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** NOTE: Mineral collecting field trips will begin again in the Spring. Click on Previous Events below to browse past field trips, meetings and other events. Come to our monthly meetings which are held every second Thursday each month. Bring your rocks and minerals to have experts identify or exchange for other minerals plus attend fascinating presentations. Presentations are in English but bilingual club members would be happy to translate questions.
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Join us for Door Prizes, Auction and Christmas Treats 6:00 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop “Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 6:00, ends at 6:30 PM. Members are free to bring...
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...
6:00 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop “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...
5:30 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop “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...
Meeting Location: Canadian Museum of Nature in the Theatre downstairs 5:30 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop “Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30, ends at 6:30 PM. Members are free to...
The OVMC will have a booth at the EY Centre Gem and Mineral Show. Explore an extraordinary collection of crystals, fossils, gemstones, and handcrafted jewelry—each a masterpiece shaped by the...
6:00 PM Youth Program Workshops Location: Canadian Museum of Nature in the large area past the restaurant Four workshop facilitators will hold two workshops. Much appreciation is extended to Inna...
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...
Join us and win door prizes! 5:30 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop “Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30, ends at 6:15 PM. Members are free to bring in a...
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,...
