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


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Habit:irregular blebs
Colour:black
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Grossular26
- var Chrome-bearing Grossular2
Diopside12
Clinochlore2
Nephrite2
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22000
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22000:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘSterrett mine, Saint-Cyr, Canton de Cleveland, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘLac Nicolet Antimony mine, Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, Arthabaska RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘOrford Nickel mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘBelmina mine, Saint-Julien, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘBennett-Martin Chrome mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘContinental mine (Megantic mine; Lambly mine; Paré mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘWoolsey Chrome mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘOld Greenshields mine (Nayes mine; Beaudoin mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘNadeau Hill mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘGreenshields mine (Greenshield mine; Bergeron mine; Croteau mine; Greenshield Extension), 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
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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