Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

a specimen with magnetite octahedra up to 7 mm

3,4cm x 2,5cm CLINOCHLORE "WORMS"

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Dimensions: 1.5" x 1" x .75" Not a bit of celery, but a bit of picrolite from Quebec looking in color and form like a bit of celery.

Close up photo of a larger specimen of suolunite. The FOV is 10 cm wide. Canadian Museum of Nature specimen, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Photo László Horvath. Scanned Fujichrome slide.

© László Horváth

Three specimens of fibrous clinochrysotile asbestos. One specimen shows many veins running through rock. The other two specimens are elongated specimens of bundled fibers. The longest specimen is 25 cm long! Overall size of mineral specimen: 5-25 cm. Size of individual crystals: .2-25 cm.

© 2002 John H. Betts

rare calcium silicate. one of the largest specimens of this mineral measuring 20 x 18 cm. Part of a larger (60 cm ) piece collected by F. Duclo. J. Levinger specimen and photo.

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A piece of serpentine (antigorite) collected from the dumps of the L.A.B. mines in 2008.

Radial plates of nearly black chloritoid surrounded by chalcopyrite in foliated dull-yellow to light brown to brownish-white muscovite with white to gray quartz. The scattered small black mineral grains are chloritoid. Almost all of the brassy-yellow mineral is chalcopyrite. Small amounts of metallic yellow to blue-tarnished pyrrhotite is present ...

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9x7x3 cm

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This specimen of chrysotile asbestos was collected in August, 2010 from the LAB Black Lake Openpit Mine, located south of Black Lake, Quebec, Canada. The specimen was collected from the pit and measures approx. 8 cm across. The specimen was collected during a very fine mine tour the company gives. The tour leaves from the Musee mineralogique et ...

Dark octahedral magnesiochromite crystals cluster. Sony Alpha 7R ii/Mitutoyo Plan Apo X 20/Achromatic doublet retro/"Stone Master Stack Unit" Linear-actor & Control/ Aperture. Photo & Collection: Christophe Boutry.

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Radial platy grayish-black chloritoid showing hourglass reflections.

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Suolunite 9 cm in all 3 directions. One of the best. Collected by F. Duclos. J. Levinger specimen and photo

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Ottrélite (at least according to label shown on child photo) - dark sectors to 1 cm within matrix. See additional close-up photos as well as W. D. Christianson label.

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A rosette of brown chalcodite-stilpnomelane crystals, 1.5 mm across, associated with albite.

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Andradite to 8 mm crystal size on pectolite.

This is a mineral photo of white aragonite in situ on the wall of the open pit mine. It is unusual to see a mineral in the process of being deposited, especially in the open pit mines in a region of severe winters. The hole was drilled horizontally in the pit wall presumably to relieve the pressure and drain the water. I have no idea how long the ...

© László Horváth

Radial group of chloritoid crystals in muscovite phyllite.

Platy brucite crystals to 3 mm. P. Cristofono specimen and photo.

© 2006 Peter Cristofono

A synchysite xl (rosey tan) on quartz xls. The synchysite is about 3 mm. This was found in a vein opening running through a boulder of Sutton schist- gray quartzite. The alpine vein contained quartz, calcite, synchysite, titanite and other unidentifieds. The synchysite and titanite was identified by Dr. Jeff Chiarenzelli using SEM.

3,0cm x 3,0cm CLINOCHLORE "WORMS"

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Small cluster of gemmy andradite on pectolite.

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A nice 2 mm hexagonal prism of synchysite (orange tan) with a clear prism of quartz above it. A specimen was analyzed with SEM XD by Dr Jeff Chiarenzelli.

Essentially black rhombic to hexagonal crystals in white sericitic muscovite.

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gem GARNET var. ANDRADITE

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gem GARNET var. ANDRADITE, PECTOLITE

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This specimen was collected by Fred Schuster and is part of his collection. It measures about 5" x 3 1/2". It occured in a milky quartz.

© Fred Schuster

Light brown saponite pseudomorphs after stilbite crystals up to 6 mm. The pseudomorphs are arranged in a spray covering both sides of plate of matrix. No damage. Ex. A. Stevenson collection #148. Overall size of mineral specimen: 25x25x12 mm. Size of individual crystals: 2-6 mm.

