Bowmanville Quarry (St Marys Cement): Rockhounding in Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario
- Minerals reported
- 6
Bowmanville Quarry (St Marys Cement) is a mapped rockhounding spot in Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada. Reported finds include fossil, trilobite, crinoid, cephalopod, brachiopod, and more. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
About Bowmanville Quarry (St Marys Cement)
Working limestone quarry in Bowmanville run by St Marys Cement. Collectors find Ordovician fossils here, including trilobites, crinoids and cephalopods. It is private property, and collectors get in only on official mineral club field trips. Join a club that runs trips there.
Plan your visit
Permission required before collecting
- County
- Regional Municipality of Durham
- Province
- Ontario
- Nearest road
- Energy Drive
- Postal code
- L1C 7B5
- Coordinates
- 43.88448, -78.69440
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground and access before you head out.
Land & collecting status
Permission required before collecting
Requires landowner or agency permission before any collecting. Do not enter without explicit authorization.
Access note: Working limestone quarry in Bowmanville run by St Marys Cement. Collectors find Ordovician fossils here, including trilobites, crinoids and cephalopods. It is private property, and collectors get in only on official mineral club field trips. Join a club that runs trips there.
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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Fossil
TrilobiteEncyclopedia →
CrinoidEncyclopedia →- Cephalopod
BrachiopodEncyclopedia →- Graptolite
Nearby rockhounding spots
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- Titanite Hill (Tory Hill)Haliburton County, Ontario · 121 km awayTitanite, Apatite, Feldspar
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- Wilberforce areaHaliburton County, Ontario · 133 km awayAmphibole, Titanite, Apatite
- Desmont MineHaliburton County, Ontario · 133 km awayMolybdenite, Diopside, Stillwellite
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