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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/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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SUMMARY:OVMC October 2026 Meeting - AGM and Adventures of a Canadian Collecting Minerals on Arizona
DESCRIPTION:Meeting Location: Canadian Museum of Nature in the Theatre downstairs \n5:30 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop \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. \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. \nJoin us and win door prizes! \n6:00 PM Annual General Meeting \nAgenda to be published and distributed ahead of meeting. \n6:45 PM Meeting \nSpeaker: David Joyce\, well-known mineral collector and dealer \nTopic: Adventures of a Canadian Collecting Minerals on Arizona \nDavid Joyce has been a mineral collector since he was 12 years old\, growing up in rock and mineral bereft Scarborough\, Ontario\, Canada. He left Scarborough at 19 years of age to attend the Haileybury School of Mines and upon graduation worked across Canada in the explosives and mining businesses. He later worked for mining and engineering contractors in the field of designing and building mining complexes\, internationally\, and most recently was Vice President\, Business Development for SNC-Lavalin Engineers and Constructors. David was an adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto for eight years\, teaching “Explosives and Fragmentation in Mining” in the engineering faculty.  He volunteers at both the Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum\, as well as the Royal Ontario Museum.  David Joyce has had a mineral business either full or part time for over 40 years and recently retired after many years as a full time mineral dealer. His son\, Daniel\, has happily taken over the mineral business\, www.djoyceminerals.com. \n \nDavid is a resident of Ontario who spends half of the year in Arizona. Guess which half!? While there\, he is fortunate to be able to collect minerals at many beautiful\, interesting and historic sites. These are the kinds of places that beautiful mineral crystal specimens come from! This presentation will chronicle some of the more interesting and productive sites that he has visited. It is a travelogue presentation showing trips to the locations\, unusual happenings\, flora\, fauna\, collecting techniques and the minerals collected.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-october-2026-meeting-agm-and-adventures-of-a-canadian-collecting-minerals-on-arizona/
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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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