© 2001 John H. Betts

This specimen was collected by Fred Schuster and is part of his collection. The piece measures about 5" x 5". Talc occurs here in calcite veins which transverse the schist.

© Fred Schuster

Beautiful from the second only find of Andradite var. Demantoide garnets at this locality. Cabinet 13 x 8 x 13 cm specimen from the back of a miners pickup truck. J. Levinger specimen and photo

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2.8 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm

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This specimen is 10cm x 5cm and has crystals up to 1cm. It occured in an alpine type vein.

© Fred Schuster

This is a piece 12cm x 7cm of a dark green foliate serpentine with a vein of chrysotile.

© Fred Schuster copyright 2005

7 cm specimen. Ex. Bud & Ruth Harmon collection. Field collected 1966.

© 2010 Peter Cristofono

Classic specimen of parallel, fibrous crystals of dark green asbestos in old-style glass-topped display case for protection. Ex. Robert C. Linck (1905-1970). Overall size of mineral specimen: 8x6x3 cm. Size of individual crystals: 6 cm.

© 2003 John H. Betts

Beautiful specimen of bright green, gemmy grossular garnet crystals on white matrix. The grossular crystals ore very lustrous with excellent color. No damage. Overall size of mineral specimen: 33x22x20 mm. Size of individual crystals: 1-2.5 mm.

© 2002 John H. Betts

19 x 18 x 15 mm. A complete floater.

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large slab 24"x14" of rock with a face of aragonite vein. Fluoresces bluish cream color of medium intesity under long wave UV and continues phosphoresce cream.

This crystal measures approximately 1 cm long. It was collected by Mr Roseberry of Thetford Mines in an alpine type vein with brookite crystals and mounted on putty by him. It is part of my collection.

© Fred Schuster

A specimen of black chert with a white coating. The piece is 2 1/2 inches in the long dimension. The chert is in 2" long rod form. This was collected by F Schuster July 2010. I later found that there was often Flint used in the ballast of wooden ships that crossed from England to the Americas Since this was a harbor for ships on the Saint ...

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Harvard Mineralogical Museum specimen no. 118416. Label is about 7 cm across. P. Cristofono photo. The label is most likely incorrect.

© 2007 Peter Cristofono

A 3"x2" piece collected by Fred Schuster in the summer of 2008. Probably Cu-allophane due to the color and association of copper sulphides in the mine.

10 cm long floater Suolunite Specimen. Collected by F. Duclos. J. Levinger specimen and photo

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This is a 4mm long titanite crystal found in a quartz vein which was in boulder of Sutton-Bennett schist-quartzite. I found this April 2009 in the rock piles of the Carey Asbestos Mine, in Tring Jonction, Robert-Cliche County Regional Municipality, Quebec Canada. It was associated with synchysite. It was tough rock to open for this vein. The ...

This crystal is appoximately 12 mm long. It was collected with brookite xls. from an alpine type vein by Mr Roseberry of Thetford Mines. He mounted it on putty. It is now in my collection.

© Fred Schuster

Specimen size 7x4x2,5 cm. Crystals up 3 mm. Self collected 2003. Photo and collection Giovanni Fraccaro.

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Beautiful specimen of bright green, gemmy grossular garnet crystals on white matrix. The grossular crystals ore very lustrous with excellent color. No damage. Overall size of mineral specimen: 30x25x20 mm. Size of individual crystals: 1-2 mm.

© 2002 John H. Betts

Duntite Transversed by Gabbro intrusions. One can see "Labradorescence"in some plagioclase xls in the Gabbro. Because of twinning the flash. This was find in a glacial bed with well polished rocks. The one with the best finish are more interesting for lapidary possibilities.

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Massive magnesiochromite, size: 39.2mm x 30.0mm x 20.0mm. Collected in 2009 on mine dump

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Crystal size 3 mm. Self collected 2003. Photo and collection Giovanni Fraccaro.

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Green grossular garnet from the Black Lake Mine, Thetford, Quebec, Canada. This specimen is 5x3x1.2 cm with garnet to 3mm. The green color is exceptional. Photograph by Edward Rosenzweig

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Well-formed ilmenite crystals on albite. Specimen is 2 mm wide.

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Magnified image. The longest crystal is about 10mm. This occured in veins associated with grossular garnet.

