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Pyrite from
Demix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirine9
Microcline8
Eudialyte Group4
Smectite Group2
Catapleiite2
Kupletskite Group2
Quartz1
Zakharovite1
Pyrrhotite1
Yofortierite1
Natrolite1
Monazite-(Ce)1
Eudialyte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Demix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12292
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12292:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘBoucherville, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘDulude Quarry (DJL - Carrière Mont-Bruno), Mont Saint Bruno, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Longueuil TE, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘGoyer quarry, Mont Saint Bruno, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Longueuil TE, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘLafarge Montreal East quarry (Carrière Lafarge Montréal-Est; Francon Montréal-Est quarry; Canada Cement quarry), Montréal-Est, Montréal, Québec, Canada
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘLongueuil sill, Longueuil TE, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘ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
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘL'Épiphanie quarry, L'Épiphanie, L'Assomption RCM, Lanaudière, Québec, Canada
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘFrancon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘMiron Quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘMcGill University campus, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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