Flat Water Pond roadcuts: Rockhounding in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Flat Water Pond roadcuts is a mapped rockhounding spot in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Reported finds include virginite, fuchsite, magnesite, magnetite, quartz. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
About Flat Water Pond roadcuts
Green chrome mica rock, known locally as virginite, in two roadcuts on the Baie Verte highway (Highway 410) beside Flat Water Pond. The locality comes from a 2003 Geological Survey of Canada guide and no current rule on collecting from the cuts was found, so check with the provincial Mines Branch before you take any.
Geological Survey of Canada: Rocks and Minerals for the Collector (2003) →
Plan your visit
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- Province
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nearest road
- Highway 410
- Coordinates
- 49.78361, -56.30333
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground and access before you head out.
Land & collecting status
Confirm rules before collecting
Land status here is not confirmed. National and provincial parks prohibit collecting, while Crown land and many beaches allow it. Verify with the managing agency before you collect.
Access note: Green chrome mica rock, known locally as virginite, in two roadcuts on the Baie Verte highway (Highway 410) beside Flat Water Pond. The locality comes from a 2003 Geological Survey of Canada guide and no current rule on collecting from the cuts was found, so check with the provincial Mines Branch before you take any.
Collecting rules in Canada are set provincially and by land owner. Crown land and many public beaches allow casual hand collecting, while provincial and national parks are off-limits. Confirm the rules for this site before you dig.
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- Virginite
FuchsiteEncyclopedia →
MagnesiteEncyclopedia →
MagnetiteEncyclopedia →
QuartzEncyclopedia →
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots in Newfoundland and Labrador within driving distance of Flat Water Pond roadcuts.
- Harry's HarbourNewfoundland and Labrador · 29 km awayJasper, Epidote, Chert
- Table Point Ecological ReserveNewfoundland and Labrador · 109 km awayFossil, Trilobite, Brachiopod
- Green Point (Gros Morne National Park)Newfoundland and Labrador · 120 km awayFossil, Graptolite, Conodont
- Corner BrookNewfoundland and Labrador · 151 km awayDogtooth Calcite
- Steel MountainUnincorporated Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador · 213 km awayAlmandine, Garnet Group, Corundum
- Blanche Brook fossil treesNewfoundland and Labrador · 214 km awayFossil, Fossil Tree, Fossil Plant
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