field trips
Field trips focus on collecting and history of Southeastern Ontario and the surrounding areas. Check out the bottom of our page to read about some of the materials we have collected, places we have been and the history about each area.
Field trips are usually held every month from April through October.
Field trips are usually held every month from April through October.
Please read the following file if you plan on attending any upcoming field trips.
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Upcoming field trips will be posted as they are planned both locally and for other lapidary clubs. For our field trips, mark your calendars and be sure to contact the field trip leaders if you plan to attend. If you need a membership card, please email me and I will email one back.
All the best
Eileen
Ongoing Opportunities
Beryl Pit (Quadeville, Ontario)
Minerals: key minerals are beryl, amazonite, peristerite, other feldspars and quartz. For a full list of minerals check out: https://www.mindat.org/loc-6641.html
Purchase Collecting Pass: MacEwen Gast Station in Quadeville (~$10)
Collecting Style: Breaking Rock / Digging in Rock
Collecting Equipment: 3/5lb sledgehammer, chisels and shovels.
Herkimer Diamonds (New York, U.S.A.)
Minerals: Herkimer Diamonds (double terminated quartz crystals)
Fossils: Cambrian aged stromatolites
Purchase Collecting Pass: several locations (~$10 day)
Herkimer Diamond Mines: http://www.herkimerdiamond.com/
Ace of Diamonds: https://www.herkimerdiamonds.com/
Crystal Gove: http://www.crystalgrove.com/ (working on website, check out Facebook)
Collecting Style: Breaking Rock / Scavenging
Collecting Equipment: 3/5/10/25lb sledgehammers, chisels, wedges, pry bars and shovels.
Schickler Fluorite Mine (Wilberforce, Ontario)
Minerals: Apatite, Fluorite, Scapolite and others.
Obtain Collecting Pass (free): Permission to collect can now be obatined through the following website: www.highlandseast.ca/en/explore-and-play/mineral-collecting.aspx?_mid_=17955
Collecting Style: Digging in Soil
Collecting Equipment: Shovels, Root Clippers, Small hand saw and other stuff you think is good.
Meeting: 9:00 a.m. Thursday to Sunday during the Gemboree, at the North Hastings community Centre (103 Newkirk Blvd). Participants must provide their own transportation to each site following a lead vehicle. Mineral Tours average 5 hours but you may leave earlier or stay longer.
Admission $15 Ages 17+, $10 ages 16 and under, $40 families (up to 5 people)/ Additional fees are required for specific sites.
Required Equipment: safety glasses, closed -in footwear are mandatory equipment for these tours. Rockhounding equipment such as rock hammers, shovels, chisels, buckets, garden claws etc. for collecting are necessary. Recommended equipped for the weather, includes hats, bug spray, raincoats. Bring snacks, lunch, drinks since the locations of sites will not have water or food available
KLMC FIELD TRIPS - 2024
Please review the Field Trip Code of Ethics and Safety Rules on the CCFMS website http://www.ccfms.ca
Check back periodically for updates on upcoming field trips.
All the best
Eileen
Ongoing Opportunities
Beryl Pit (Quadeville, Ontario)
Minerals: key minerals are beryl, amazonite, peristerite, other feldspars and quartz. For a full list of minerals check out: https://www.mindat.org/loc-6641.html
Purchase Collecting Pass: MacEwen Gast Station in Quadeville (~$10)
Collecting Style: Breaking Rock / Digging in Rock
Collecting Equipment: 3/5lb sledgehammer, chisels and shovels.
Herkimer Diamonds (New York, U.S.A.)
Minerals: Herkimer Diamonds (double terminated quartz crystals)
Fossils: Cambrian aged stromatolites
Purchase Collecting Pass: several locations (~$10 day)
Herkimer Diamond Mines: http://www.herkimerdiamond.com/
Ace of Diamonds: https://www.herkimerdiamonds.com/
Crystal Gove: http://www.crystalgrove.com/ (working on website, check out Facebook)
Collecting Style: Breaking Rock / Scavenging
Collecting Equipment: 3/5/10/25lb sledgehammers, chisels, wedges, pry bars and shovels.
Schickler Fluorite Mine (Wilberforce, Ontario)
Minerals: Apatite, Fluorite, Scapolite and others.
Obtain Collecting Pass (free): Permission to collect can now be obatined through the following website: www.highlandseast.ca/en/explore-and-play/mineral-collecting.aspx?_mid_=17955
Collecting Style: Digging in Soil
Collecting Equipment: Shovels, Root Clippers, Small hand saw and other stuff you think is good.
Meeting: 9:00 a.m. Thursday to Sunday during the Gemboree, at the North Hastings community Centre (103 Newkirk Blvd). Participants must provide their own transportation to each site following a lead vehicle. Mineral Tours average 5 hours but you may leave earlier or stay longer.
Admission $15 Ages 17+, $10 ages 16 and under, $40 families (up to 5 people)/ Additional fees are required for specific sites.
Required Equipment: safety glasses, closed -in footwear are mandatory equipment for these tours. Rockhounding equipment such as rock hammers, shovels, chisels, buckets, garden claws etc. for collecting are necessary. Recommended equipped for the weather, includes hats, bug spray, raincoats. Bring snacks, lunch, drinks since the locations of sites will not have water or food available
KLMC FIELD TRIPS - 2024
Please review the Field Trip Code of Ethics and Safety Rules on the CCFMS website http://www.ccfms.ca
Check back periodically for updates on upcoming field trips.
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