Bancroft Gemboree 2018 Canada's largest Rock and Gem Show
The Bancroft Gemboree is Canada's largest rock and gem show, with the usual focus on emerging mineral deposits, 2018 seeming to focus heavily on yellow apatite from Durango Mexico and various aquamarine deposits.
Finding Crystals at Bear Lake, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada
Finding crystals at Bear Lake, in Bancroft, Ontario Canada is not as simple as it might look, but with a proper understanding as to how the fissures are situated you will be able to pull forth the buried treasure - and believe me, there's still lots to find at Bear Lake; big crystals, beautiful crystals and healing crystals
Best places to collect Rocks and Minerals in Ontario
The Millar Property is one of the best places to collect rocks and minerals in Ontario. It is famous for it's titanite, apatite, feldspar and sometimes zircon.
Mineral Collecting at the Smart Mine (Rocks and Minerals in Bancroft, Ontario)
Mineral collecting at the Smart Mine in Bancroft Ontario is a rockhound's paradise with huge prisms of apatite, massive feldspar crystals and lustrous titanite.
Rockhounding Crystals at the Lost Mine, Bancroft Ontario
Rock hounding for Crystals at the Lost Mine, Bancroft Ontario, which is right next door to the Smart Mine for amazing Apatite.
Ontario Trilliumite, Gem Apatite - The Reveal
Revealing several buckets of sifted pocked material live. You see what we see as we reveal what's been underground for thousands of years!
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An Experience of Exotic Rocks and Minerals Bancroft Gemboree 2016
The 2016 Bancroft Gemboree is an experience of exotic rocks and minerals from all across the world, but most specifically there seemed to be a concentration of minerals from Namibia, Madagascar and Morocco
Collecting Rocks and Minerals in Bancroft (Actinolite) - Rockhound Documentary Video 2013
As a rockhound in Bancroft I look for actinolite at the Dyno Road cutting. This is one of several short documentary videos on collecting rocks and minerals and crystals in Northern Ontario 2013
Collecting Amazonite Gemstone near Bancroft Ontario
Finding a relatively rare gemstone called Amazonite (AKA Amazon Stone) at The Lost Mine, north-east of Bancroft Ontario (Quadeville). This is a site that allows public collecting. The Lost Mine is immediately next door to the Smart Mine.
Rock and Mineral Collecting Gem Tremolite pocket found in Bancroft (GraceLake)
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In this short video on rock and mineral collecting I document the discovery of an incredible gem tremolite pocket at Grace Lake in Bancroft, Ontario.
Ontario Rockhounding Rules
Quick look at Ontario mineral collecting rules for rockhounding on public lands. Here is the government link for more info:
Bancroft Roadside Garnets
Looking at a highway rock cut for garnets outside of Bancroft Ontario .
Discovering Blood Minerals and Rare Earths - Beryl Pit, Ontario
Discovering blood minerals and rare earths at the Beryl Pit in Quadeville, Ontario. These highly valuable and seldom found materials can be gathered by rockhounds at this locality.
Crystal Cavity in Bancroft - Rock Collecting and Crystal Collecting Documentary for the Rockhound
This short documentary covers the discovery and collecting of crystal from a cavity that I found near Bancroft and still there lies the very likely option that rockhounds can gather more from this amazing calcite seam. Crystal cavities remain in abundance around the Bancroft area, residing within calcite seams and waiting to reveal incredible mineral treasures if you know how to find them. If you like rock or crystal collecting find out how to do it here.
Rockhound with Uhaul - Collecting Rocks and Minerals in Ontario
In this video I go rockhound with a Uhaul cube van. I visit Grace Lake and show viewers some of the secrets of collecting rocks and minerals in Ontario
Collecting Crystals, Rocks and Minerals in Ontario - Rockhound
collecting crystals in Ontario is for a rockhound a very lucrative activity. in this video I visit the Miller Property with the Walker Mineralogical Club.
Rockhounding for Crystals in Niagara Falls Ontario
Jeff and I are rockhounding for crystals at the Montrose Occurrence in Niagara Falls, Ontario. today we find sphalerite, fluorite and dog tooth spar.
Mineral Collecting north of Madawaska - Canadian Rocks and Minerals
I visit a pegmatite quarry north of Madawaska for the purposes of collecting Canadian rocks and minerals, in particular feldspar, mica, allenite, zircon and fergusonite. As can be seen, mineral collecting in the north at abandoned mines is both a beautiful and lucrative experience.
Finding stunning Crystals at Titanite Hill Canadian Minerals
Right after the snow melts I'm finding stunning crystals at Titanite Hill. Within the day's finds are the typical Canadian minerals of apatite, titanite and feldspar
Digging an Incredible Crystal Vein in Tory Hill, Ontario (Rocks and Minerals)
Digging an incredible crystal vein in Tory Hill we find apatite crystals, titanite crystals, feldspar crystals and blocky fluor-richterite crystals. For rocks and minerals this location is without a doubt the leading collecting site in Ontario at this time.