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Yates mine, Otter Lake

Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: zircon, apatite, phlogopite.

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

Why this spot

Pontiac feldspar-mica workings famous for large red-brown zircon-bearing veins and fluorescent minerals

Long-running documented fee and club collecting site in the Ottawa Valley.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

open pitsRadioactive accessory minerals

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