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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Demix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:465680
Long-form Identifier:1:3:465680:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
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
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘRosemont quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘFrancon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘMiron Quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘCanadian National Railway tunnel, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘMont Rougemont, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘMont Yamaska, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
54.5km (33.9 miles) ⓘOka Rare Metals mine, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
56.6km (35.1 miles) ⓘSt Lawrence Columbium Mine, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
References
Horváth Collection - confirmed by XRD & microprobe
HORVÁTH, L. (2010) The minerals of the Saint-Amable sill: an update. MICRONEWS 44(4), 23-28.
 
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