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SUMMARY:Amherst Island Fossil Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Note change in date from Aug 6 to Aug 20 (necessary for insurance purposes) \n\n\n\nAmherst Island is located just south of Kingston. We will meet at the Ferry at 10:00 am. After a short ferry ride at 10:30 am\, we plan to visit two fossil locations: 11:00 am at Topsy Farms and in the afternoon at the far south-east end of island near the bird sanctuary. \n\n\n\nEnjoy the unique Irish dry stone walls along the drive. \n\n\n\nOther activities available are: \n\n\n\n\nBeautiful sandy beach:  Back Beach Park and Sand Beach Wetlands Conservation Area\n\n\n\nNeilson Store Museum\n\n\n\nOwl Woods\n\n\n\nKingston Field Naturalists Bird Sanctuary\n\n\n\nIn Stella:  General Store\, Back Kitchen Restaurant\n\n\n\nTopsy Farms: meet the animals\, view their products\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFossils include crinoids\, brachiopods\, bryozoan\, snails\, corals\, trilobites about 400 million years old. It is a short walk from parking areas.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/amherst-island-fossil-field-trip/
LOCATION:Amherst Island\, Amhesrt Island\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250727T100000
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SUMMARY:Bancroft Mineral Club Museum and Club Show
DESCRIPTION:The Bancroft Gem and Mineral Club holds its own Club Show on the Sunday before the Bancroft Rockhound Gemboree scheduled for July 31 – Aug 3\, 2025.  Bancroft club members offer a full range of minerals\, gems and other products.  A number of our OVMC members are travelling to Bancroft to support the Bancroft Club and also to take in the Mineral Museum they have in downtown Bancroft.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a fascinating day trip.  Note: We may get a bus if there is a enough interest.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/bancroft-mineral-club-museum-and-club-show/
LOCATION:Bancroft Mineral Museum\, 8 Hastings Heritage Way\, Bancroft\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250726T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250726T160000
DTSTAMP:20260421T084511
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SUMMARY:Miller Property Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:The Miller Property includes the Smart Mine established around 1880.  Apatite was the main target because of its phosphate used as fertilizer. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe main minerals that can be found are apatite\, fluorapatite\, calcite\, biotite\, microcline felspar\, amazonite\, titanite and zircon. \n\n\n\nParking is fairly close to the diggings although low cars may want to park a little further away.  It can be quite damp after a rain at the Miller Property which will increase mosquitos so come prepared. See our Blog Article for tools and what to bring: Gearing Up: Must-Have Tools for the Aspiring Rockhound. \n\n\n\nThere is an attendee limit of 25 members. Parking is limited so lets try to carpool.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/miller-property-field-trip-2/
LOCATION:Smart Mine Miller Property\, 705 Wittke Rd\,\, Bonnechere Valley\, ON\, K0J 1T0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250708T160000
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SUMMARY:Craigmont Corundum Mine Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:In the late 1800s\, corundum was discovered near Combermere and soon after the Craigmont Corundum Mine was established. It was a large enterprise employing over 400 men in 1906.  \n\n\n\nJoin our “expedition” and a leading expert for a unique collecting experience and discover the 2nd hardest mineral next to diamonds. Corundum is 9 on the Mohs scale. Ruby and sapphire are actually corundum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe main mineral being sought at Craigmont is corundum but the following may also be discovered: biotite\, magnetite\, mica\, molybdenite\, pyrite\, smoky quartz and scapolite and others. \n\n\n\nCraigmont involves walking up a trail that is not too long.  Where we are collecting will be somewhat open so bugs won’t be too bad.  It is a huge property – basically\, a whole mountain where there are mine dumps; however\, past the collecting area\, there are large boulders and potential for falls – so be careful.   \n\n\n\nSee our Blog Article for tools and what to bring: Gearing Up: Must-Have Tools for the Aspiring Rockhound. Because you may want to break open rocks\, a short-handled sledge hammer would be advantageous. \n\n\n\nBONUS: the OVMC has asked Chris Fouts to be our guide\, Chris is a well-known Bancroft geologist and is extremely knowledgeable with the area.  He has been to the Craigmont Mine already this year so can help all members find good specimens. \n\n\n\nWe will meet up with Chris at the Country Store in McArthur Mills on Highway 28 at 10:00 am and follow him to the mineral collecting area (about 20 minutes away) – maps will be provided.  It is a little less than 2 hours from Ottawa. \n\n\n\nPrice:  $15 per adult member.  Kids are free.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/craigmont-corundum-mine/
LOCATION:Near Combermere\, ON\, Combermere\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250614T170000
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SUMMARY:Long Lake Zinc Mine Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:The 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMinerals that can be found in the mine dumps (as shown above) are:  calcite\, chalcopyrite\, diopside\, galena\, hydrozincite\, molybdenite\, pyrite\, pyrrhotite\, quartz\, sphalerite (Italics:  fluorescent minerals). \n\n\n\nWe will have dark boxes to view fluorescent minerals. \n\n\n\nParking is very close to the site. \n\n\n\nSee our Blog Article for tools and what to bring: Gearing Up: Must-Have Tools for the Aspiring Rockhound. \n\n\n\nMore news will be provided in the coming weeks.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/long-lake-zinc-mine/
