Ashcroftine-(Y) 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: | Ashcroftine-(Y) | |
Formula: | K5Na5(Y,Ca)12Si28O70(OH)2(CO3)8 · 8H2O | |
Habit: | Capillary to acicular, tetragonal prisms. | |
Colour: | Purple to pale pink. | |
Luminescent properties: | None observed. | |
Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
Abundance at site: | Rare | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Believed Valid | |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
Calcite | ⓘ8 photos of Ashcroftine-(Y) associated with Calcite at this locality. | |
Fluorite | ⓘ3 photos of Ashcroftine-(Y) associated with Fluorite at this locality. | |
Elpidite | ⓘ3 photos of Ashcroftine-(Y) associated with Elpidite at this locality. | |
Aegirine | ⓘ2 photos of Ashcroftine-(Y) associated with Aegirine at this locality. | |
Polylithionite | ⓘ2 photos of Ashcroftine-(Y) associated with Polylithionite at this locality. | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Ashcroftine-(Y) 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 (24 photos) | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1261 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1261:4 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | c25ed9df-0797-461e-a3fe-7ef4b8fbbf10 | |
References | ||
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada