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Fluorite from
Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Habit:cubic, sugary aggregates
Colour:colourless, white, pink, purple, brown, green
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dawsonite33
Calcite12
Marcasite11
Quartz6
Celestine6
Strontianite5
Strontiodresserite3
Pyrite3
Sabinaite3
Weloganite3
Albite2
Baryte2
Galena2
Goethite2
Sphalerite1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (20 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5308
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5308:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘMiron 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
7.4km (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
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘLongueuil sill, Longueuil TE, Montérégie, 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
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘSaint-Philippe, Roussillon RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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