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Petarasite from
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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Petarasite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Petarasite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Petarasite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Petarasite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Petarasite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Petarasite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Petarasite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Petarasite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
03355490017271925731827.jpg
Petarasite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
05244330017271925812332.jpg
Petarasite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Petarasite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Petarasite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Petarasite
Formula:Na5Zr2(Si6O18)(Cl,OH) · 2H2O
Habit:prismatic
Colour:brownish-yellow, light greenish-yellow, pink
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Catapleiite30
Albite10
Manganoneptunite5
Aegirine5
Gaidonnayite4
Polylithionite4
Genthelvite3
Serandite2
Eudidymite1
Epididymite1
Sabinaite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Petarasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 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
Photo GalleryView Gallery (59 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37590
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37590:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Chao, George Y., Chen, T. T., Baker, J. (1980) Petarasite, a new hydrated sodium zirconium hydroxychlorosilicate mineral from Mont St-Hilaire, Quebec. The Canadian Mineralogist, 18 (4) 497-502
Perrault, G., Chao, G. Y., Chen, T. T. (1981) Additional data on petarasite from Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec. The Canadian Mineralogist, 19 (3) 411-413
Horváth, L.; Gault, R.A.; Pfenninger-Horváth, E.; Poirier, G. (2019) Mont Saint-Hilaire: History, Geology, Mineralogy - Special Publication No. 14. The Canadian Mineralogist. 634 pp.pp.346-348
 
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