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Smoky Quartz from
Richterite and quartz occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Richterite1
Phlogopite1
Baryte1
Pyrite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smoky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Richterite and quartz occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1880385
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1880385:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz
0.2km (0.1 miles) Km 21 North on-ramp, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
14.7km (9.1 miles) Unnamed mine, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
39.4km (24.5 miles) Grant Quarry (Ottawa; Miller; Beaver Asphalt), Gloucester Township, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
46.1km (28.6 miles) Blair Farm (Greely quartz occurrence), Osgoode Township, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
69.6km (43.3 miles) Blue Sea Lake amazonite occurrence, La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
88.7km (55.1 miles) Highway 22 scapolite occurrence, Grattan Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
98.1km (60.9 miles) Dike No. 4, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
98.6km (61.2 miles) Spain Mine, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
References
Jeffrey de Fourestier collectionIdentified by Jeffrey de Fourestier: Visual Identification
 
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