Lac Sairs Amazonite Occurrence, Lac Sairs, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 50' 3'' North , 78° 25' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
268645
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:268645:8
GUID (UUID V4):
86e214bb-b4bb-4300-9072-6081f3bfe72b
Description from Ann P. Sabina (1965):
"Beautiful apple-green to emerald-green amazonite occurs in a pegmatite dyke on an island at the north end of Lac Sairs. The locality provides some of the best amazonite to be found anywhere in Canada and, as a result, is highly prized by lapidarists for jewelry purposes. A small amount of stripping has exposed the dyke on the south side of the island near the top of the hill which makes up most of the island."
On some maps the island's name is shown as Île de l'amazonite; this may be an informal name.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Columbite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Microcline var. Amazonite | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuth | Bi |
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