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SUMMARY:OVMC May 2026 Meeting - The Scientific Value of Micromounting and Pinch Award
DESCRIPTION:Join us and win door prizes! \nZOOM \nFor those who cannot make it to the Museum of Nature but would like to attend remotely\, we will do a Zoom as well as record the meeting.  To join the Zoom between 6:00 – 6:15 p.m use the following Zoom link: \nTopic: OVMC Meeting – Quintin Wight Award \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/89334264335?pwd=bDXOteQPkUzuUaR1xaJvwDnqyrs26p.1 \n5:30 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop \n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30\, ends at 6:15 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n“Swap Shop”: Calling all collectors! The OVMC Swap Shop is open for all members (adults and children). Mike and Tara will have several treasures to trade including small crystals\, fossils\, polished rocks and the occasional plastic dino!  Donations towards the Swap collection is appreciated! Local and international samples accepted. No large samples please. \n6:10 PM Door Prizes \n6:20 PM Pinch Award Presentation \n\n\nIn recognition of his many contributions to the science of mineralogy\, Quintin Wight has been awarded the Pinch Medal by the Mineralogical Association of Canada (The MAC) and this prestigious award will be presented to Quintin in a brief ceremony at the May 14th meeting of the OVMC. Last year\, our own Michael Bainbridge\, Curator of Mineralogy at the Canadian Museum of Nature won the Carnegie Mineralogical Award so that’s two in a row for members of the OVMC!\n\n\n\n6:30 PM Meeting \nSpeaker: Col (Ret) Quintin Wight\, CD\, MA and World-Renowned Micromounter \nTopic: The Scientific Value of Micromounting \n\n\nFor a long time micromounters have felt rather scorned by the collectors of large\, showy pieces who spend thousands of dollars on their collections. Museum curators also tend to dislike micromounts because they are difficult to display. This talk demonstrates that micromounters have every reason to be proud of their accomplishments\, and introduces some of the people and institutions that are keeping the science of mineralogy alive and up to date through micromounting. In the last few years\, micromounters have discovered more than 270 new mineral species. How many have the cabinet collectors found?\nRhodochrosite from Mt. St. Hilaire\n\nRhodochrosite 70x Magnification\n\nOur speaker is the illustrious Mr. Quintin Wight\, one of the world’s premier experts in the field of micro-minerals\, those mineral specimens which are only readily visible under a microscope and are often more spectacular in their form than the minerals large enough to be seen without magnification.  Quintin has been a mineral collector\, micromounter and photomicrographer for more than 50 years. During that time\, he has published more than 200 articles\, on mineral subjects. He has also given more than 205 presentations to mineral groups across North America\, and in England\, Belgium\, Italy\, Switzerland\, Tanzania\, and New Zealand. Inducted to the Micromounters’ Hall of Fame in 1990\, he now coordinates that organization on behalf of the Baltimore Mineral Society. His book\, The Complete Book of Micromounting\, was published in 1993\, and the mineral quintinite was named in his honor in 1997.\n\n\n  \n\n 
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-may-2026-meeting-the-scientific-value-of-micromounting/
LOCATION:Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 MacLeod Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260416T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260416T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T151310
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SUMMARY:OVMC Youth Program
DESCRIPTION:6:00 PM Youth Program Workshops \n \nLocation: Canadian Museum of Nature in the large area past the restaurant \nFour workshop facilitators will hold two workshops.  Much appreciation is extended to Inna Lykova\, PhD\, Research Scientist at the Canadian Museum of Nature for organizing this Youth Program. \n1st Workshop:   Symmetry in minerals: unveiling crystal patterns \nfollowed by \n2nd Workshop:  Starting your own mineral collection: tips\, tricks\, and a give away \nSuggested Age Levels: Grade 4+
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-youth-program/
LOCATION:Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 MacLeod Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260409T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260409T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T151310
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SUMMARY:OVMC Meeting - Mineral Palette: Decoding the Colours of Minerals
DESCRIPTION:Meeting Location: Canadian Museum of Nature in the Theatre downstairs \n\n\n\n5:30 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop \n\n\n\n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30\, ends at 6:30 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n\n\n\n“Swap Shop”: Calling all collectors! The OVMC Swap Shop is open for all members (adults and children). Mike and Tara will have several treasures to trade including small crystals\, fossils\, polished rocks and the occasional plastic dino!  Donations towards the Swap collection is appreciated! Local and international samples accepted. No large samples please. \n\n\n\nJoin us and win door prizes! \n\n\n\n6:30 PM Meeting \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Inna Lykova\, PhD\, Research Scientist at the Canadian Museum of Nature \n\n\n\nTopic: Mineral Palette: Decoding the Colours of Minerals \n\n\n\nColour is often the first thing we notice about a mineral. Striking brilliant colours are what make minerals so captivating and sought after. Yet\, sometimes\, the colour fades. In this talk we will explore the origins of colours and colour change in minerals. Some examples include why calcite fluoresces in a wide range of colours (but\, sometimes\, doesn’t fluoresce at all) and why pink kunzite or fluorite can turn into pale grey or colourless. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nP.S. Bring a specimen or two from your collection!
