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Pectolite 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


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Pectolite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Pectolite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Pectolite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Pectolite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Pectolite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
07455890017272012092124.jpg
Pectolite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Pectolite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Pectolite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Pectolite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
07455890017272012092124.jpg
Pectolite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
03254810017272012192080.jpg
Pectolite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
05899320017272012207077.jpg
Pectolite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pectolite
Formula:NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Habit:acicular, fibrous
Colour:colourless, white
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite60
Fluorapophyllite-(K)44
Vesuvianite32
Grossular28
- var Hibschite27
Amphibole Supergroup20
Sodalite20
- var Hackmanite18
Fluorite17
Carletonite16
Hellandite Group15
Albite15
Magnesio-arfvedsonite13
Villiaumite13
Microcline11
Phlogopite11
Leucophanite11
Natrolite11
Monteregianite-(Y)10
Aegirine9
Steacyite9
Fluorapatite8
Shortite8
Arfvedsonite Root Name Group8
Annite8
Makatite7
Calcioburbankite7
Rhodochrosite7
Cuspidine7
Götzenite5
Pyrrhotite5
Sphalerite5
Nepheline5
Serandite4
Birnessite4
Willemite4
Arfvedsonite4
Molybdenite3
Eudialyte Group3
Tainiolite3
Titanite3
Wollastonite Group3
Feldspar Group3
Siderite3
Apophyllite Group3
Haineaultite2
Bavenite2
Leucosphenite2
Andradite2
Catapleiite2
Riebeckite2
Pyrophanite2
Mckelveyite Group2
Synchysite-(Ce)2
Stillwellite-(Ce)2
Sheldrickite2
Clinochlore2
Elpidite2
Quartz1
Kupletskite1
Tuperssuatsiaite1
Magadiite1
Zircon1
Hochelagaite1
Diopside1
Hilairite1
Rutile1
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pectolite 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 (87 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8446
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8446:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pectolite
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘDemix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘJeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
References
Grice, Joel (1989) Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: Canada's Most Diverse Mineral Locality. In Famous Mineral Localities of Canada. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences. p.100-108.
Horváth, László, Gault, Robert A. (1990) The Mineralogy of Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (4) 281-359
Lykova, Inna; Rowe, Ralph; Poirier, Glenn; Friis, Henrik; Helwig, Kate (2024) Mckelveyite group minerals – Part 3: Bainbridgeite-(YCe), Na2Ba2YCe(CO3)6  ·  3H2O, a new species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (1). 183-194 doi:10.5194/ejm-36-183-2024
 
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