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


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Pectolite
Formula:NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Habit:prismatic, acicular, fibrous
Colour:white, grey
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Grossular65
- var Hessonite8
- var Chrome-bearing Grossular3
Diopside30
Prehnite10
Apophyllite Group7
Chrysotile6
Fluorapophyllite-(K)5
Calcite4
Albite4
Vesuvianite4
- var Manganese-bearing Vesuvianite4
Quartz3
- var Smoky Quartz1
Tacharanite1
Annite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pectolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (123 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22015
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22015:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pectolite
50.7km (31.5 miles) Normandie mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
54.0km (33.6 miles) Mine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; "LAB Mine"; "Black Lake Mine"), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
55.6km (34.5 miles) British Canadian mine (B.C. 1 mine; B.C. 2 mine; Martin mine; Black Lake mine; American mine; Dauville mine), Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
60.8km (37.8 miles) Bell mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
60.9km (37.8 miles) Johnson mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
61.3km (38.1 miles) King mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
65.9km (41.0 miles) Flintkote mine, Pontbriand, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
95.4km (59.3 miles) Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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