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Dawsonite from
Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Dawsonite
Formula:NaAlCO3(OH)2
Habit:striated prisms, acicular, fibrous spheres, waxy, flaky
Colour:colourless, white
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Significance:Unusual or interesting association, relationships with other species, pseudomorphism etc. - see notes.
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite33
Quartz24
Weloganite19
Calcite15
Celestine7
Hydrodresserite6
Goethite5
Albite5
Hematite4
Strontianite4
Sabinaite3
Synchysite-(Ce)3
Dresserite3
Baryte3
- var Strontium-bearing Baryte1
Pyrite2
Marcasite2
Sphalerite2
Galena2
Nannoniite1
Franconite1
Siderite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dawsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (60 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4381
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4381:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dawsonite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘMiron Quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘRosemont quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘCanadian National Railway tunnel, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘCorporation (Forsyth's) quarry, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘMcTavish Reservoir (Rutherford Park; Lower Reservoir; Montreal Reservoir), Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘMcGill University campus, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘLafarge Montreal East quarry (Carrière Lafarge Montréal-Est; Francon Montréal-Est quarry; Canada Cement quarry), Montréal-Est, Montréal, Québec, Canada
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘVille Marie Expressway (Autoroute 720), Montréal, Québec, Canada
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘDulude Quarry (DJL - Carrière Mont-Bruno), Mont Saint Bruno, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Longueuil TE, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘDemix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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