| Locality type: | Road |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Diopside |
| Formula: | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Comments: | At a contact there are both yellow green diopside and bright green diopside |
| Habit: | indistinct euhedral grains in calcite |
| Colour: | Bright green and yellow green |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | 10 |
| Quartz | 2 |
| Feldspar Group | 2 |
| Titanite | 1 |
| Orthoclase | 1 |
| Meionite | 1 |
| Richterite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Diopside data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 837572 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:837572:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Diopside in this Region |
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| Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada |
| Cross Loop Road Cut (Site 1 of Phase 2), Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada |
| Molybdenite occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada |
| Richterite and quartz occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada |
| Roadcut No. 6, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada |
| Schorl and Ilmenite occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada |
| Nearest other occurrences of Diopside |
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| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘFeatherstone property, Cantley, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada |
| 4.3km (2.7 miles) | ⓘFortin and Gravelle Mine, Gatineau Park, Gatineau TE, Outaouais, Québec, Canada |
| 5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘBlackburn Mine, Cantley, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada |
| 5.9km (3.7 miles) | ⓘVavasour mine (Mine Gow), Cantley, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada |
| 8.8km (5.5 miles) | ⓘChaput-Payne Mine, Gatineau Park, Gatineau TE, Outaouais, Québec, Canada |
| 9.8km (6.1 miles) | ⓘMolybdenite occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada |
| 9.8km (6.1 miles) | ⓘRichterite and quartz occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada |
| 10.8km (6.7 miles) | ⓘSchorl and Ilmenite occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada |
| 13.3km (8.3 miles) | ⓘCross Loop Road Cut (Site 1 of Phase 2), Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada |
| 13.4km (8.3 miles) | ⓘComet mine, Wakefield, La Pêche, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada |
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Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada