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Diopside from
L'Annonciation, Rivière-Rouge, Antoine-Labelle RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada


Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chondrodite1
Mica Group1
Tremolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view L'Annonciation, Rivière-Rouge, Antoine-Labelle RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:927256
Long-form Identifier:1:3:927256:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Diopside in this Region
Canada Marble and Lime Quarry, L'Annonciation, Rivière-Rouge, Antoine-Labelle RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘRockway quarry (Carrière Dolostone; Rockway Valley Marble quarry), Boileau, Papineau RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘWhite Road roadcut (Mathilda Lake roadcut), Harrington, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘRoute Principal road cut, Laurel, Wentworth-Nord, Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘDes Cedres Dam, Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Antoine-Labelle RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed roadcut (Locality 48 of Van Velthuizen et al.), Laurel, Wentworth-Nord, Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
70.4km (43.7 miles) ⓘParker Mine, Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Antoine-Labelle RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
75.8km (47.1 miles) ⓘKilmar mine, Kilmar, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
84.1km (52.2 miles) ⓘMiller Mine (Keystone Mine; Grenville graphite deposit), Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
85.4km (53.1 miles) ⓘAutoroute 50 roadcut No. 2, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
86.0km (53.4 miles) ⓘAutoroute 50 roadcut No. 1, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Argenteuil 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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