Minerals
Since I have a strong interest in the earth sciences, it seems natural to me to have a mineral collection.
| Mineral | Description | Source (Site) | Source (Region) | Source (Province) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albite | Large albite crystal showing good cleavage and striations on two cleavage faces. Contains a 0.75 cm partly formed corundum crystal and biotite chips throughout | Goulding Keen Quarry | Bancroft | Ontario |
| Nepheline | Sodalite, Hydronephaline | Goulding Keen Quarry | Bancroft | Ontario |
| Smokey Quartz | Multiple samples, smaller has darker colour, larger has plageoclase feldspar crystals attached | MacDonald Feldspar Mine | Bancroft | Ontario |
| Biotite Mica | Multiple samples. Typically contain nepheline and altered related minerals, corundum crystals and albite | Gooulding Keen Quarry | Bancroft | Ontario |
| Milky Quartz | One side has a large augite crystal | Abandoned Gold Mine | Shining Tree | Ontario |
| Fluorrichterite | Multiple samples, show cleavage and termination faces. | Roadside outcrop | Wilberforce | Ontario |