© Fred Schuster copyright 2005

Axinite crystals (light mauve brown)on quartz crystals. Specimen was collected by Fred Schuster in 2006,after a blast for the new Route 73 through Caldwell formation volcanic rock. Numerous veins were exposed with calcite, quartz, axinite and occasional small (1mm) blebs of chalcopyrite. The host rock was a dark green epidotisized basalt. This ...

This specimen was collected by Fred Schuster. It is about 7" x 5" piece with rough cubic xls up to 1". They occur in a talc schist layer. It is part of the collection of F. Schuster.

© Fred Schuster

It was collected in July 2004 by me. It occured in veins with clinozoisite blades. This piece was crystalized without them.

© Fred Schuster 2005

Area of magnified field about 20mm x 30mm. Largest grossular xls are 3mm. Diopside occurs as needlike crystals. Collected by F Schuster july 2004.

© F. Schuster copyright Nov 2005

2.7 x 2 x 1.3 cm. This is one of the fantastic new garnets written up in the What's New from Tucson report recently, by Tom Moore. It is an exquisite pair of highly modified Demantoid Garnets that mirror each other and grow around a small core of tiny Demantoids. The larger crystals are blue-green, partially gemmy, and highly lustrous. The color ...

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Extremely dark green, chromium-colored garnets from a rare find at this now-closed locality! Though the crystals are smallish by standards of other locales, to 3 mm or so, this is typical of the material and in fact this is LARGER than most such crystals. What is atypical for the specimen is the sheer richness of the deep green hue, which is in ...

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Two pieces 3 inches and 2 inches long. These were collected by F Schuster July 2010. The pieces exhibit parts of calcite vein filled with bitumen.

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14 cm x 7 cm specimen. This was collected by me July 2005.

© Fred Schuster copyright 2005

3.9X6.4X1.1 cm

In person, this has a deep blue color that does not photograph well for me, and has a somewhat "silky" lustre to it. The specimen is the single largest piece of gem rough for the species on teh market, as well as being a fine mineral display specimen! I had the largest known blue-suolunite cut stone cut out of a small piece of the backside, where ...

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nice anatase xls perched on quartz, approx 5mm x 5mm. I found this in a small pocket of quartz in a vein. The quartz veins were in the Bennet schist.

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Lustrous, DEEP green crystals of the deepest color possible for the species and location due to chromium content, this is a fantastic display piece of a rare varietal of Grossular not found in many years. I am further told by a collector who has been there often that the cr-grossular from Thetford Mines are usually not bigger than 3 cm x 2cm, with ...

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A 3"x3" piece with aragonite crystals.

Green grossular garnet from the Black Lake Mine, Thetford, Quebec, Canada. This specimen is 4x3x1.5 cm with garnet to 3mm. Photograph by Edward Rosenzweig

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This is a 1 3/4" x 2" piece of lustrous green serpentine. Translucent at the edges. This was found in the rock dumps at the Carey Asbestos Mine, Tring Jonction, Robert-Cliche County Region Municipality, Quebec, Canada. This was found April 2009 by Fred Schuster.

A 3"x4" piece mostly composed of bornite showing the typical "peacock ore" tarnish. This was collected by Fred Schuster in fall of 2008.

A 5"x3" piece of aragonite vein, showing crystals up to 12mm long.

A chunk of a prehnite vein with prismatic crystals of light greenish yellow clinozoisite. This was found in association with the aragonite veins.

Thumbnail specimen of scolecite on stilbite 2.5 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm Updated August 2, 2012 Thanks to Laszlo Horvath for input regarding the ID of this specimen. We acquired this as hydromagnesite from a dealer several years back. Yesterday, we tested the material in HCL and it dissolved but did not fizz. From Laszlo: "Scolecite is ...

© Maggie Wilson

Dimensions: 4" x 2" x 2" Hirsute slab of what was labeled as "Asbstous ( Var.Clinochrysotile)" but likely chrysotile (without further testing).

2nd photo of the 4cm x 3.5 specimen of diopside and calcite. Here is a shot of the diopside needle xls. The field is 5mm x 5mm.

A cabinet specimen about 18" tall of thulite. This is on display at the Thetford Mines Mining and Mineral Museum.