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Lake Clear area, Eganville

Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: green fluorapatite, titanite, biotite.

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

Why this spot

Renfrew County calcite vein-dikes that yielded famous large apatite and titanite crystals from 1800s mica pits

Historic documented district in Ontario mineral literature and club trips.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

water-filled pits

Keep exploring nearby

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