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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: | Paranatrolite | |
| Formula: | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 3H2O | |
| Comments: | Per the IMA report on zeolite nomenclature, paranatrolite must be considered a doubtful species. As it is unstable in air, it converts to tetranatrolite (another doubtful species). | |
| Habit: | prisms and epitaxial overgrowths on natrolite up to 1mm thick | |
| Colour: | transparent colourless, grey, yellow, pink | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Paranatrolite 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 Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 8364 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:8364:5 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Paranatrolite | ||
| 19.5km (12.1 miles) | ⓘDemix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada | |
| References | ||
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada