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Blackburn mica mine, Cantley
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
MarblesAlso reported: apatite, phlogopite, diopside.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Gatineau phosphate and mica pits of the 1880s in Grenville marble
Documented historic mine known to Ottawa-Gatineau collectors.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
water-filled pits
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