulldozed for easier finding. Originally, beryl was discovered in 1897 then the mine opened in the 1920s. There are a variety of minerals that can be found here including beryl, pyrite, columbite, euxenite, tourmaline, fluorite, various quartz,...

The Yates Mine was originally worked in 1906-07 for mica and fluorite and later in the 40's and 50's for fluorite and uranothorite. Possible minerals to be uncovered are: allanite, apatite, calcite, diopside, fluorite, microcline, molybdenite, phlogopite mica, pyroxene, scapolite thorianite, titanite, tremolite and zircon. There is a 20-25 minute walk through the woods on...

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. Minerals that can be found in the mine dumps (as shown above) are: calcite, chalcopyrite, diopside, galena, hydrozincite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, quartz, sphalerite (Italics:...