LOCATION:NW of Parham\, ON\, Parham\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250531T160000
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SUMMARY:Yates Mine Field Trip
DESCRIPTION: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.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPossible minerals to be uncovered are: allanite\, apatite\, calcite\, diopside\, fluorite\, microcline\, molybdenite\, phlogopite mica\, pyroxene\, scapolite thorianite\, titanite\, tremolite and zircon. \n\n\n\nThere is a 20-25 minute walk through the woods on an uneven road slightly uphill. A dolly may help lighten the load on the way out. \n\n\n\nSee our Blog Article for tools and what to bring: Gearing Up: Must-Have Tools for the Aspiring Rockhound.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/yates-mine-field-trip/
LOCATION:Otter Lake\, Otter Lake\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250513T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250513T160000
DTSTAMP:20260421T084511
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SUMMARY:Beryl Pit Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:The Beryl Pit is an open pit with a large field of mine dump material that has been bulldozed for easier finding. Originally\, beryl was discovered in 1897 then the mine opened in the 1920s. \n\n\n\n\n\n\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. \n\n\n\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. \n\n\n\nThere are two collecting approaches: \n\n\n\n\nEasy:  Digging and raking through the mine dumps which is mainly loose soil mixed with minerals\n\n\n\nChallenging: Using a sledge or chisels to break open big rocks to find fresh mineral specimens.\n\n\n\n\nSee our Blog Article for tools and what to bring:  Gearing Up:  Must-Have Tools for the Aspiring Rockhound \n\n\n\nThe owners of the Beryl Pit charge the following fees which we will collect in advance: \n\n\n\n\nAdult – $20.00\n\n\n\nStudent – $15.00\n\n\n\nChildren under 6 – Free\n\n\n\n\nPlease note\, if paying by credit or debit card\, there is a $1.00 fee for card processing. \n\n\n\nThere is a limit of 40 attendees.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/beryl-pit-field-trip/
LOCATION:Quadeville – meet at Kauffeldt’s Grocery Store\, Quadevilles\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250508T200000
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SUMMARY:OVMC May 2025 Meeting - Grenville Night and Mineral Auction
DESCRIPTION:5:30 PM Mineral Identification and Kids Corner \n\n\n\n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30\, ends at 6 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n\n\n\n“Kids Corner”: We will now be having a table set aside for children to learn the basics of mineral identification and other related activities. Thank you to Tara Conroy for setting this up! \n\n\n\n6:00 PM Meeting \n\n\n\nMineral Auction (cash please) \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Michael Bainbridge\, Assistant Curator of Mineralogy\, Canadian Museum of Nature \n\n\n\nTopic:  Grenville Geological Province Night \n\n\n\nThe complex metamorphic rocks of the Grenville geological province host many of the famous mineral localities of SE Ontario and western Quebec\, including the Otter Lake apatite mine\, the Miller property titanite-apatite\, the numerous occurrences at Bancroft and Madoc\, and hundreds more. We are planning a brief review of the geology of the Grenville followed by hands-on demonstrations of the sometimes confusing rocks and minerals found in this terrane. This will be a great opportunity for all of us to improve our skill in identifying and understanding Grenville rocks and minerals. \n\n\n\nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-may-2025-meeting/
LOCATION:Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 MacLeod Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250410T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250410T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T084511
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SUMMARY:OVMC April 2025 Meeting - Student Research Night
DESCRIPTION:5:30 PM Mineral Identification and Kids Corner \n\n\n\n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30\, ends at 6 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n\n\n\n“Kids Corner”: We will now be having a table set aside for children to learn the basics of mineral identification and other related activities. Thank you to Tara Conroy for setting this up! \n\n\n\n6:00 PM Meeting \n\n\n\nStudent Research Night \n\n\n\nTwo OVMC members who are graduate students in geology at the University of Ottawa will describe their field studies and research results so far on their M.Sc. thesis projects. Jack Halloran is studying the Valeriano Cu-Au porphyry-type deposit in northern Chile. Kelsie Ojaste is working on the giant ore deposits in Sudbury and will talk about “Understanding the role of volatiles in Sudbury’s abundant Ni-Cu-PGE deposits using petrography and geochemistry”. Come out and support our student members and see what great work student researchers are doing these days! \n\n\n\nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-april-2025-meeting/
LOCATION:Musée canadien de la nature\, 240\, rue McLeod\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250320T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T084511
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SUMMARY:OVMC March 2025 Meeting - The Geological History of Southern Ontario
