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SUMMARY:Beryl Pit Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:The Beryl Pit is an open pit with a large field of mine dump material that has been bulldozed for easier discovery. Originally\, beryl was discovered in 1897 then the mine opened in the 1920s. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere are a variety of minerals that can be found here including beryl\, pyrite\, columbite\, euxenite\, tourmaline\, fluorite\, various quartz\, aquamarine\, mica\, feldspar including albite peristerite (moonstone)\, allanite and many more. Most of these were formed in a granite pegmatite about 1.2 billion years ago up to 20 km deep under the Grenville mountains which have all eroded away. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will meet at the Quadeville Grocery Store at 10:00 am and then proceed by car to the Beryl Pit parking area. There is a 0.75 km walk to the collecting area which is fairly open. Bring lunch\, water and mosquito repellant. There are no washrooms at the Pit but Quadeville does have a public washrooms. \n\n\n\nThere are two collecting approaches: \n\n\n\nEasy: Digging and raking through the mine dumps which are mainly loose soil mixed with minerals. \n\n\n\nChallenging: Using a sledge or chisels to break open big rocks to find fresh mineral specimens. \n\n\n\nSee our Blog Article for tools and what to bring: Gearing Up: Must-Have Tools for the Aspiring Rockhound \n\n\n\nThe owners of the Beryl Pit charge the following fees which we will collect at the Quadeville store: \n\n\n\nAdult – $20.00 \n\n\n\nStudent – $15.00 \n\n\n\nChildren under 6 – Free
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/beryl-pit-field-trip-3/
LOCATION:Quadeville – meet at Kauffeldt’s Grocery Store\, Quadevilles\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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SUMMARY:OVMC May 2026 Meeting - The Scientific Value of Micromounting and Pinch Award
DESCRIPTION:Join us and win door prizes! \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 meeting of the OVMC. The last winner of this medal was our own Michael Bainbridge 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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SUMMARY:Yates Mine Field Trip
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPossible minerals to be uncovered are: allanite\, apatite\, calcite\, diopside\, fluorite\, microcline\, molybdenite\, phlogopite mica\, pyroxene\, scapolite thorianite\, titanite\, tremolite and zircon. \n\n\n\nParking is at the gate to the property.  Since the gate will be locked\, we must go as a group so please be there at 10:00 am.  Direction details will be sent to attendees. \n\n\n\nThere is a 20-25 minute walk through the woods on an uneven road slightly uphill. A dolly may help lighten the load on the way out. \n\n\n\nSee our Blog Article for tools and what to bring: Gearing Up: Must-Have Tools for the Aspiring Rockhound. \n\n\n\n$10.00 To be paid at the site.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/yates-mine-field-trip-2/
LOCATION:Otter Lake\, Otter Lake\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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