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Ontario
Long Lake zinc mine, Parham
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
MarblesAlso reported: sphalerite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Small Frontenac zinc mine whose marble dumps carry bright orange calcite fluorescence
Documented field-trip site of eastern Ontario clubs.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open pit water, adits
Keep exploring nearby
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