DESCRIPTION:5:30 PM Mineral Identification \n\n\n\n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30\, ends at 6 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n\n\n\n6:00 PM Meeting \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Laura Mancini\, P.Geo\, Southern Regional Resident Geologist\, Ontario Geological Survey \n\n\n\nTopic: The Geological History of Southern Ontario \n\n\n\nLaura’s presentation will cover the formation of Laurentia and the Grenville Province starting in the Proterozoic around 2.5 billion years ago through the Quaternary Period. The presentation will briefly cover the variety of mineral products that are mined from 3 very distinct geological areas which are the Paleozoic\, Central Metasedimentary Belt\, and the Central Gneiss Belt.  \n\n\n\nUpon completing an M.Sc. at the University of Waterloo in 2011\, Laura worked for Lake Shore Gold Corp as an Exploration Geologist for eight years on several surface and underground projects during an exciting time in gold exploration and mining. She began working with the Ontario Geological Survey Team in March 2020\, as southern Ontario’s Regional Resident Geologist. Laura enjoys participating in geoscience outreach and education\, particularly teaching about the amazing geological history and complex geology of Southern Ontario. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-march-2025-meeting/
LOCATION:Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 MacLeod Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250220T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250220T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T084511
CREATED:20241128T014335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T104956Z
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SUMMARY:OVMC February 2025 Meeting - Ice River Alkaline Complex - BC
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Paula Piilonen Field WorkIce River Complex BCAncylite Mineral\n\n\n5:30 PM Mineral Identification and Kids Corner \n\n\n\n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30\, ends at 6 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n\n\n\n“Kids Corner”: We will now be having a table set aside for children to learn the basics of mineral identification and other related activities. Thank you to Tara Conroy for setting this up! \n\n\n\n6:00 PM Meeting \n\n\n\nSpeaker Dr. Paula Piilonen\, Research Scientist\, Mineralogy Dept.\, Canadian Museum of Nature \n\n\n\nTopic:  The Ice River Alkaline Complex\, southeastern British Columbia \n\n\n\nTopic Details: The Ice River Alkaline Complex\, 23 km south of Field\, British Columbia\, is a J-shaped\, multiphase intrusion comprised of highly alkaline rocks – carbonatite\, ijolite\, nepheline syenite\, and numerous post-intrusive dikes. It is host to at least 92 different minerals including fine examples of relatively rare minerals such as ancylite-(Ce)\, edingtonite\, natrolite\, and catapleiite\, as well as abundant sodalite. For the last 2 years\, Dr. Piilonen and a team from the Canadian Museum of Nature\, partnered with Chris Robak of Silver Cove Minerals\, have undertaken expeditions to this mineralogically important locality in order to study the late-stage pegmatites in the Moose Creek Valley. Paula will share her experience discovering and collecting minerals from a new type of pegmatite and her discoveries back in the lab. \n\n\n\nAbout our Speaker: Dr. Paula Piilonen is a research scientist in the Mineralogy Section at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa where she has worked for the last 23 years. She completed a B.Sc. in geology at Laurentian University (1997)\, a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences at the University of Ottawa (2001)\, and a post-doctoral fellowship at Université de Marne-la-Vallée (France\, 2002) before starting with the Museum in 2002. Her work is focused on the mineralogy\, crystal chemistry and behavior of rare elements in alkaline systems\, in particular the minerals that are formed during late-stage autometasomatic or hydrothermal processes. Her fieldwork has spanned the globe\, from Mont Saint-Hilaire to Norway\, Thailand and Cambodia\, Baffin Island and British Columbia. She lives in rural Dunrobin on the Ottawa River with her husband\, Reni. She is an avid squash player\, a certified Muay Thai instructor\, enjoys mountain biking\, kayaking and fishing on the Ottawa River but more likely can be found relaxing on the deck with an adult beverage watching the sunsets. \n\n\n\nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-february-2025-meeting/
LOCATION:Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 MacLeod Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250123T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250123T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T084511
CREATED:20241124T175200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250119T021324Z
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SUMMARY:OVMC January 2025 Meeting - Crystal Habits and Forms\, and What They can Tell us
DESCRIPTION:5:30 PM Mineral Identification \n“Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30\, ends at 6 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to be identified by the expert mineralogists in the club. This has been a very popular activity for the membership (at times exceeding our capacity to deal with everyone present!). \n6:00 PM Meeting \nSpeaker:  Dr. Inna Lykova\, Research Scientist and Acting Curator of Mineralogy at the Canadian Museum of Nature \nTopic: Crystal habits and forms\, and what they can tell us. \nDr. Inna Lykova holding a world-class catapleiite crystal from Mt. St. Hilaire\, PQ. Photo by Pierre Poirier/CMN \nDr. Lykova will talk about different shapes of crystals and their aggregates\, and how they can help us decipher the origin and geological history of a mineral specimen. \nInna joined the Canadian Museum of Nature in 2019 after working as a research scientist at the Fersman Mineralogical Museum RAS\, Moscow\, Russia\, for six years. She is the lead author or co-author of over 70 papers and has described 40 new mineral species. \nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-january-2025-meeting/
