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Calcite from
Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada


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Calcite, etc.

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
01400780017368220821853.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
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Calcite, etc.

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Habit:rhombohedral, botryoidal, columnar
Colour:white
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pectolite4
Grossular3
Diopside1
Chromite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:21997
Long-form Identifier:1:3:21997:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘAutoroute 55 roadcuts, Canton de Melbourne, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘLime Ridge Quarry (Graymont Marbleton Plant), Dudswell (Saint-Adolphe-de-Dudswell), Le Haut-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘLac Nicolet Antimony mine, Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, Arthabaska RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘPCM Quarry, Saint-Nicéphore, Drummond RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘTrottier quarry, Trottier Mills, Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester, Arthabaska RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘPCM Quarry, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Drummond RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘOrford Nickel mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘSintra Quarry, Drummondville, Drummond RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘSaint Ferdinand Quarry, Saint Ferdinand, L'Érable RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘBel Horizon quarry (Carrière Bel Horizon; Carrière DJL), Hatley, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
References
179-181.
Williams, R., Grice, Joel D. (1979) Famous Mineral Localities: The Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec. The Mineralogical Record, 10 (2) 69-80
Grice, Joel D. (1989) The Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec: The Western World's Largest Asbestos Deposit. In Famous Mineral Localities of Canada. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences. p.115-123.
 
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