Petarasite 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
Locality type: | Quarry | |
Classification | ||
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Species: | Petarasite | |
Formula: | Na5Zr2(Si6O18)(Cl,OH) · 2H2O | |
Habit: | prismatic | |
Colour: | brownish-yellow, light greenish-yellow, pink | |
Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
Abundance at site: | Rare | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Valid - Type Locality | |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
Catapleiite | ⓘ25 photos of Petarasite associated with Catapleiite at this locality. | |
Albite | ⓘ6 photos of Petarasite associated with Albite at this locality. | |
Manganoneptunite | ⓘ5 photos of Petarasite associated with Manganoneptunite at this locality. | |
Polylithionite | ⓘ4 photos of Petarasite associated with Polylithionite at this locality. | |
Aegirine | ⓘ3 photos of Petarasite associated with Aegirine at this locality. | |
Genthelvite | ⓘ3 photos of Petarasite associated with Genthelvite at this locality. | |
Serandite | ⓘ2 photos of Petarasite associated with Serandite at this locality. | |
Gaidonnayite | ⓘ2 photos of Petarasite associated with Gaidonnayite at this locality. | |
Epididymite | ⓘ1 photo of Petarasite associated with Epididymite at this locality. | |
Eudidymite | ⓘ1 photo of Petarasite associated with Eudidymite at this locality. | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Petarasite 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 Gallery | View Gallery (56 photos) | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 37590 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:37590:4 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | 3751ce56-982d-4356-bbbb-b0764b54a6c9 | |
References | ||
Chao, George Y., Chen, T. T., Baker, J. (1980) Petarasite, a new hydrated sodium zirconium hydroxychlorosilicate mineral from Mont St-Hilaire, Quebec. The Canadian Mineralogist, 18 (4) 497-502 |
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada