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Vesuvianite from
Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada


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Vesuvianite

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
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Vesuvianite

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
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Vesuvianite

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
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Chrome-Vesuvianite

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
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Vesuvianite

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
03464450017271996172777.jpg
Vesuvianite

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
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Vesuvianite

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
08357200017271929389077.jpg
Chrome-Vesuvianite

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
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Vesuvianite

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
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Vesuvianite

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
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Vesuvianite

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
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Chrome-Vesuvianite

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Comments:Well-defined crystals, between 1 and 10 cm, often with complex terminations for the species. This includes good crystals of the chromian deep green and manganoan deep violet varieties, as well as specimens with distinct zones of multiple colors.
Habit:prismatic
Colour:brown, green, purple
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Diopside76
Grossular32
- var Hessonite2
Vesuvianite15
- var Manganese-bearing Vesuvianite15
Groutite4
Wollastonite4
Prehnite3
Serpentine Subgroup3
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (749 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11689
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11689:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘLambly-Nadeau mine (Victoria mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘReed-Bélanger mine (Bélanger mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
54.0km (33.6 miles) ⓘMine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; "LAB Mine"; "Black Lake Mine"), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘCaribou pit (Caribou mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘBritish Canadian mine (B.C. 1 mine; B.C. 2 mine; Martin mine; Black Lake mine; American mine; Dauville mine), Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
56.7km (35.3 miles) ⓘUnion mine (Southwark mine), Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘSouthwark Mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘMaple Leaf mine, Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘAmerican Chrome pit, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
58.8km (36.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Chrome Mines, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
References
179-181.
Williams, R., Grice, Joel D. (1979) Famous Mineral Localities: The Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec. The Mineralogical Record, 10 (2) 69-80
Wight, Willow, Grice, J. D. (1983) Canadian Vesuvianite Gems. The Journal of Gemmology, 18 (8) 738-745 doi:10.15506/jog.1983.18.8.738
Grice, Joel D. (1989) The Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec: The Western World's Largest Asbestos Deposit. In Famous Mineral Localities of Canada. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences. p.115-123.
 
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