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Potvin Quarry, Mont Saint Bruno, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Longueuil TE, Montérégie, Québec, Canadai
Regional Level Types
Potvin QuarryQuarry
Mont Saint BrunoMountain
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville- not defined -
Longueuil TETerritory Equivalent to a Regional County Municipality
MontérégieAdministrative Region
QuébecProvince
CanadaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 33' 19'' North , 73° 20' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.55528,-73.33528
GeoHash:
G#: f25g5jnfs
GRN:
N31W37
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville24,388 (2010)2.7km
Sainte-Julie29,019 (2016)3.1km
Saint-Basile-le-Grand15,605 (2016)4.8km
Boucherville39,062 (2016)8.8km
Otterburn Park8,464 (2016)9.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Montreal Gem and Mineral ClubMontreal, Quebec17km
Mindat Locality ID:
260324
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:260324:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Carrière Potvin


A long abandoned (at least from the 1960s) quarry very near (<500 m) the Dulude quarry on the southwest side of and adjacent to the ski slopes. Globensky mentions sills and dykes but very few minerals, however, the mineralogy is probably very similar to that of the Dulude quarry.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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References

GLOBENSKY, Y. (1985) Géologie des region de Saint-Jean (partie Nord) et de Beloeil. Ministère de l’Energie et des Ressources MM 84-03, 95 p. + maps.
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