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Vesuvianite from
Autoroute 50 roadcut No. 1, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite5
Albite4
Grossular3
Pyrrhotite2
Prehnite1
Diopside1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Autoroute 50 roadcut No. 1, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:529266
Long-form Identifier:1:3:529266:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite
2.6km (1.6 miles) Miller Mine (Keystone Mine; Grenville graphite deposit), Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
45.8km (28.4 miles) Husereau Hill, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
78.2km (48.6 miles) Miron Quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
78.8km (49.0 miles) Canadian National Railway tunnel, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
80.5km (50.0 miles) Corporation (Forsyth's) quarry, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
80.7km (50.2 miles) Templeton vesuvianite locality, Saint-Pierre-de-Wakefield, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
91.4km (56.8 miles) Lafarge Quarry (Carrière Sablières de la Gatineau), Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
98.4km (61.1 miles) Cross quarry, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
99.7km (61.9 miles) Maxwell quarry, Wakefield, La Pêche, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
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