Love your vids. I'm about a thousand miles south, and stuck in sedimentary land. We've got caves, but I'd love to have igneous and metamorphic rock to play in too.
The forsterite-spinel-calcite formed at the same time and probably from metasomatism (fluid infiltration and chemical reactions) or at most local melting. But not from significant melting at depth. Most silicate and oxide minerals are idiomorphic at their contact with calcite, it has more to do with the physical/structural properties of the minerals and not order of crystallization. My video from the Parker mine in 2017:
Hey, awesome video. I was there not too long ago, it's a great spot. Most of my success was from breaking calcite open and getting lucky. Found lots of great Spinel up to 2 cm with very clean faces. I'm a geology student from U of Waterloo (originally from Niagara), so being in Ottawa for my co-op job has been great. It's a luxury to be so close to fantastic spots in beautiful country here. I visited Yates Mine the other day as well. That was a great location for Apatite and Diopside. Plus some Thorianite and a cool Allanite (Ce) coated Scapolite crystals.
Hi Mr. Gordon,
God I love these videos!! As a gemmologist in Montreal, I love to see what can be found around my hometown of Ottawa.
Jeff is like some kind of mineral gopher. I think he can smell them before he digs in.
Treasures for sure. Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this with us! Always look forward to your videos.
Terrific Mick...the specimens are world-class, by any standard. Congratulations to both you and Jeff.
Love your vids. I'm about a thousand miles south, and stuck in sedimentary land. We've got caves, but I'd love to have igneous and metamorphic rock to play in too.
awesome video I was really blown away by this one your friend really pulled out a performance! Gorgeous crystals fun to see them in Quebec
over and over again
Great video . Loved the close up pics. Now I know what a spinel is. Thanks.
Jeff is always so damn excited. Tell that man to calm down.
Thanks for sharing. Hopefully I can make it up to Quebec to the locals.
Last time i was there i couldnt find the spot! I'm not giving up! :) Good video!
Are they 6000 years old?
Cool! I have a camper at the campground right there!
Since magnesium is more active than iron or zinc I suspect magnesium is the replacement element.
Fantastic beautiful
The forsterite-spinel-calcite formed at the same time and probably from metasomatism (fluid infiltration and chemical reactions) or at most local melting. But not from significant melting at depth. Most silicate and oxide minerals are idiomorphic at their contact with calcite, it has more to do with the physical/structural properties of the minerals and not order of crystallization. My video from the Parker mine in 2017:
Aren't they supposed to be pink and heart shaped
How would I arrange to go to that place?
Hey, awesome video. I was there not too long ago, it's a great spot. Most of my success was from breaking calcite open and getting lucky. Found lots of great Spinel up to 2 cm with very clean faces. I'm a geology student from U of Waterloo (originally from Niagara), so being in Ottawa for my co-op job has been great. It's a luxury to be so close to fantastic spots in beautiful country here. I visited Yates Mine the other day as well. That was a great location for Apatite and Diopside. Plus some Thorianite and a cool Allanite (Ce) coated Scapolite crystals.