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Lafarge Quarry (Carrière Sablières de la Gatineau), Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 37' 37'' North , 75° 47' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | 2,000 (2016) | 5.1km |
| Cantley | 10,412 (2018) | 6.8km |
| Val-des-Monts | 9,539 (2016) | 10.7km |
| Gatineau | 242,124 (2016) | 18.3km |
| le Plateau | 15,000 (2015) | 21.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Ontario Natural History Society (EONS) / Ottawa Paleontology Club | Ottawa, Ontario | 24km |
| Ottawa Lapsmith and Mineral Club | Ottawa, Ontario | 24km |
This quarry is located within a large operating sand pit, and was originally named "Carrière Sablières de la Gatineau". It is now operated by the Lafarge Group.
The following description was taken from the Deposit File of the MRNF (Ministère des ressources naturelles et de la faune) :
The rock being worked is a greyish-black, fine to medium-grained, and foliated (gneissic) calc-silicate, composed of plagioclase feldspar and quartz (60%), mafic minerals (pyroxene, amphibole, mica) (30%), and opaque minerals (10%).
This rock is cut by dykes and metric masses of medium to pegmatitic-grained, pinkish orange or whitish grey, granitic intrusive rock.
At its contact with this intrusive material, the calc-silicate rock has been metasomatized into a pyroxene and scapolite skarn containing pinkish-orange calcite. Locally, wollastonite has been observed.
At the lowest level of the quarry, a metric-sized shear zone can be seen, where the rock is highly fractured and hematized. Pyrite is present.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Vesuvianite Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 References: |
| ⓘ Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Vesuvianite | 9.BG.35 | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| O | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Si | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Ca | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
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Lafarge Quarry, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada