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Epididymite 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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Epididymite
Formula:Na2Be2Si6O15 · H2O
Comments:Undoubtedly the best crystallized specimens for the species.
Habit:Groups of short prismatic crystals, very often forming cyclic pseudohexagonal twins; tabular, bladed, acicular, reticulated
Colour:Colourless to translucent white.
Luminescent properties:Some fluoresce medium to strong green, yellowish-green and pale yellow under SW UV.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirine33
Albite25
Catapleiite24
Serandite24
Eudidymite16
Calcite12
Microcline12
Natrolite11
Gaidonnayite11
Manganoneptunite8
Nenadkevichite7
Polylithionite6
Fluorite6
Quartz6
- var Smoky Quartz3
Analcime5
Pyrite4
Rhodochrosite4
Siderite3
Fluorapatite3
Fluorcalciopyrochlore3
Sodalite2
Gonnardite2
Dolomite2
Elpidite1
Genthelvite1
Garronite-Na1
Franconite1
Petarasite1
Muscovite1
Parisite-(Ce)1
Beryllonite1
Synchysite-(Ce)1
Labuntsovite-Mn1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epididymite 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 (103 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4912
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4912:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epididymite
19.5km (12.1 miles) Demix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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