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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** 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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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)...