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-meeting-mineral-palette-decoding-the-colours-of-minerals/
LOCATION:Musée canadien de la nature\, 240\, rue McLeod\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260312T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260312T200000
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SUMMARY:OVMC March 2026 Meeting - Mineral Cleaning Demystified: Practical Tips to Maximize Mineral Beauty
DESCRIPTION:5:30 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop \n\n\n\n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30\, ends at 6:00 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n\n\n\n“Swap Shop”: Calling all collectors! The OVMC Swap Shop is open for all members (adults and children). Mike and Tara will have several treasures to trade including small crystals\, fossils\, polished rocks and the occasional plastic dino!  Donations towards the Swap collection is appreciated! Local and international samples accepted. No large samples please. \n\n\n\nJoin us and win door prizes! \n\n\n\n6:00 PM Meeting \n\n\n\nTribute to Doug Scott\, Director OVMC and “Rock Doctor” who passed away recently – John Montgomery\, President OVMC \n\n\n\nSpeaker: George Thompson\, Well-known Mineral Collector and Vendor \n\n\n\nTopic: Mineral Cleaning Demystified: Practical Tips to Maximize Mineral Beauty \n\n\n\nGeorge is a long time field collector of minerals and has one of the best Canadian mineral collections out there. He sells specimens at many of the local shows under the banner True North Minerals and is actively mining a site near Bancroft as well as making trips to many sites in Nova Scotia.   \n\n\n\nGeorge will share “Best Practices” for cleaning your mineral discoveries including washing and removing stains while not damaging the specimen. This will be followed by tips to get the most out of displaying your minerals. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe meet in the CMN Theatre with comfortable seats and sound system.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/mineral-cleaning-demystified-practical-tips-to-maximize-mineral-beauty/
LOCATION:Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 MacLeod Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260212T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T151310
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SUMMARY:OVMC February 2026 Meeting - Fossils of the Ottawa Area
DESCRIPTION:6:00 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop \n\n\n\n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 6:00\, ends at 6:30 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n\n\n\n“Swap Shop”: Calling all collectors! The OVMC Swap Shop is open for all members (adults and children). Mike and Tara will have several treasures to trade including small crystals\, fossils\, polished rocks and the occasional plastic dino!  Donations towards the Swap collection is appreciated! Local and international samples accepted. No large samples please. \n\n\n\n6:30 PM Meeting \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Jean Dougherty\, Retired Biologist and Geologist and Fossil Expert \n\n\n\nTopic: Fossils of the Ottawa Area \n\n\n\nWe are pleased to announce that Ms. Jean Dougherty will be the presenter at the February 12th meeting of the OVMC and she will be discussing “Fossils of the Ottawa Area”. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJean Dougherty is a retired biologist and geologist who spent her 36 year career with the Geological Survey of Canada.  Her primary role was managing the extensive collections of the GSC\, in particular\, the fossil collections housed in Ottawa.  Dealing with the GSC collections gave her a perspective of the geology both across the country as well as the Ottawa area specifically. Jean will discuss the fossils of the Ottawa area and the geology of their host rocks\, illustrated with specimens from the GSC collection and\, hopefully\, specimens from the collection of the Canadian Museum of Nature as well. If the timing works out\, we may have one or two additional experts on hand to assist in Jean’s presentation and help identify fossils that our members might bring along to the meeting. Hope to see you there! \n\n\n\nWe meet in the Theatre at the Canadian Museum of Nature which is downstairs under the main staircase. No charge for the Museum but if using the Museum parking Lot there is a fee.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-february-2026-meeting-fossils-of-the-ottawa-area/
LOCATION:Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 MacLeod Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260108T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260108T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T151310
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SUMMARY:OVMC January 2026 Meeting – The Geology of the Ottawa Area and Silent Auction