LOCATION:Musée canadien de la nature\, 240\, rue McLeod\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241212T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241212T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T084511
CREATED:20241124T034953Z
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SUMMARY:OVMC December 2024 Meeting - The Amazing Treasures of the Major Mineral Museums in Germany
DESCRIPTION:5:30 PM Mineral Identification \n\n\n\n6:00 PM Meeting \n\n\n\nJoin us for Christmas treats\, a mineral auction and free minerals for the kids. \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Michael Bainbridge\,  Assistant Curator of Mineralogy\, Canadian Museum of Nature\, Ottawa \n\n\n\nTitle  The Amazing Treasures of the Major Mineral Museums in Germany \n\n\n\nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/december-meeting/
LOCATION:Musée canadien de la nature\, 240\, rue McLeod\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241114T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T084511
CREATED:20241124T035445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250119T021726Z
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SUMMARY:OVMC November 2024 Meeting and Annual General Meeting - An Arctic Adventure – Collecting Minerals on Southern Baffin Island
DESCRIPTION:5:00 PM  Mineral Identification \n6:00 PM AGM Meeting \nSpeaker:  Brad Wilson\, geologist\, gem cutter\, field collector extraordinaire \nTopic:  An Arctic Adventure – Collecting Minerals on Southern Baffin Island \nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Musée canadien de la nature\, 240\, rue McLeod\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241101T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241104T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T084511
CREATED:20241124T202229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241212T182545Z
UID:941-1730451600-1730739600@www.ovmineralclub.ca
SUMMARY:OVMC at EY Centre Gem and Mineral Show
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Gem Show for a showcase of unique gems\, minerals\, fossils\, jewelry\, and so much more. This event is perfect for collectors\, enthusiasts\, and families alike!. Get a free mineral.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-at-ey-centre-gem-and-mineral-show/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241026T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241026T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T084511
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SUMMARY:Blessington Mine Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:A visit to explore the old dumps of Blessington mine\, where minerals like apatite\, scapolite\, and tourmaline can be found.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/blessington-mine-field-trip/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241020T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241020T170000
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UID:2228-1729411200-1729443600@www.ovmineralclub.ca
SUMMARY:Field Trip to Long Lake Zinc Mine
DESCRIPTION:The Long Lake Zinc Mine exists near Parham\, ON.  There are many Fluorescent minerals at this location.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/field-trip-to-long-lake-zinc-mine/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241010T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241010T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T084511
CREATED:20241124T174843Z
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UID:912-1728581400-1728590400@www.ovmineralclub.ca
SUMMARY:OVMC October 2024 Meeting - Tour of the Museum of Nature's Mineralogical Display
DESCRIPTION:5:30 PM Mineral Identification \n\n\n\n6:00 PM Meeting \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Dr. Inna Lykova\, Curator of the National Mineral Collection and Michael Bainbridge\, Collections Manager \n\n\n\nTopic:  Tour of the Museum’s Mineralogical Display \n\n\n\nLocation and Directions: Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 McLeod St.\, Ottawa. Enter through the main entrance and turn left\, go to the end of the hall past the cafeteria
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/ovmc-october-meeting/
LOCATION:Canadian Museum of Nature\, 240 MacLeod Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2R1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240928T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240928T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T084511
CREATED:20241124T194745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241229T180658Z
UID:926-1727544600-1727553600@www.ovmineralclub.ca
SUMMARY:DeWitts Corner Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Dewitts Corners area is where a particular occurrence delivers complex Spinel crystals\, often partially pseudomorphed by Corundum. A novel mineral species (Magnesiohogbomite-6N12S) has been recently discovered by Dr. Inna Lykova and colleagues at the occurrence.
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/field-trip-to-dewitts-corner/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240717T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240717T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T084511
CREATED:20241124T201645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241212T183217Z
UID:939-1721203200-1721235600@www.ovmineralclub.ca
SUMMARY:Miller Property Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:OVMC-organized mineral collecting trip to Miller property. Exposed calcite vein dykes bearing Apatite\, Titanite\, Zircon etc. can be found
URL:https://www.ovmineralclub.ca/event/miller-property-field-trip/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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