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Chromite from
Continental mine (Megantic mine; Lambly mine; Paré mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Mine
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 Continental mine (Megantic mine; Lambly mine; Paré mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:458759
Long-form Identifier:1:3:458759:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘBennett-Martin Chrome mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘWoolsey Chrome mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘOld Greenshields mine (Nayes mine; Beaudoin mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘLambly-Nadeau mine (Victoria mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘReed-Bélanger mine (Bélanger mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘGreenshields mine (Greenshield mine; Bergeron mine; Croteau mine; Greenshield Extension), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘProvençal Hill mine (Collier pit), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘFréchette mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘBelmina mine, Saint-Julien, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘNadeau Hill mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
References
Sabina, Ann P. (1967) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Eastern Townships and Gaspé, Quebec and parts of New Brunswick. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 66-51, 170 pp.pp.46-47
 
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