DESCRIPTION:NOTE:  We have rented the Museum’s Theatre in the basement for a much more comfortable and quieter space.  When you enter CMN\, go to the back of the Lobby and go down the stairs\, turn left at the bottom and go under the stairs through the door where you will find the theatre. \n\n\n\n6:00 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop. Also view Silent Auction Items (see below) \n\n\n\n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 6:00\, ends at 6:30 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n\n\n\n“Swap Shop”: Calling all collectors! The OVMC Swap Shop is open for all members (adults and children). Mike and Tara will have several treasures to trade including small crystals\, fossils\, polished rocks and the occasional plastic dino!  Donations towards the Swap collection is appreciated! Local and international samples accepted. No large samples please. \n\n\n\n6:30 PM Meeting \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Dr. Quentin Gall\, Adjunct Professor\, University of Ottawa \n\n\n\nTopic: The Geology of the Ottawa Area \n\n\n\nDr. Gall is a geological consultant and adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa.  \n\n\n\nHe will talk about the regional evolution and characteristics of the Ottawa Embayment and Grenville basement\, as well as some of the interesting features that have been found in the different stratigraphic units of this area over the years. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSilent Auction\n\n\n\nSome of the items in the Silent Auction. View ahead and make your bids. The Silent Auction will finish after the presentation.  Included are:  Mineral specimens\, dinosaur coprolite\, jewelry\, polished slabs and blue larimar.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-january-2026-meeting-the-geology-of-the-ottawa-area-and-annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 MacLeod Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251211T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251211T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T151310
CREATED:20251013T194201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251207T215436Z
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SUMMARY:OVMC December 2025 Meeting - Extraordinary Mineral Diversity at Mont Saint-Hilaire\, Quebec and Mineral Auction
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Door Prizes\, Auction and Christmas Treats \n\n\n\n6:00 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop \n\n\n\n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 6:00\, ends at 6:30 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n\n\n\n“Swap Shop”: Calling all collectors! The OVMC Swap Shop is open for all members (adults and children). Mike and Tara will have several treasures to trade including small crystals\, fossils\, polished rocks and the occasional plastic dino!  Donations towards the Swap collection is appreciated! Local and international samples accepted. No large samples please. \n\n\n\n6:15 PM Meeting \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Inna Lykova\, PhD\, Research Scientist at the Canadian Museum of Nature \n\n\n\nTopic: Extraordinary Mineral Diversity at Mont Saint-Hilaire\, Quebec \n\n\n\nMont Saint-Hilaire\, the Canadian premier mineral locality\, is home to over 440 minerals – over 7% of all known species – found in an area smaller than one square kilometre. Many of these species are very rare and found either at Mont Saint-Hilaire only or in just a handful of places worldwide. We will discuss the driving forces behind this astounding mineral diversity and its rarity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMineral Auction. Have fun and bid on minerals to add to your collection.  Here are some of the minerals being auctioned: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/extraordinary-mineral-diversity-at-mont-saint-hilaire-quebec/
LOCATION:Musée canadien de la nature\, 240\, rue McLeod\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251113T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251113T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T151310
CREATED:20251018T041239Z
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SUMMARY:OVMC November 2025 Meeting - The Pleasures of Micromounting
DESCRIPTION:6:00 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop \n\n\n\n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 6:00\, ends at 6:30 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n\n\n\n“Swap Shop”: Calling all collectors! The OVMC Swap Shop is open for all members (adults and children). Mike and Tara will have several treasures to trade including small crystals\, fossils\, polished rocks and the occasional plastic dino!  Donations towards the Swap collection is appreciated! Local and international samples accepted. No large samples please. \n\n\n\n6:30 PM Meeting \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Quintin Wight\, Micromounter and Author\, RCAF (Retired) \n\n\n\nTopic: The Pleasures of Micromounting \n\n\n\nMicromounting is the facet of mineral collecting dealing with the collection\, mounting\, and study of microscopic minerals under the microscope. Under the microscope these micro-minerals reveal an often incredibly beautiful miniature world of crystals in delicate forms that surpass anything possible in larger samples. \n\n\n\nQuintin is one of the world’s top experts in this field\, not only wrote the literal book on the subject\, “The Complete Book of Micromounting”\, he writes the annual review of happenings in this field for Rocks and Minerals magazine.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-november-2025-meeting-the-pleasures-of-micromounting/
