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Prehnite from
Orford Nickel mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Orford Nickel mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8830
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8830:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘSterrett mine, Saint-Cyr, Canton de Cleveland, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘJeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘBelvidere Mountain Quarries, Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA
81.0km (50.3 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
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘContinental mine (Megantic mine; Lambly mine; Paré mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
90.4km (56.2 miles) ⓘMine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; "LAB Mine"; "Black Lake Mine"), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
91.9km (57.1 miles) ⓘBritish Canadian mine (B.C. 1 mine; B.C. 2 mine; Martin mine; Black Lake mine; American mine; Dauville mine), Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
96.7km (60.1 miles) ⓘKing Beaver mine (Jacob mine; Beaver-1 mine; Beaver-2 mine), Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
97.4km (60.5 miles) ⓘJohnson mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
97.6km (60.7 miles) ⓘBell mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
References
Gault, Robert A., Tarassoff, Peter (1994) Famous Mineral Localities: The Orford Nickel Mine, Quebec, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (5) 327-345
 
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