 | | Journal (issue) | | Ann Arbor, MI Andrew C. Roberts Geol. Surv. of Canada Ottawa George W. Robinson Seaman Mineral Museum...Famous mineral localities: The Francon Quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....annual FM-MSA-TGMS Tucson Mineralogical Symposium: CANADA! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Chairman:...crystal, 4 cm, on matrix, from the Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada. (See the article in this issue...localities: The Francon Quarry, `ÉÇàÜ°tÄ? dâ°uxv Peter Tarassoff 91 Lakeshore Road Beaconsfield, Québec, Canada |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Dawsonite A Montreal Mineral Peter Tarassoff Redpath Museum, McGill University 859 Sherbrooke Street...Street West Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0C4 Well-crystallized dawsonite, a species first described in 1874...Montreal region, the Francon quarry has produced some of the world’s best dawsonite specimens, and Mont...crystals known. Dawsonite can arguably be called a Montreal mineral. INTRODUCTION Dawsonite, NaAl(CO3)(OH)2...Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its full characterization took almost a century. Although dawsonite has proven to |  | | Report (issue) | | © Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1983 Available in Canada through authorized bookstore agents...and Services Canada Hull, Québec, Canada K1A 0S9 and from Geological Survey of Canada 601 Booth Street...Street Ottawa, Canada K1A 0E8 A deposit copy of this publication is also available for reference in public...public libraries across Canada Cat. No. ISBN Price M41-8/32E 0-660-11547-6 Canada: $7.50 Other countries:...without notice $9.00 PlateI Mont St-Hillaire quarry. (GSC 138741) CONTENTS ix | Abstract l Introduction |  | | Book | | Sites "Re miniets Aitus du Canada Joel D. Grice A # ds. «< RE « "1 é+ Le: . 0 7, 22 L # ... SITES MINIERS CANADA CÉLÈBRES DU “Joel D. Grice L'ouvrage Sites miniers célèbres du Canada est un heureux...s'étend sur près de la moitié de la superficie du Canada et constitue l’une des régions minières les plus...zinc, de cuivre et d’or. Sites miniers célèbres du Canada est un ouvrage passionant et d’érudition rédigé... Sites miniers célèbres du Canada Gites miniers célèbres du Canada Joel D. Grice Musée national |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University 859 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0C4 peter.tarassoff@sympatico.ca M CGILL...Pinch Medal from the Mineralogical Association of Canada. VISITOR INFORMATION Address: Redpath Museum,...Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C4, Canada Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sunday, 11...five invertebrate fossils as well as the mineral dawsonite. When Dawson arrived at McGill in 1855 to take...Montreal founded in 1827, and the Geological Survey of Canada established in 1842. All three museums were available |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1993 A fluid inclusion study of vug minerals in dawsonite-altered phonolite sills, Montreal, Quebec: implications... 856 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2 Department of Geological Sciences, McGill University...University, 3450 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2A7 Received January 7, 1992/Accepted August...1992 Abstract. Ordovician limestones in the Francon quarry on the island of Montreal, Quebec, are host...phonolite that has been extensively altered to dawsonite. An interesting feature of the sills is the presence |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | this quarry. Ms. Sabina's paper notes that Dresserite has its only known occurrence at the Francon Quarry...Star Rt. 62, Box 370 pedia is also present in the quarry. Al Center Harbor, N.H. 03226 though the Canadian...C I M E N T H A T Plagioclase a mineral at the quarry, pri vate communique identifies this mineral W...cavi FRANCON QUARRY ties. by The most spectacular specimen to be Norman B. Biggart found at Francon in...in my opinion is Dawsonite. I quote Ms. Sabina's article, At the recent informal meeting of the "Colorless |  | | Report (issue) | | 958(3) X-ray Powder Pattern: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada. 8.96 (100), 3.251 (50), 2.990 (50), 2.017 (45)... 19.79 Total 99.57 [99.11] 100.00 (1) Francon quarry, Canada; by electron microprobe, TiO2 , ZrO2 ,...Ti0.94 O4.14 (CO3 )3.86 . (2) Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada; by electron microprobe, average of five analyses...mineral in vugs in a silicocarbonatite sill (Francon quarry, Canada); in cavities in sodalite syenite associated...gabbro-syenite complex (Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada). Association: Calcite, dawsonite, weloganite, cryolite, pyrite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in Canada Fluorite Occurrences Downloaded by [Korea University] at 04:52 06 January 2015 Figure 1...1. Map of Canada, generally showing localities mentioned in the article. Figure 1. Fluorite, crystals...L’Amable, Ontario, Canada K0L 2L0 melanson@northcom.net 114 ROCKS & MINERALS A lthough Canada is not particularly...University] at 04:52 06 January 2015 Figure 2. Map of Canada, generally showing locations mentioned in the article...near Olalla; 9. Niagara Falls area; 10. Steetley quarry, Dundas; 11. Highway 17 road cut, Rossport; 12 |  | | Report (issue) | | 359(4) β = 92.24(6)◦ X-ray Powder Pattern: Francon quarry, Canada. 