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Diopside from
Rockway quarry (Carrière Dolostone; Rockway Valley Marble quarry), Boileau, Papineau RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rockway quarry (Carrière Dolostone; Rockway Valley Marble quarry), Boileau, Papineau RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:536286
Long-form Identifier:1:3:536286:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘWhite Road roadcut (Mathilda Lake roadcut), Harrington, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘRoute Principal road cut, Laurel, Wentworth-Nord, Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed roadcut (Locality 48 of Van Velthuizen et al.), Laurel, Wentworth-Nord, Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘKilmar mine, Kilmar, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘMiller Mine (Keystone Mine; Grenville graphite deposit), Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘAutoroute 50 roadcut No. 2, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘAutoroute 50 roadcut No. 1, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘL'Annonciation, Rivière-Rouge, Antoine-Labelle RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘDes Cedres Dam, Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Antoine-Labelle RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
74.3km (46.2 miles) ⓘParker Mine, Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Antoine-Labelle RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
References
Sabina, Ann P. (1986) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Buckingham-Mont-Laurier-Grenville, Quebec; Hawkesbury-Ottawa, Ontario. Miscellaneous Report 33. Geological Survey of Canada 90 pp.
 
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