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


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Habit:steep pyramidal, blocky, curved aggregates
Colour:colourless, white, pale yellow, green, purple
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Grossular63
- var Chrome-bearing Grossular9
- var Hessonite8
Diopside37
Pectolite10
Heazlewoodite4
Goethite3
Vesuvianite3
Aegirine2
Okenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (139 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22016
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22016:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
12.1km (7.5 miles) Sterrett mine, Saint-Cyr, Canton de Cleveland, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
41.5km (25.8 miles) Orford Nickel mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
49.5km (30.8 miles) Continental mine (Megantic mine; Lambly mine; Paré 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
60.0km (37.3 miles) King Beaver mine (Jacob mine; Beaver-1 mine; Beaver-2 mine), 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
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