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Ingraham Trail pegmatites, Yellowknife

Crystal locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: muscovite, feldspar.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Beryl and tourmaline pegmatites scattered through the lake country east of Yellowknife

Documented in territorial geology reports and local collecting tradition.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

remote lakes, cold water

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