Peter Russell Rock Garden was prepared with the support of the Canadian Geological Foundation, Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation, and a bequest in memory of Malcolm Heaton who received a Bachelor of Science in Earth Science in 1971.
The following rocks were donated as noted:
| Rock Number | Rock Donated | Donated By | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorrain jasper conglomerate | Ben Baldwin | Sault Ste. Marie |
| 2 | Lorrain quartzite | The Ontario Place | Badgely Island, West of Killarney, Ontario |
| 3 | Green Lorrain quartzite | OGS Sault Ste Marie | Echo Lake, Sault Ste. Marie |
| 6 | Matinenda conglomerate | The Ontario Place | Elliot Lake, Ontario |
| 9 | Jacobsville sandstone | Algoma Steel | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
| 10 | Gneiss |
Donated by friends and family. |
Red Bridge near North Bay, Ontario |
| 12 | Muscovite-rich quartzite | In memory of John Roorda (class of 1962), professor of Civil Engineering (1966-1999). | Red Bridge, near North Bay, Ontario |
| 13 | Quartz Carbonate Fuchsite Serpentinite | Michael A. Worry (BASc in Electrical Engineering) to celebrate graduation in May 1997. The 40th year of Waterloo co-operative education. | Timmins, Ontario |
| 14 | Carbonated Basalt with Qaurtz Veins | Donated by Pamour Inc, Timmins, ON, Canada. |
Hollinger Mine, Timmins, Ontario |
| 15 | Carbonated Mafic and Felsic Igneous Rocks with Green chrome Mica Quartz veins and Pyrite | Lac Asarco Aquarius Mine | Aquarius Mine, Timmins, Ontario |
| 17 | Altered Pyroxenite with Aphyric syenite dikes | Lakeshore Gold Corporation | Timmins, Ontario |
| 18 | Porphyritic Diabase |
Central Canadian Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CCFMS). |
Bannockburn Township near Matachewan in the Kirkland Lake area of Ontario |
| 19 | Gold Ore | Lac Minerals | Hemlo, Ontario |
| 20 | Banded iron formation (Magnetite) | Dofasco Incorporation. | Timiskaming, Ontario |
| 21-22 | Siderite | Algoma Steel | Wawa, Ontario |
| 23 | Cobalt-Nickel Vein | Ontario Place | Cobalt, Ontario |
| 24 | Amabel dolostone |
Arriscraft Corporation. |
Wiarton, Ontario |
| 25 | Lockport dolostone |
Lafarge Canada Incorporation in memory of Harry and Marie Gardner by the Oxford County Geological Society. |
Dundas, Ontario |
| 26-27 | Dolostone with Calcite | Lafarge Canada Incorporation | Dundas, Ontario |
| 28 | Laminated Eramosa dolostone | In memory of Michael John Clark, 1952-1990, from Valerie, Robson, Davis, and friends from PAS III, 1990. | Wiarton, Ontario |
| 29-31 | Potsdam sandstone | Rideauview Contracts | Inverary, Ontario |
| 33 | Calcite garnet pyrite |
Armbro Construction Limited, dedicated in memory of Jack Celej by his fellow students and the Department of Civil Engineer. |
Marmaton Mine, Ontario |
| 34 | Magnetite skarn |
Armbro Construction Limited. |
Marmaton Mine, Ontario |
| 35 | Columbus limestone |
Jim Barker in memory of Dr. Cynthia (Cindy) Riediger. |
Ingersoll, Ontario |
| 36 | Epidote garnet skarn |
Armbro Construction Limited. |
Marmaton Mine, Ontario |
| 37 | Anorthosite |
In honour of John Alan Franklin by Tom Palangio of Wipware Inc. |
River Valley near Sudbury |
| 38 | Fossil Coral Colony Favosites | Watrox, Earth Science Students Society. | Arkona, Ontario |
| 39 | Calcite concretions | The Chippewas of the Kettle Point Reserve. | Kettle Point, Ontario. |
| 40 | Shatter cone shock structures Sudbury Impact Crater | DBi Services | Sudbury, Ontario |
| 41 | Sodalite syenite | Andy Christie of the Princess Sodalite Mine in memory of Elizabeth G. Edwards (BA Honours Fine Arts class of 1992 and long-time staff member in the Department of Earth Science). | Bancroft, Ontario. |
| 42 | Flake graphite in gneiss | Ontario Graphite Ltd. | Kearney, Ontario |
| 43 | Nepheline syenite | The Indusmin division of Falconbridge Limited. | Blue Mountain Quarry, California |
| 44 | Serpentine marble | In memory of Jeff Donald, 1970-1990 (Chartered Accounting class of 1994). | Lanark, Ontario |
| 45 | Folded marble |
Supported by the special initiatives fund in 2011 and the University of Waterloo Recreation Committee on behalf of University of Waterloo employees. |
Marmora, Ontario |
| 46 | Rose quartz | Wal-Gem Lapidary in memory of David Michel Forget (BSc Earth Science class of 1993). | Quadeville, Ontario |
