Miller Property Field Trip
The Miller Property includes the Smart Mine established around 1880. Apatite was the main target because of its phosphate used as fertilizer. The main minerals that can be found are...
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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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Miller Property Sebastopol Township, Ontario, Canada
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Fossil Field Trip – Placeholder
We hope to schedule a fossil field trip closer to Ottawa on this date. More details to come.
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Titanite Hill, CN Rock Pile Schickler Fluorite Occurrence and Desmont Mine 1 or 2-Day Field Trip
Bancroft Mineral Museum 8 Hastings Heritage Way, Bancroft, Ontario, CanadaMembers can choose to attend just one day or both days. Reserve a motel in Bancroft early if staying overnight. Please register at the bottom of this page for each...
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Parker Spinel Occurrence Field Trip
Parker Mine, Notre-Dame-du-Laus Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Québec, CanadaThe 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...
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Graphite Road Cut Field Trip
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....
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Beryl Pit Field Trip #2
The owners of the Beryl Pit have turned over the dumps/tailings so fresh minerals are more available. The Beryl Pit is an open pit with a large field of mine...
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DeWitts Corner Field Trip
DeWitts Corner 1950 Christie Lake Road, Perth, Ontario, CanadaDeWitts 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...
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Long Lake Zinc Mine Field Trip #2 (Evening)
NW of Parham, ON Parham, Ontario, CanadaThis trip is planned to be there at dusk or after dark to see and locate the best fluorescent minerals. The Long Lake Zinc Mine (Sometimes called the Richardson Mine)...