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Pyrite from
Foucault Quarry, Brownsburg-Chatham, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foucault Quarry, Brownsburg-Chatham, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:762739
Long-form Identifier:1:3:762739:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘAutoroute 50 roadcut No. 1, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘAutoroute 50 roadcut No. 2, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘKilmar mine, Kilmar, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed roadcut (Locality 48 of Van Velthuizen et al.), Laurel, Wentworth-Nord, Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘWhite Road roadcut (Mathilda Lake roadcut), Harrington, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘTrudeau quarry, Sainte-Justine-de-Newton, Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘHusereau Hill, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘAsphalte Raymond Quarry, Saint-André-Avellin, Papineau RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘOka Rare Metals mine, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘBond zone, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
References
Three (3) field trips to the quarry in 2011.
MB-2000-01 INVENTAIRE DES CARRIERES DE PIERRE, REGION DU SUD-OUEST DU QUEBEC by Y. Bellemare
 
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