LOCATION:Musée canadien de la nature\, 240\, rue McLeod\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251009T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251009T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T151310
CREATED:20250818T201410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T163247Z
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SUMMARY:OVMC October 2025 Meeting – Mineral Photography and Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:6:00 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop \n\n\n\n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 6:00\, ends at 6:30 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n\n\n\n“Swap Shop”: Calling all collectors! The OVMC Swap Shop is open for all members (adults and children). Mike and Tara will have several treasures to trade including small crystals\, fossils\, polished rocks and the occasional plastic dino!  Donations towards the Swap collection is appreciated! Local and international samples accepted. No large samples please. \n\n\n\n6:30 PM Meeting \n\n\n\n Speaker: Michael Bainbridge\, Curator of Minerology\, Canadian Museum of Nature \n\n\n\nTopic:  Mineral Photography  \n\n\n\nMichael Bainbridge is the Curator of Mineralogy at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa and one of the top mineral photographers in the world. Michael previously worked as a commercial mineral photographer for many years and his photographs have been widely published. His wonderful photographs and written descriptions of the exceptional Bill Pinch mineral collection\, purchased by the Museum in 1989\, were published in his book “The Pinch Collection at the Canadian Museum of Nature” in 2020. Come out and learn some of the techniques for photographing your mineral collection from one of the best!
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-october-2025-meeting-the-geology-of-the-ottawa-area-and-annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 MacLeod Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250911T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250911T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T151310
CREATED:20250811T093015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T201033Z
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SUMMARY:OVMC September 2025 Meeting - The Fabulous World of Fluorescent Minerals
DESCRIPTION:5:30 PM Mineral Identification and Kids Corner \n\n\n\n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30\, ends at 6 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n\n\n\n“Kids Corner”: We will now be having a table set aside for children to learn the basics of mineral identification and other related activities. Thank you to Tara Conroy for setting this up! \n\n\n\n6:00 PM Meeting \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Bob Boisvert\, Fluorescent Minerals Expert \n\n\n\nTopic: The Fabulous World of Fluorescent Minerals \n\n\n\nBob is an expert in the field of fluorescent minerals and will share his knowledge through a newly updated presentation as well as hands-on demonstrations of various minerals and the different wavelengths of UV light.  Our local geological region:  Grenville Province is rich in minerals that fluoresce. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us as we explore the wonders of fluorescence in minerals. \n\n\n\nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/the-fabulous-world-of-fluorescent-minerals/
LOCATION:Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 MacLeod Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250508T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250508T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T151310
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SUMMARY:OVMC May 2025 Meeting - Grenville Night and Mineral Auction
DESCRIPTION:5:30 PM Mineral Identification and Kids Corner \n\n\n\n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30\, ends at 6 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n\n\n\n“Kids Corner”: We will now be having a table set aside for children to learn the basics of mineral identification and other related activities. Thank you to Tara Conroy for setting this up! \n\n\n\n6:00 PM Meeting \n\n\n\nMineral Auction (cash please) \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Michael Bainbridge\, Assistant Curator of Mineralogy\, Canadian Museum of Nature \n\n\n\nTopic:  Grenville Geological Province Night \n\n\n\nThe complex metamorphic rocks of the Grenville geological province host many of the famous mineral localities of SE Ontario and western Quebec\, including the Otter Lake apatite mine\, the Miller property titanite-apatite\, the numerous occurrences at Bancroft and Madoc\, and hundreds more. We are planning a brief review of the geology of the Grenville followed by hands-on demonstrations of the sometimes confusing rocks and minerals found in this terrane. This will be a great opportunity for all of us to improve our skill in identifying and understanding Grenville rocks and minerals. \n\n\n\nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-may-2025-meeting/
