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.
My cottage is 15 minutes outside of Bancroft, gets pretty crazy in town during the Rockhound Gemboree. Unfortunately the Craftsman Restaurant closed a couple of years ago, I used to stop there all the time.
Unrelated to the Gem show, however just a friendly fyi, they have started to dig up the Montorose occurrence, I was there today and found several nice crystals that the lovely bulldozers piled...
I wanted to go to go the gemboree this year but I was sadly out of province! At least I got my rockhounding fix on a trip to Partridge Island, NS and came home with a big bucket of agates hahaha
xD The guy with the Herkimers cracked me up! "I'm a miner, I don't know what sphalerite is!" You're obviously not a silver, lead or zinc miner! But that galena sphalerite specimen for $12 and the gemmy yellows at $5 apiece were fantastic scores! Thanks for posting!
I planned on going this year (took my daughter and grandson last year) but we ended up going to Tyendinaga Caves. They enjoyed the coolness of the caves while I boiled in the sun with my dog. SAD.
My cottage is 15 minutes outside of Bancroft, gets pretty crazy in town during the Rockhound Gemboree. Unfortunately the Craftsman Restaurant closed a couple of years ago, I used to stop there all the time.
An eye in the stone 10:43
Best intro video for a newb. Thanks! Great advice.
Thank you for taking us along!!
Any wholesale prices ?
How can I buy it? Please let me know
My question, where would you find flint deposits in Ontario, not chert.
That guy at 3:14 sounded so excited and you were so chill about it lol.
Awesome beautiful specimens! Thanks for sharing👍
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Beryl shaped corundum? 😂
Wow excellent show truely incredible pieces
Woo I hope I can found minerals like that in France 🇫🇷 👍
Thanks for sharing those minerals are beautiful
Unrelated to the Gem show, however just a friendly fyi, they have started to dig up the Montorose occurrence, I was there today and found several nice crystals that the lovely bulldozers piled...
Got word on that from Jeff this morning. Thanks.
I wanted to go to go the gemboree this year but I was sadly out of province! At least I got my rockhounding fix on a trip to Partridge Island, NS and came home with a big bucket of agates hahaha
Thanks for sharing. Very interesting. Also nice to see the area and Maynooth. I used to live on Hwy #127 near Whitney. I miss my house.
Thanks for panning to the poster This is your Life, we need to be reminded!
beautiful stones
Very cool rocks
Good vid. Missed u prolly by a day at the show. I seen that same garnet from 620 u looked at lol
xD The guy with the Herkimers cracked me up! "I'm a miner, I don't know what sphalerite is!" You're obviously not a silver, lead or zinc miner! But that galena sphalerite specimen for $12 and the gemmy yellows at $5 apiece were fantastic scores! Thanks for posting!
When is the 2019 show?
BKS duskmirror it’s from August 1, 2, 3, and 4 I think. You can check the website.
That tennantite is beautiful! If it's fluorescent I would love one for my collection!
very good
Chill
I have a question you could possible help me with, where in Ontario would you find deposits of flint.
Do you sell any of your finds? Or trade? I'm in Texas hard to visit Ontario Canada but can mail more effectively lol
I planned on going this year (took my daughter and grandson last year) but we ended up going to Tyendinaga Caves. They enjoyed the coolness of the caves while I boiled in the sun with my dog. SAD.