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Nepheline 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:Nepheline
Formula:Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Habit:hexagonal prisms, massive
Colour:grey
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Kentbrooksite9
Eudialyte Group8
Pectolite5
Aegirine4
Serandite3
Niobokupletskite3
Eudialyte3
Synchysite-(Ce)2
Charmarite2
Villiaumite2
Manganoeudialyte2
Fluorite1
Microcline1
Cappelenite-(Y)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nepheline 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 (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8058
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8058:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Nepheline
19.5km (12.1 miles) Demix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
22.7km (14.1 miles) Mont Saint-Gregoire (Mont Johnson; Monoir), Le Haut-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
24.8km (15.4 miles) Mont Yamaska, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
33.5km (20.8 miles) Rosemont quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
37.1km (23.0 miles) Corporation (Forsyth's) quarry, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
38.6km (24.0 miles) Canadian National Railway tunnel, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
46.4km (28.8 miles) Mont Shefford, Shefford, La Haute-Yamaska RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
50.6km (31.4 miles) Mont Brome, Bromont, Estrie, Québec, Canada
72.2km (44.9 miles) Husereau Hill, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
89.7km (55.8 miles) Troy, Orleans County, Vermont, USA
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