Foster River: Rockhounding in Saskatchewan
- Minerals reported
- 3
Foster River is a mapped rockhounding spot in Saskatchewan, Canada. Reported finds include almandine, garnet group, cordierite. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
About Foster River
The Foster River area of remote northern Saskatchewan lies along the southeastern margin of the Wollaston Domain, a belt of Paleoproterozoic metasedimentary rocks metamorphosed to upper amphibolite and granulite facies during the Trans-Hudson orogeny. The area hosts metamorphosed zinc-lead-silver mineralization, and its metaquartzites and metaarkoses locally carry gahnite, spessartine garnet and graphite, with iron formation and quartz garnetite among the associated rocks. Garnet-bearing gneiss is widespread in the district, which is documented through mineral exploration and research rather than as a collecting destination.
Plan your visit
Permission required before collecting
- Province
- Saskatchewan
- Coordinates
- 55.78344, -105.81769
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.
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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AlmandineEncyclopedia →- Garnet Group
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots in Saskatchewan within driving distance of Foster River.
- Big Bert Fossil Site (Pasquia Regional Park)Rural Municipality of Arborfield No. 456, Saskatchewan · 322 km awayFossil
- Honsvall LakeSaskatchewan · 400 km awayAlmandine, Labradorite, Garnet Group
- Alces LakeSaskatchewan · 451 km awayGarnet Group, Apatite, Zircon
- Ancient Echoes Interpretive Centre (Herschel)Rural Municipality of Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan · 490 km awayFossil, Plesiosaur, Mosasaur
- Grasslands National Park (East Block)Rural Municipality of Old Post No. 43, Saskatchewan · 748 km awayFossil, Dinosaur Bone
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