LOCATION:Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 MacLeod Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250410T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250410T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T151310
CREATED:20241128T014840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T193750Z
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SUMMARY:OVMC April 2025 Meeting - Student Research Night
DESCRIPTION:5:30 PM Mineral Identification and Kids Corner \n\n\n\n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30\, ends at 6 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n\n\n\n“Kids Corner”: We will now be having a table set aside for children to learn the basics of mineral identification and other related activities. Thank you to Tara Conroy for setting this up! \n\n\n\n6:00 PM Meeting \n\n\n\nStudent Research Night \n\n\n\nTwo OVMC members who are graduate students in geology at the University of Ottawa will describe their field studies and research results so far on their M.Sc. thesis projects. Jack Halloran is studying the Valeriano Cu-Au porphyry-type deposit in northern Chile. Kelsie Ojaste is working on the giant ore deposits in Sudbury and will talk about “Understanding the role of volatiles in Sudbury’s abundant Ni-Cu-PGE deposits using petrography and geochemistry”. Come out and support our student members and see what great work student researchers are doing these days! \n\n\n\nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-april-2025-meeting/
LOCATION:Musée canadien de la nature\, 240\, rue McLeod\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250320T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250320T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T151310
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SUMMARY:OVMC March 2025 Meeting - The Geological History of Southern Ontario
DESCRIPTION:5:30 PM Mineral Identification \n\n\n\n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30\, ends at 6 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n\n\n\n6:00 PM Meeting \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Laura Mancini\, P.Geo\, Southern Regional Resident Geologist\, Ontario Geological Survey \n\n\n\nTopic: The Geological History of Southern Ontario \n\n\n\nLaura’s presentation will cover the formation of Laurentia and the Grenville Province starting in the Proterozoic around 2.5 billion years ago through the Quaternary Period. The presentation will briefly cover the variety of mineral products that are mined from 3 very distinct geological areas which are the Paleozoic\, Central Metasedimentary Belt\, and the Central Gneiss Belt.  \n\n\n\nUpon completing an M.Sc. at the University of Waterloo in 2011\, Laura worked for Lake Shore Gold Corp as an Exploration Geologist for eight years on several surface and underground projects during an exciting time in gold exploration and mining. She began working with the Ontario Geological Survey Team in March 2020\, as southern Ontario’s Regional Resident Geologist. Laura enjoys participating in geoscience outreach and education\, particularly teaching about the amazing geological history and complex geology of Southern Ontario. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-march-2025-meeting/
LOCATION:Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 MacLeod Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250220T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250220T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T151310
CREATED:20241128T014335Z
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SUMMARY:OVMC February 2025 Meeting - Ice River Alkaline Complex - BC
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Paula Piilonen Field WorkIce River Complex BCAncylite Mineral\n\n\n5:30 PM Mineral Identification and Kids Corner \n\n\n\n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30\, ends at 6 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n\n\n\n“Kids Corner”: We will now be having a table set aside for children to learn the basics of mineral identification and other related activities. Thank you to Tara Conroy for setting this up! \n\n\n\n6:00 PM Meeting \n\n\n\nSpeaker Dr. Paula Piilonen\, Research Scientist\, Mineralogy Dept.