11.0 (10), 5.55 (7), 4.73 (6), 3.18 (6)...20 21.45 Total [100.0] 99.9 100.00 (1) Francon quarry, Canada; by electron microprobe, H2 O by difference...Occurrence: In vugs of a dawsonite-bearing sill in a limestone deposit (Francon quarry, Canada); in cavities in...Saint-Hilaire, Canada). Association: Hochelagaite, weloganite, calcite, quartz (Francon quarry, Canada); burbankite...(Vishnevogorsk complex, Russia). Distribution: In the Francon quarry, Montreal Island, Montreal, at Mont Saint-Hilaire |  | | Report (issue) | | α = 102.72(2)◦ X-ray Powder Pattern: Francon quarry, Canada. 2.809 (10), 4.35 (9), 2.590 (7), 2.227...18 7.61 6.64 Total [99.29] 100.00 (1) Francon quarry, Canada; by XRF and AA, CO2 by the Leco method...3H2 O. Occurrence: In an alkalic sill (Francon quarry, Canada); associated with an intrusive alkalic...Saint-Hilaire, Canada). Association: Calcite, quartz, dawsonite (Francon quarry, Canada). Distribution:...Distribution: In Canada, from the Francon quarry, Montreal Island, Montreal; in a limestone quarry 15 km east; |  | | Report (issue) | | 446(6) β = 93.41(8)◦ X-ray Powder Pattern: Francon quarry, Canada. 10.0 (10), 3.115 (8), 3.208 (7), 5.39...8 [13.2] Total [100.0] (1) Francon quarry and Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada; by electron microprobe, average...05 )Σ=4.00 O10.71 • 5.47H2 O. (2) Saint-Amable, Canada; by electron microprobe, corresponding to (Ca0...Occurrence: In vugs of a dawsonite-bearing sill in a limestone deposit (Francon quarry, Canada); in cavities in...Saint-Hilaire, Canada); in miarolitic cavities in a syenite sill (near Saint-Amable, Canada). Association: |  | | Report (issue) | | 561(1) c = 11.757(2) X-ray Powder Pattern: Francon quarry, Canada. 10.2 (100), 5.58 (80), 3.89 (65), 4.06...69 17.95 13.05 Total 103.6 100.00 (1) Francon quarry, Canada; by electron microprobe, with severe decomposition;...limestone quarry. Association: Distribution: Dawsonite, calcite, quartz. Found in the Francon quarry, Montreal...Montreal Island, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Name: Honoring Adolf Vogg (1931– ), Canadian amateur mineralogist...Material: Canadian Geological Survey, Ottawa, Canada, NMC 65631. References: (1) Roberts, A.C., A.P |  | | Report (issue) | | 980(2) X-ray Powder Pattern: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada; minor preferred orientation. 4.794 (100), 2.360...99.72 [100.00] 100.00 1− (1) Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada; H2 O by TGA, (OH) confirmed by IR. (2) Do.; by...electron microprobe, H2 O from (1). (3) Francon quarry, Canada; by electron microprobe, average of four...Saint-Hilaire, Canada); in vugs within silicocarbonatite sills intruding limestones (Francon quarry, Canada); in...Saint-Amable, Canada). Association: Calcite, albite, pyrite (Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada); weloganite, |  | | Report (issue) | | 97 O4.11 [(F1.57 (OH)1.33 ]Σ=2.90 . (2) Francon quarry, Canada; by electron microprobe, corresponding...dresserite, dawsonite, calcite, pyrite, galena, sphalerite, quartz (Francon quarry, Canada). Distribution:...Saxony, Germany. In the Francon quarry, Montreal Island, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Large crystals from near...and P.J. Dunn (1983) Viitaniemiite from the Francon quarry, Montreal, Quebec. Can. Mineral., 21, 499–502 |  | | Report (issue) | | = 9.27 b = 16.8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Francon quarry, Canada. 8.09 (10), 6.23 (6), 3.66 (5), 2.73 (4)...Total 100.5 100.00 38.59 13.60 (1) Francon quarry, Canada; corresponds to Ba0.99 Al2.03 (CO3 )2.03...Association: Weloganite, dawsonite, quartz, plagioclase. Distribution: From the Francon quarry, Montreal Island...Island, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Name: Honors John Alexander Dresser (1866–1954), Canadian geologist who...Type Material: Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada. References: (1) Jambor, J.L., D.G. Fong, and |  | | Report (issue) | | 168(4) b = 16.037(6) X-ray Powder Pattern: Francon quarry, Canada. 7.97 (10), 3.021 (8), 6.04 (7), 2.648...CaO SrO (1) 29.13 2.78 24.36 Total (1) Francon quarry, Canada; by electron microprobe, averages of three...Quartz, weloganite, dawsonite, montroyalite. Distribution: Name: From the Francon quarry, Montreal Island...Island, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. As the strontium analog of dresserite. Type Material: Canadian Geological... Ottawa, 13704; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, M34626, M34627. References: (1) Jambor, J.L., |  | | Report (issue) | | Z=2 c = 5.6322(3) X-ray Powder Pattern: Francon quarry, Canada. 