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Donnayite-(Y) 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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Donnayite-(Y)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Donnayite-(Y)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Donnayite-(Y)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Donnayite-(Y), etc.

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Donnayite-(Y)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Donnayite-(Y)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Donnayite-(Y)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Donnayite-(Y), etc.

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Donnayite-(Y)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
07155570017271922537569.jpg
Donnayite-(Y)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
09592270017272001087776.jpg
Donnayite-(Y)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Donnayite-(Y), etc.

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Donnayite-(Y)
Formula:NaCaSr3Y(CO3)6 · 3H2O
Habit:tabular, platy, barrel-shaped, saucer-shaped, rosettes
Colour:yellow, brown, white, grey
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite31
Ewaldite30
Pyrite29
Albite18
Alicewilsonite-(YCe)11
Gaidonnayite7
Analcime5
Natrolite4
Gonnardite4
Microcline3
Dolomite2
Siderite2
Charleshatchettite1
Gobbinsite1
Gmelinite-Na1
Aegirine1
Amphibole Supergroup1
Mckelveyite-(Y)1
Mckelveyite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Donnayite-(Y) 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 (73 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4664
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4664:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Donnayite-(Y)
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘDemix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
References
Chao, George Y., Mainwaring, P. R., Baker, J. (1978) Donnayite, NaCaSr3Y(CO3)6·3H2O, a new mineral from Mont St-Hilaire, Québec. The Canadian Mineralogist, 16 (3) 335-340
Grice, Joel (1989) Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: Canada's Most Diverse Mineral Locality. In Famous Mineral Localities of Canada. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences. p.100-108.
 
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