Reimer Family Mineral Gallery
Analcime, Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec
Andradite and Epidote, Marmoraton Mine, Marmora, Ontario
Atacamite, Halloysite and Olivenite La Farola Mine, Chile
Azurite and Malachite, Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A.
Baryte, Rock River, Richardson Mountains, Yukon
Biotite, variety Annite, Bancroft, Ontario
Calcite, Chihuahua, Mexico
Calcite, St. Joseph Lead District, St Joseph, Missouri, USA
Calcite and Dolomite, Pine Point Mine, near Hay River, Northwest Territories
Calcite and Dolomite, Lockport Quarry, Niagara County, New York, U.S.A
Celestine, Lafarge Quarry, Dundas, Ontario
Dendritic Goethite, Steeprock Lake Mine, Atikokan, Ontario
Dolomite and Hemimorphite, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
Fluorite, Huang Sha Ping Mine, Hunan Province, China
Fluorite, Xiang Fang Lin Mine, Chen Zhou, Hunan Province, China
Fluorite, Tule Mine, near Muzquiz, Mexico
Close-up of Fluorite from Tule Mine, Mexico
Fluorite and Dolomite, Shangbo Mine, Near Lenang, Hunan Province, China
Galena, Joplin, Missouri, U.S.A. Tri State Mississippi Valley Type Deposit
Galena, Lafarge Quarry, Dundas, Ontario
Galena and Sphalerite, Petrovitza Mine
Hematite pseudomorph after Magnetite, Payun Matru, near Malargue, Patagonia District, Mendoza, Argentina
Magnetite, Caland Ore Pit, near Atikokan, Ontario
Malachite, Mashamba Mines, Shaba Province, Congo Republic
Microcline, Highway 62 Road Cut, 5km north of Bancroft, Ontario
Microcline, Highway 62 Road Cut, 5km north of Bancroft, Ontario
Milky Quartz, Arkansas, USA
Wulfenite, near Los Lamentos, Mexico
Reimer Family Mineral Gallery
John D. Reimer (1931-2004)
John Reimer was born in Saskatchewan, but spent his life in the Kitchener-Waterloo area where he worked in the human resources field. John became interested in the hobby of mineral collecting through the enthusiasm and urging of his son, Jim. Throughout the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, John and his family travelled across Canada and the eastern United States, collecting mineral specimens at quarries, mines, rock cuts, and trade shows. Together, they acquired more than 100 fine specimens, many of which came from localities now closed to collectors.
James D. (Jim) Reimer M.Sc., P.Geol.
John’s son, Jim, was born and educated in Waterloo Region. Jim developed a keen interest in science at an early age – an interest which led him to pursue mineral collecting as a hobby. His passion for mineralogy prompted him to enrol in the Earth Science program at the University of Waterloo. In 1978, he earned an Honours B.Sc. and then continued on to receive a Master’s degree in 1980. In 2007, Jim was named one of 50 “University of Waterloo Science Alumni of Honour”
The Reimer Family Mineral Gallery & Groundwater-Driven Mineralization Display
The Museum’s Groundwater-Driven Mineralization display originates from several of the Reimer collection’s key specimens. In this display, minerals are arranged according to their mode of formation, by various groundwater processes, rather than the traditional practice of grouping by crystal system or chemical composition. The acquisition of additional specimens for the Groundwater-Driven Mineralization display is supported in part by a financial pledge from Jim.