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Chromite from
Montréal Chrome pit (Montréal mine; Montréal-Coleraine mine; Paré pit; Black Lake Chrome quarry), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Montréal Chrome pit (Montréal mine; Montréal-Coleraine mine; Paré pit; Black Lake Chrome quarry), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:456880
Long-form Identifier:1:3:456880:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘStar Chrome Mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘAmerican Chrome Mines, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘGagné mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘHuard mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Chrome pit, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘWard-Chromore mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘHall chrome pit, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘLemelin mine (Gray mine), Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘStewart mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘNoël mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
References
Poitevin, E. & Graham, R.P.D. (1918)Contributions to the mineralogy of Black Lke area, Quebec. Canada Department of Mines, Geological Survey, Museum Bulletin No. 27,103 p.
 
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