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Sodalite from
Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada


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Sodalite, etc.

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Sodalite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Sodalite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Sodalite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Sodalite, etc.

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
04498490017272015899471.jpg
Sodalite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Sodalite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Sodalite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Sodalite, etc.

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
04498490017272015899471.jpg
Sodalite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Sodalite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Sodalite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Sodalite
Formula:Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Comments:Great variety of photochromic properties are documented for the "hackmanite" variety, mostly attributed to suplhur in the in the structure.
Some crystals of sodalite associated with Nolzeite are found to atypically retain a pronounced violet color even after prolonged exposure (i.e., several years) to light.
Habit:dodecahedral, massive
Colour:bright blue, grey, purple, white, yellowish
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Significance:Unusual or interesting association, relationships with other species, pseudomorphism etc. - see notes.
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Analcime26
Clinoptilolite-Ca20
Chabazite-Ca18
Aegirine17
Microcline17
Annite16
Feldspar Group15
Gonnardite12
Eudialyte Group11
Albite10
Dawsonite10
Calcite9
Hydroterskite8
Fluorapatite7
Terskite6
Natrolite6
Ussingite5
Serandite5
Lovozerite Group5
Siderite5
Raite5
Gaultite4
Sodalite4
- var Hackmanite4
Makatite4
Manganoneptunite3
Eudialyte3
Gmelinite-Na2
Molybdenite2
Litvinskite2
Epididymite2
Cancrisilite2
Pectolite2
Kapustinite2
Polylithionite1
Sabinaite1
Villiaumite1
Wöhlerite1
Erdite1
Cancrinite1
Abenakiite-(Ce)1
Unnamed (MSH UK-86)1
Ferri-kaersutite1
Catapleiite1
Vuonnemite1
Rutile1
Behoite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sodalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (51 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10274
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10274:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sodalite
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘDemix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘMont Yamaska, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘLafarge Montreal East quarry (Carrière Lafarge Montréal-Est; Francon Montréal-Est quarry; Canada Cement quarry), Montréal-Est, Montréal, Québec, Canada
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘMcTavish Reservoir (Rutherford Park; Lower Reservoir; Montreal Reservoir), Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘCorporation (Forsyth's) quarry, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘCanadian National Railway tunnel, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘMont Shefford, Shefford, La Haute-Yamaska RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
50.6km (31.4 miles) ⓘMont Brome, Bromont, Estrie, Québec, Canada
References
Grice, Joel (1989) Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: Canada's Most Diverse Mineral Locality. In Famous Mineral Localities of Canada. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences. p.100-108.
Horváth, László, Gault, Robert A. (1990) The Mineralogy of Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (4) 281-359
Haring, Monika M. M., McDonald, Andrew M. (2017) Nolzeite, Na(Mn,□)2[Si3(B,Si)O9(OH)2]·2H2O, a new pyroxenoid mineral from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (1) 183-197 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.089
Lykova, Inna; Rowe, Ralph; Poirier, Glenn; Friis, Henrik; Helwig, Kate (2024) Mckelveyite group minerals – Part 3: Bainbridgeite-(YCe), Na2Ba2YCe(CO3)6  ·  3H2O, a new species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (1). 183-194 doi:10.5194/ejm-36-183-2024
 
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