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Dolomite from
Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada


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Dolomite, etc.

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Dolomite, etc.

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Dolomite

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Dolomite, etc.

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Dolomite, etc.

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
06579570017362494848410.jpg
Dolomite, etc.

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Dolomite

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Dolomite, etc.

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Dolomite, etc.

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Dolomite, etc.

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Dolomite

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Dolomite, etc.

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Habit:rhombohedral, granular
Colour:colourless, white, yellow, pink, green
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cristobalite3
Nannoniite2
Montmorillonite2
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4626
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4626:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘMiron Quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘCanadian National Railway tunnel, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘMcTavish Reservoir (Rutherford Park; Lower Reservoir; Montreal Reservoir), Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘMcGill University campus, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘLafarge Montreal East quarry (Carrière Lafarge Montréal-Est; Francon Montréal-Est quarry; Canada Cement quarry), Montréal-Est, Montréal, Québec, Canada
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘSainte-Dorothée Diatreme Pipe, Sainte-Dorothée, Laval, Laval, Québec, Canada
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘBriqueterie St-Laurent, Laprairie, Roussillon RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘSaint-Eustache Quarry (Carrière et pavage Saint-Eustache; Mathers Quarry), Saint-Eustache, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘGoyer quarry, Mont Saint Bruno, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Longueuil TE, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘDulude Quarry (DJL - Carrière Mont-Bruno), Mont Saint Bruno, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Longueuil TE, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
References
176-178.
Grice, Joel (1989) A Mineral Locality in Montreal City. In Famous Mineral Localities of Canada. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences. p.109-114.
Tarassoff, Peter, Horváth, László, Pfenninger-Horváth, Elsa (2006) Famous mineral localities: The Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 37 (1) 5-60
 
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