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


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Habit:irregular blebs
Colour:bronzy yellow
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22018
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22018:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘLac Nicolet Antimony mine, Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, Arthabaska RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘWeedon Mine, Weedon, Le Haut-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘEustis mine (Crown mine; Hartford mine; Lower Canada mine; Orford mine), Hatley, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘStratford Pyrite Mine, Stratford, Le Granit RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘKouri deposit, Acton RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
60.4km (37.6 miles) ⓘIves mine, Eastman, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
62.2km (38.6 miles) ⓘBolton Mine (Canfield Mine; Canadian Mine), Bolton-Est, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘHuntington mine, Bolton-Est, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
74.9km (46.5 miles) ⓘLake Memphremagog Mine (Smith's Mine; Patton Mine), Potton, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
80.4km (49.9 miles) ⓘMontréal-Broughton mine, Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, 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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