8.52 (10), 3.42 (7), 3.10 (6), 4.26 (5)...53 35.38 20.78 Total 100.8 100.00 (1) Francon quarry, Canada; by electron microprobe, corresponding...metamorphosed limestone, near the contact zone of a dawsonite-rich silicocarbonatite sill. Association: Distribution:...weloganite, quartz. From the Francon quarry, Montreal Island, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Name: For essential...Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, 13936; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, M34547, M34600. References: |  | | Report (issue) | | 1 27.7 11.5 24.6 4.8 Total 98.1 (1) Francon quarry, Canada; by electron microprobe, CO2 and H2 O by...Albite, strontiodresserite, calcite, quartz, dawsonite, ankerite, fluorite, barite, strontianite, smythite...Distribution: From the Francon quarry, Montreal Island, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Name: For the Monteregian...Hill, Mont Royal, prominent landmark in Montreal, Canada, from which the city’s name was derived. Type Material:...Material: Canadian Geological Survey, Ottawa, Canada, 64261–64265. References: (1) Roberts, A.C., A |  | | Report (issue) | | Dawsonite NaAl(CO3)(OH)2 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Orthorhombic...585(1) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Mont Saint-Bruno, Canada. 5.67 (10), 2.784 (9), 2.601 (7), 1.988 (7), 1...associated with nepheline syenite (Mont Saint-Bruno, Canada); authigenic in alkaline shales and coal-bearing...calcite, dolomite, aragonite, pyrite, quartz (Quebec, Canada); analcime, dolomite, quartz, calcite, pyrite,...Distribution: In Canada, in Quebec, from Mont Royal, on the campus of McGill University, and in the Francon quarry |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | W o r l d News on Mineral Occurrences CANADA V A N D A L L T. KING Ward's Natural Science Establishment...sylvite, and anhydrite. Quebec Francon quarry The large Francon quarry in Montreal is located in a residential...little or no land available for expanding the quarry. The economics of dig ging deeper for the construction-grade...of mining offsets transportation costs. The Francon quarry is world-famous for being the first (or only)...crystals of dawsonite are found at the Francon quarry. Dawsonite was first found in a quarry near the Francon | | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 32 Kingston, Ontario to Lac...1983 COVER Left: Weloganite crystals from Francon Quarry, Montreal. Specimen measures 3 cm from tip...Collection specimen (No. 36384). National Museum of Canada photo. Right: Serandite with analcime and mangan-neptunite...mangan-neptunite crystals from Mont St-Hilaire quarry. Specimen 22 is cm long. National Mineral Collection...Collection specimen (No. 37124). National Museum of Canada photo. Miscellaneous Report 32 ROCKS AND MINERALS |  | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 48 Ottawa to North Bay and...Natural Resources Canada Ressources naturelles Canada Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report...Queen in Right of Canada 2007 Catalogue No. M41-8/48E ISBN 0-660-19556-9 Available in Canada from the Geological...Geological Survey of Canada Bookstore (see inside front cover for details) A copy of this publication is...available for reference by depository libraries across Canada through access to the Depository Services Program's |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | have been given names sounding like minerals. CANADA Quebec Monoclinic is clearly the champion. Don't...mantle as well). 180 ROCKS AND MINERALS Francon Quarry "Collecting hasn't been this unbelievable for...Y o r k . It is a matter of time before the Francon quarry in Montreal is reclaimed as a sanitary land...land fill by the city, but until that time, the Francon Company has allowed a schedule of collecting at...luck would have it, that part of the enormous Francon quarry is where the action should be. In mid-September |  | | Catalog/List | | - ·MINERALS 200 Napier Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Telephone: 1 (705) 726-~713 o LIST #3 - APRIL...ACTINOLITE: Gooderham, Ontario, Canada. crystals ACTINOLITE: St. Hilaire. Qu0bec, Canada, acicular sprays and tufts...tufts ACTINOLITE: Bull Run Quarry, Loudon County, Virginia, USA. sprays and tufts ACTINOLITE,variety...sections AS /\BOVE AEGERINE: St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. acicular sprays and tufts, crystal sections AEGERINE...AEGERINE,ALBIT~: St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. crystal sections, sprays and tufts AENIGMATITE, varfoty |
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