| 47 | Chalcopyrite | The Ontario Place | Timmins, Ontario |
| 48 | Nickel-Copper Ore | The Ontario Place | Frood Miner, Sudbury, Ontario |
| 49 | Stromatolite marble |
Wayne, Chris (Alumnus BASc, BA) and Cori Debrusk in memory of Sybil Debrusk. |
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 50 | Stromatolite fossils | Wayne, Chris, and Cori Debrusk in memory of their mother and wife. | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 51 | Amethyst quartz Breccia | Pearl Lake Amethyst Mines Inc. | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 54 | Granite | Mr. Carter Nelson of Nelson Granite. | Vermilion Bay, Ontario |
| 55 | Limestone, Frank Slide boulder |
Frank Slide Interpretive Centre, Government of Alberta. |
Alberta |
| 56 | Labradorite |
The Labrador Inuit Association, The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Canadian Geoscience Council. |
Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 57 | Columnar Dacite | Don Sandberg | Kelowna, British Columbia |
| 58 | Columnar Basalt with Periodite Xenoliths | Don Sandberg | Nipple Mountain, Kelowna, British Columbia |
| 59 | 50th Anniversary Gneiss |
Jose Melo of Allstone Quarry Products, Schomberg, Ontario. |
French River, Ontario |
| 60 | Slate | Kurt Schneider | Poultney, Vermont |
| 61 | Lepidolite |
Tantalum Mining Corporation of Canada Limited. |
Bird River Belt, Manitoba |
| 62 | Metabasalt |
Cugnet Farms, Geopac Consulting and Drilling, Medora Resources Inc, Saskatchewan Geological Society, Saskatchewan Industry and Resources, in dedication to Kenton J. Carnegie, by his classmates and friends. |
Weyburn, Saskatchewan |
| 63 | Tyndell stone Dolomitic Limestone | Gillis Quarries Limited. in dedication to Ron Press who died January 27, 2000 (a 30 year employee of DCS and IST). Placed by his friends. | Tyndell, Manitoba |
| 64 | Porphyrite biotite granite |
Margranite Industry Limited, Surrey, B.C, in memory of Harry Verney Warren. |
near Beaverdell, British Columbia |
| 65 | Nephrite jade |
By Jedway Enterprises, Surrey, British Columbia in memory of Harry Verney Warren, pioneer of geochemistry (1904-1998). Harry Verney Warren received an honorary degree from the University of Waterloo in 1975. |
Dease Lake, British Columbia |
| 66 | Serpentinite | J.M. Asbestos | Asbestos, Quebec |
| 67 | Peridotite inclusion in Serpentinite | J.M. Asbestos | Asbestos, Quebec |
| 68 | Anthracite Coal | Hogg Fuels & Supply Ltd. | Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| 69 | Garnet Rich Gabbroic Anorthosite |
Barton International in memory of Richard Vollens. |
Gore Mountain, New York |
| 70 | Shear-hosted lode gold in Breccia | Robin Wyllie (B.Sc. Honours Earth Science, Class of 1989), Aurora Geosciences Ltd and Great Late Helicopters Ltd in memory of R. Gwilym Roberts. | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories |
| 71 | Oldest Rock in the World Tonalitic Gneiss | Robin Wyllie B.Sc honours Earth Science class of 1989, Gary Vivian and Mike Power, Aurora Geosciences. | Ancasta River area, Northwest Territories |
| 72 | Red Granite | The Atlantic Geoscience Society. Fundy Contractors ltd, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources and Energy. | St. Georges, New Brunswick |
| 73 | Sediment-hosted Zinc-Lead Ore | Teck Resources Limited | Red Dog Mine, Alaska |
| 74 | Ophiolites |
Antony R. Berger and Barry G. Warner. |
Tablelands, Newfoundland |
| 75 | Columnar Basalt |
The Atlantic Geoscience Society, Brian Hebb and Clifford R. Stanley. |
Port Royal, Nova Scotia |
| 77 | Wallace Sandstone |
Wallace Quarries Ltd and Barry G. Warner in commemoration of Canada 150. |
Wallace, Nova Scotia |
| 78 | Redbeds Sandstone |
Island Coastal Services LTD. and Barry G. Warner. |
Covehead, Prince Edward Isalnd |
| 79 | Lead-Zinc Ore |
Yukon Geological Survey and Barry G. Warner for their donation. |
Faro, Yukon Territory |
| 80 | Massive Sulphide Ore | H. Coyne and Sons LTD, the Yukon Geological Survey, and Barry G. Warner | Yukon Territory |
The bronze dedication plaques for the Peter Russell Rock Garden were donated by Peter and Nesta Morris in memory of their friends: Brian J. Burley (McMaster University) and Peter M. Corben (Greenwich Observatory).
