| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Diopside |
| Formula: | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Grossular | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Diopside data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; "LAB Mine"; "Black Lake Mine"), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 87072 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:87072:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Diopside |
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| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘBritish Canadian mine (B.C. 1 mine; B.C. 2 mine; Martin mine; Black Lake mine; American mine; Dauville mine), Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada |
| 2.8km (1.7 miles) | ⓘUnion mine (Southwark mine), Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada |
| 2.8km (1.7 miles) | ⓘCaribou pit (Caribou mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada |
| 3.5km (2.2 miles) | ⓘNormandie mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada |
| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘMaple Leaf mine, Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada |
| 6.3km (3.9 miles) | ⓘKing Beaver mine (Jacob mine; Beaver-1 mine; Beaver-2 mine), Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada |
| 7.0km (4.4 miles) | ⓘJohnson mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada |
| 7.3km (4.6 miles) | ⓘBell mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada |
| 7.6km (4.7 miles) | ⓘKing mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada |
| 9.4km (5.8 miles) | ⓘMontréal Chrome pit (Montréal mine; Montréal-Coleraine mine; Paré pit; Black Lake Chrome quarry), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada |
| References |
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Amabili, Marco, Spertini, Francesco, Auguste, Marc B., Bonin, Gilles (2009) Famous mineral localities: The Lac d'Amiante Mine, Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Quebec. The Mineralogical Record, 40 (4) 297-304 |
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Mine Lac d'Amiante, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada