CA Gemstones found here: Canada
8 deposits listed · 6 species catalogued
Known origins & mines
Nain Labrador Coast · labradorite
Type locality where Moravian missionaries recorded the blue flash (1770); Inuit legends call it frozen aurora — coastal anorthosit…
Rapid Creek Lazulite Fields · lazulite
Yukon's arctic phosphate treasure - the world's finest transparent lazulite, official territorial gemstone of Canada's north.…
St Mary River Ammolite Banks · ammolite
The only commercial ammolite source on Earth: iridescent ammonite shell mined along Alberta's St Mary River since 1981.…
Cassiar Asbestos-Nephrite · nephrite
Asbestos mining byproduct turned world nephrite supply — Cassiar green-black jade fed Asian carving markets; BC still produces 80%…
Diavik Mine · diamond
Island pits in Lac de Gras reachable only by winter ice road — Canada's ethical-certified diamonds carry maple leaf laser marks an…
Ekati Mine · diamond
Canada's first diamond mine (1998) triggered the northern staking rush; Misery pipe yields exceptional white quality prized for Ca…
Lethbridge Ammolite Occurrences · ammolite
Bearpaw Formation exposures around Lethbridge yielding gem ammonites - core of Korite's mining leases.…
Thunder Bay Amethyst · amethyst
Northwest Ontario amethyst panhandle mines show distinctive red hematite dusting inside purple crystals — the Canadian collector s…