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Quebec
Yates mine, Otter Lake
Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso 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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