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


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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
02726660017671399542005.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

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

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Habit:prismatic
Colour:colourless, white
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pectolite2
Grossular2
Diopside2
Vesuvianite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22019
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22019:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘSt. Francis mine, Canton de Cleveland, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘKeenan Road, Canton de Melbourne, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘAutoroute 55 roadcuts, Canton de Melbourne, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘAutoroute 55 Triangle, Canton de Melbourne, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘRoute 161 roadcut, Chesterville, Arthabaska RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘRoute 116 road cut, 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
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘSainte-Hélène de Chester outcrop, Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester, Arthabaska RCM, Centre-du-Québec, 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
References
179-181.
Jeffrey de Fourestier collectionIdentified by Jeffrey de Fourestier: Visual Identification
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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