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Albite from
Flintkote mine, Pontbriand, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada


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Albite

Flintkote mine, Pontbriand, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
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Albite

Flintkote mine, Pontbriand, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
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Albite

Flintkote mine, Pontbriand, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Grossular1
Clinochlore1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Flintkote mine, Pontbriand, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:464849
Long-form Identifier:1:3:464849:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘRoad cut on Chemin du Lac, Adstock, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘBell mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘBritish Canadian mine (B.C. 1 mine; B.C. 2 mine; Martin mine; Black Lake mine; American mine; Dauville mine), Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘMine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; "LAB Mine"; "Black Lake Mine"), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘMontréal-Broughton mine, Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘ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
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘBroughton talc mine (Luzcan mine; Carrière rang XV), Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton (West Broughton), Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘFraser Mine, East Broughton, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘPomerleau Quarry, Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
17.9km (11.2 miles) ⓘFrontenac mine, East Broughton, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
References
Horváth Collection - confirmed visually
 
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