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Albite from
Cross Loop Road Cut (Site 1 of Phase 2), Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Meionite1
Grossular1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cross Loop Road Cut (Site 1 of Phase 2), Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1676996
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1676996:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘRoadcut No. 6, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘKm 21 North on-ramp, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘLeduc Mine, Lake Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-de-Wakefield, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘTempleton vesuvianite locality, Saint-Pierre-de-Wakefield, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘHighway 366 roadcut, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘEvans-Lou Mine, Lake Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-de-Wakefield, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘHumphreys feldspar mine, Huntley Township, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
36.1km (22.5 miles) ⓘVilleneuve mine, Val-des-Bois, Papineau RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘYates Mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘZenith Mine (Phoenix Mine), Bagot Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
References
Jeffrey de Fourestier collectionIdentified by Jeffrey de Fourestier: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS
 
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