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Diopside from
Chaput-Payne Mine, Gatineau Park, Gatineau TE, Outaouais, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Habit:well-formed prisms up to 20 cm across
Colour:dark green
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline5
Fluorapatite4
Calcite4
Amphibole Supergroup3
Titanite3
Phlogopite3
Molybdenite2
Uraninite1
Powellite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chaput-Payne Mine, Gatineau Park, Gatineau TE, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (15 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:425803
Long-form Identifier:1:3:425803:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘFortin and Gravelle Mine, Gatineau Park, Gatineau TE, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘRichterite and quartz occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
8.0km (4.9 miles) ⓘMolybdenite occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘSchorl and Ilmenite occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘAutoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘFeatherstone property, Cantley, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘCross Loop Road Cut (Site 1 of Phase 2), Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
10.9km (6.7 miles) ⓘVavasour mine (Mine Gow), Cantley, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘBlackburn Mine, Cantley, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘAutoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
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