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Natrolite from
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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Natrolite
Formula:Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Habit:prisms averaging 5mm in diameter and 25mm long, rarely up to 2cm wide and 15cm long
Colour:milky white to colourless; less commonly pale pink or grey
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirine221
Analcime187
Serandite121
Rhodochrosite101
Polylithionite68
Microcline58
Gonnardite53
Catapleiite53
Calcite49
Albite32
Behoite19
Pyrite17
Siderite16
Sphalerite14
Sodalite14
- var Hackmanite8
Kupletskite12
Epididymite11
Pectolite11
Genthelvite11
Eudialyte Group10
Birnessite9
Dolomite8
Millerite7
Pyrophanite7
Labuntsovite-Mn6
Ancylite-(Ce)6
Chalcopyrite5
Quartz5
Fluorapophyllite-(K)5
Eudialyte5
Burbankite5
Phillipsite Subgroup5
Strontianite5
Ancylite Group5
Sugilite4
Manganoneptunite4
Thomasclarkite-(Y)4
Donnayite-(Y)4
Gaidonnayite4
Leucophanite4
Leifite4
Willemite4
Raite3
Dawsonite3
Gmelinite-Na3
Astrophyllite3
Mckelveyite Group3
Zircon3
Fluorite3
Wöhlerite3
Molybdenite2
Niveolanite2
Annite2
Andradite2
Neotocite2
Chlorite Group2
Rutile1
Manganokhomyakovite1
Shortite1
Bastnäsite-(Ce)1
Cancrinite1
Wollastonite Group1
Amphibole Supergroup1
Neighborite1
Haineaultite1
Schizolite1
Eirikite1
Vinogradovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Natrolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 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
Photo GalleryView Gallery (147 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8154
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8154:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Natrolite
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘDemix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘLongueuil sill, Longueuil TE, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘLafarge Montreal East quarry (Carrière Lafarge Montréal-Est; Francon Montréal-Est quarry; Canada Cement quarry), Montréal-Est, Montréal, Québec, Canada
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘRosemont quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘMcTavish Reservoir (Rutherford Park; Lower Reservoir; Montreal Reservoir), Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘFrancon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘCorporation (Forsyth's) quarry, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘMiron Quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘCanadian National Railway tunnel, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘHusereau Hill, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
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