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SUMMARY:Fossil Field Trip - Placeholder
DESCRIPTION:We hope to schedule a fossil field trip closer to Ottawa on this date.  More details to come.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/fossil-field-trip-placeholder/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Titanite Hill\, CN Rock Pile Schickler Fluorite Occurrence and Desmont Mine  1 or 2-Day Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Members can choose to attend just one day or both days. Reserve a motel in Bancroft early if staying overnight.\nPlease register at the bottom of this page for each day. \nLocated about 25 minutes from Bancroft\, Titanite Hill is part of the same local geology as the famous\, now closed to the public: Bear Lake Diggings which produced many fine specimens of amphibole and apatite crystals plus others. \nSaturday: Titanite Hill\nOn the first day\, we will meet at the Mineral Museum in downtown Bancroft at 10:00 am.\, then proceed to the town of Tory Hill (about 25 minutes) which is close to Titanite Hill. \n \nTitanite Hill has produced wonderful specimens of not only amphiboles and fluoroapatite but also titanite\, biotite\, feldspar\, rare fluoro-richterite\, quartz\, calcite\, and others. \nTitanite Hill parking is down a small road from Tory Hill village with limited spaces so car pooling is advised. Digging\, following calcite veins\, can be done at the bottom of the hill or on the hill but realize past rockhounds have already removed many specimens; however good finds are still happening. The best opportunities for better specimens is now at the top which requires a fairly strenuous uphill climb (no paths so no wagons). Recommended tools are hand rake and trowel to extend past digging. A shovel to remove the surface soil in new digging areas would be very helpful. Even a soil sifter is handy to find smaller specimens caught in the soil. \nBring a lunch and drinks. \nSaturday Evening: CN Rock Pile\nMinerals at the CN Rock Pile are very different than Titanite Hill. The rocks came from the Golding-Keene Quarry and contains a wide variety including: nepheline\, albite\, peristerite\, biotite\, cancrinite (fluorescent)\, zircons\, graphite\, plagioclase feldspar\, sodalite\, hackmanite (fluorescent) and others. \n \nWe will meet at 7:30 pm at the entrance to the CN Rock Pile (Across the street from the Mineral Museum). Parking is right next to the CN Rock Pile so it is very easy to start finding minerals. Since the top of the CN Rock Pile has been picked over\, digging down a little will produce better specimens. Evening is ideal to find great bright yellow-orange fluorescent minerals so bring along-wave UV (365 nm). \nSunday:  Schickler Fluorite Occurrence and Desmont Mine\nNear Wilberforce (about 30 minutes from Bancroft)are two mineral locations.  We will meet at the Bancroft Mineral Museum at 10:00am and then drive to the Desmont Mine in the morning and those that want to go to the Schickler Fluorite Occurrence can go in the afternoon. Schickler is rather small so space is limited to 12. \nMinerals found at Desmont: Albite\, amphibole\, biotite\, calcite\, diopside\, edenite\, garnet\, limestone\, magnetite\, microcline\, molybdenite\, pyrite\, pyroxene\, pyrrhotite\, smoky quartz\, serpentine\, sphalerite\, rare stillwellite\, thorite\, titanite\, uraninite.  Desmont Mine is a granite pegmatite and was originally mined for uranium in the 1950s. \n \nMinerals found at Schickler:   Augite\, calcite\, fluorapatite\, fluorite\, pyrite\, microcline\, scapolite\, thorite and titanite and yttriaite-y. Fluorites range from clear to deep violet.  There a 15-min walk through beautiful woods to get to the Schickler Occurrence from its parking lot. \n \nThere are no charges to visit these locations.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/titanite-hill-cn-rock-pile-schickler-fluorite-occurrence-and-desmond-mine-1-or-2-day-field-trip/
LOCATION:Bancroft Mineral Museum\, 8 Hastings Heritage Way\, Bancroft\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Parker Spinel Occurrence Field Trip
DESCRIPTION: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. \n \nThe black spinel crystals are found in carbonates. \nParking and space is limited so register early. \n 
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/parker-spinel-occurrence-field-trip/
LOCATION:Parker Mine\, Notre-Dame-du-Laus\, Notre-Dame-du-Laus\, Québec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260912T160000
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SUMMARY:Graphite Road Cut Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:There is a road cut in Quebec is about an hour’s drive from Ottawa where graphite is found as well as diopside and a few other minerals such as tourmaline. \n \nThis trip is for a small group since the mineral area is not very large. \nMore details will be provided to those registering.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/graphite-road-cut/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260926T100000
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SUMMARY:Beryl Pit Field Trip #2
DESCRIPTION:The owners of the Beryl Pit have turned over the dumps/tailings so fresh minerals are more available. \nThe 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 \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.  If one is lucky\, blue beryl / aquamarine can be found. \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. \nThere are two collecting approaches: \nEasy: Digging and raking through the mine dumps which are mainly loose soil mixed with minerals. \nChallenging: Using a sledge or chisels to break open big rocks to find fresh mineral specimens. \nSee our Blog Article for tools and what to bring: Gearing Up: Must-Have Tools for the Aspiring Rockhound \nThe owners of the Beryl Pit charge the following fees which we will collect at the Quadeville store: \nAdult – $20.00 \nStudent – $15.00 \nChildren under 6 – Free
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/beryl-pit-field-trip-2-2/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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SUMMARY:DeWitts Corner Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:DeWitts Corner\, south of Perth\, is known as one of the finest spinel crystal locations in Canada. It was originally a calcite mine for feeding a local kiln back in the 1840s. \nNote: View Doug Scott’s Blog article about Dewitts Corner being lost and found again for a fascinating deep dive. \nMembers of the Ottawa Valley Mineral Club collecting at the DeWitts Corners spinel pits\, September 2024\nOther minerals besides spinel that may be found include calcite\, corundum\, rare\, hogbomite\, magnetite\, hornblende\, diopside and scapolite. \nAfter about an hour’s drive from Ottawa and a short easy walk\, we will arrive at the spinel pits. Please go the Tim Hortons in Perth on the main Route 7: 98 Dufferin St\, Perth\, ON K7H 3A7 as we will meet there 10:00 am and then follow each other to the location.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/dewitts-corner-field-trip/
LOCATION:DeWitts Corner\, 1950 Christie Lake Road\, Perth\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Long Lake Zinc Mine Field Trip #2 (Evening)
DESCRIPTION:This trip is planned to be there at dusk or after dark to see and locate the best fluorescent minerals. \nThe 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. \n \nMinerals 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). \nWe 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. \n \nParking is very close to the site. \nSee 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. \n$20.00 – $40.00 The owner has decided to charge $20/person + $20/bucket collected
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/long-lake-zinc-mine-field-trip-2-evening-2/
LOCATION:NW of Parham\, ON\, Parham\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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