\, Canadian Museum of Nature \n\n\n\nTopic:  The Ice River Alkaline Complex\, southeastern British Columbia \n\n\n\nTopic Details: The Ice River Alkaline Complex\, 23 km south of Field\, British Columbia\, is a J-shaped\, multiphase intrusion comprised of highly alkaline rocks – carbonatite\, ijolite\, nepheline syenite\, and numerous post-intrusive dikes. It is host to at least 92 different minerals including fine examples of relatively rare minerals such as ancylite-(Ce)\, edingtonite\, natrolite\, and catapleiite\, as well as abundant sodalite. For the last 2 years\, Dr. Piilonen and a team from the Canadian Museum of Nature\, partnered with Chris Robak of Silver Cove Minerals\, have undertaken expeditions to this mineralogically important locality in order to study the late-stage pegmatites in the Moose Creek Valley. Paula will share her experience discovering and collecting minerals from a new type of pegmatite and her discoveries back in the lab. \n\n\n\nAbout our Speaker: Dr. Paula Piilonen is a research scientist in the Mineralogy Section at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa where she has worked for the last 23 years. She completed a B.Sc. in geology at Laurentian University (1997)\, a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences at the University of Ottawa (2001)\, and a post-doctoral fellowship at Université de Marne-la-Vallée (France\, 2002) before starting with the Museum in 2002. Her work is focused on the mineralogy\, crystal chemistry and behavior of rare elements in alkaline systems\, in particular the minerals that are formed during late-stage autometasomatic or hydrothermal processes. Her fieldwork has spanned the globe\, from Mont Saint-Hilaire to Norway\, Thailand and Cambodia\, Baffin Island and British Columbia. She lives in rural Dunrobin on the Ottawa River with her husband\, Reni. She is an avid squash player\, a certified Muay Thai instructor\, enjoys mountain biking\, kayaking and fishing on the Ottawa River but more likely can be found relaxing on the deck with an adult beverage watching the sunsets. \n\n\n\nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-february-2025-meeting/
LOCATION:Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 MacLeod Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250123T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250123T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T151310
CREATED:20241124T175200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250119T021324Z
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SUMMARY:OVMC January 2025 Meeting - Crystal Habits and Forms\, and What They can Tell us
DESCRIPTION:5:30 PM Mineral Identification \n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30\, ends at 6 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n6:00 PM Meeting \nSpeaker:  Dr. Inna Lykova\, Research Scientist and Acting Curator of Mineralogy at the Canadian Museum of Nature \nTopic: Crystal habits and forms\, and what they can tell us. \nDr. Inna Lykova holding a world-class catapleiite crystal from Mt. St. Hilaire\, PQ. Photo by Pierre Poirier/CMN \nDr. Lykova will talk about different shapes of crystals and their aggregates\, and how they can help us decipher the origin and geological history of a mineral specimen. \nInna joined the Canadian Museum of Nature in 2019 after working as a research scientist at the Fersman Mineralogical Museum RAS\, Moscow\, Russia\, for six years. She is the lead author or co-author of over 70 papers and has described 40 new mineral species. \nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-january-2025-meeting/
LOCATION:Musée canadien de la nature\, 240\, rue McLeod\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241212T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241212T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T151310
CREATED:20241124T034953Z
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SUMMARY:OVMC December 2024 Meeting - The Amazing Treasures of the Major Mineral Museums in Germany
DESCRIPTION:5:30 PM Mineral Identification \n\n\n\n6:00 PM Meeting \n\n\n\nJoin us for Christmas treats\, a mineral auction and free minerals for the kids. \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Michael Bainbridge\,  Assistant Curator of Mineralogy\, Canadian Museum of Nature\, Ottawa \n\n\n\nTitle  The Amazing Treasures of the Major Mineral Museums in Germany \n\n\n\nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/december-meeting/
LOCATION:Musée canadien de la nature\, 240\, rue McLeod\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241114T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T151310
CREATED:20241124T035445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250119T021726Z
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SUMMARY:OVMC November 2024 Meeting and Annual General Meeting - An Arctic Adventure – Collecting Minerals on Southern Baffin Island
DESCRIPTION:5:00 PM  Mineral Identification \n6:00 PM AGM Meeting \nSpeaker:  Brad Wilson\, geologist\, gem cutter\, field collector extraordinaire \nTopic:  An Arctic Adventure – Collecting Minerals on Southern Baffin Island \nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Musée canadien de la nature\, 240\, rue McLeod\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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