Malpeque Bay: Rockhounding in Rural Municipality of Sherbrooke, Prince Edward Island
- Minerals reported
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Malpeque Bay is a mapped rockhounding spot in Rural Municipality of Sherbrooke, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Reported finds include calcite, paratacamite. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
About Malpeque Bay
Malpeque Bay on Prince Edward Island's north shore holds Iron Rock, the only place on the island where igneous rock forms native bedrock; every other igneous stone on PEI arrived in glacial ice. The rock is an alkaline sill roughly 247 million years old that intruded the island's red sandstone before the breakup of Pangea. Calcite is recorded from Malpeque Bay, and paratacamite, a copper chloride, is reported from nearby PEI localities. The sill area, rich in Mi'kmaq archaeological sites and old-growth forest, falls within the proposed Pituamkek National Park Reserve.
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- County
- Rural Municipality of Sherbrooke
- Province
- Prince Edward Island
- Nearest road
- Locke Shore Road
- Postal code
- C1N 4J8
- Coordinates
- 46.44528, -63.77378
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground and access before you head out.
Land & collecting status
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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.
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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