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Temagami banded iron formation
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Coins and tokensAlso reported: banded jaspilite, hematite, magnetite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
Archean jaspilite ridges around the old Sherman iron mine with striking red and silver banding
Temagami jaspilite is documented lapidary material in Ontario club circles.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
bush travel
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