| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Elpidite |
| Formula: | Na2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Microcline | 32 |
| Catapleiite | 25 |
| Fluorite | 18 |
| Natrolite | 10 |
| Aegirine | 9 |
| Weloganite | 5 |
| Manganoneptunite | 4 |
| Fluorapatite | 3 |
| Calcite | 3 |
| Eudialyte Group | 2 |
| Rhodochrosite | 1 |
| Sphalerite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Elpidite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Demix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (29 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 12341 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:12341:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Elpidite |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 23.2km (14.4 miles) | ⓘFrancon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| References |
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Horváth, László, Gault, Robert A., Tarassoff, Peter, Pfenninger-Horváth, Elsa (1998) Mineralogy of the Saint-Amable Sill, Varennes and Saint-Amable, Quebec. The Mineralogical Record, 29 (2) 83-118 |
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Demix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada