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Quartz from
Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Siderite30
Calcite21
Albite21
Fluorite13
Monteregianite-(Y)13
Gaidonnayite12
Lorenzenite9
Pyrite9
Microcline7
Carletonite7
Sphalerite6
Chalcopyrite6
Narsarsukite5
Natrolite5
Adamsite-(Y)5
Elpidite4
Zircon4
Gmelinite-Na4
Analcime3
Serandite3
Dolomite3
Shomiokite-(Y)3
Strontianite3
Epididymite3
Aegirine2
Amphibole Supergroup2
Polylithionite2
Rhodochrosite2
Quartz2
- var Smoky Quartz2
Melansonite1
Charmarite1
Muscovite1
Prehnite1
Neighborite1
Lalondeite1
Orthoclase1
Mica Group1
Willemite1
Franconite1
Molybdenite1
Aenigmatite1
Phillipsite-Na1
Fluorapatite1
Rutile1
Anatase1
Astrophyllite1
Hilairite1
Brookite1
Yofortierite1
Pectolite1
Mckelveyite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:998040
Long-form Identifier:1:3:998040:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
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
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.3km (0.8 miles) 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
11.1km (6.9 miles) Mont Rougemont, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
13.9km (8.7 miles) Dulude Quarry (DJL - Carrière Mont-Bruno), Mont Saint Bruno, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Longueuil TE, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
14.9km (9.3 miles) Goyer quarry, Mont Saint Bruno, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Longueuil TE, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
19.6km (12.2 miles) Demix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
21.0km (13.1 miles) Boucherville, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
21.1km (13.1 miles) Route 235 roadcuts, Saint-Pie, Les Maskoutains RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
25.0km (15.5 miles) Mont Yamaska, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
29.3km (18.2 miles) Ange Gardien Quarry, Ange Gardien, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
30.5km (19.0 miles) Briqueterie St-Laurent, Laprairie, Roussillon RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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