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Riebeckite 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


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Riebeckite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Riebeckite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Riebeckite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Riebeckite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
03570920017360510608799.jpg
Riebeckite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Riebeckite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Riebeckite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Riebeckite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
03570920017360510608799.jpg
Riebeckite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
02167290017272014713899.jpg
Riebeckite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
04022340017272014731105.jpg
Riebeckite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Riebeckite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Riebeckite
Formula:◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Habit:fibrous
Colour:greyish-blue, silky
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Mckelveyite Group2
Calcite2
Pectolite2
Dolomite2
Molybdenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Riebeckite 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 (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9569
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9569:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Riebeckite
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘCanadian National Railway tunnel, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
References
Grice, Joel (1989) Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: Canada's Most Diverse Mineral Locality. In Famous Mineral Localities of Canada. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences. p.100-108.
Horváth, László, Gault, Robert A. (1990) The Mineralogy of Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (4) 281-359
 
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