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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 56' 36'' North , 75° 57' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kazabazua847 (2016)4.1km
Wakefield2,000 (2016)32.4km
Val-des-Monts9,539 (2016)40.0km
Cantley10,412 (2018)44.2km
Maniwaki4,236 (2016)48.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
591
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:591:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Prismatine crystals up to 5 cm long occur in biotite paragneiss in road cuts.
A 300 x 1500 metre lens of paragneiss in Precambrian marble, with an outcrop located less than 200 metres south of Hincks Bridge, about 4 km from Kazabazua. The closest town, Lac-Sainte-Marie, starts about 200 metres away, on the other side of the bridge.

"The deposit is in the Aylwin township, Range III, Lots 15 and 16, and along the road from Kazabazua to Lac Ste-Marie, on the southwest bank of Gatineau river, near Hincks bridge." (Girault, 1952).

(Note: "Hinck's Bridge", with an apostrophe, is a misnomer.)
Coordinates extrapolated from topographic map.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chondrodite
Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dumortierite
Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'K Feldspar'
Kornerupine ?
Formula: Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Description: Much (all?) of the "kornerupine" from here has been re-identified as prismatine.
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
Mineralienkabinet J. de FourestierIdentified by Jeffrey de Fourestier: Visual Identification
Prismatine
Formula: (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Chondrodite9.AF.45Mg5(SiO4)2F2
Dumortierite9.AJ.10Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Kornerupine ?9.BJ.50Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Prismatine9.BJ.50(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Prismatine(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
BBoron
B DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
B KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B Prismatine(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Prismatine(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
F Prismatine(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg Prismatine(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
AlAluminium
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Al KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al Prismatine(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
SiSilicon
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Si KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Prismatine(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Prismatine(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

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