| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Paranatrolite |
| Formula: | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| Comments: | Per the IMA report on zeolite nomenclature, paranatrolite must be considered a doubtful species. As it is unstable in air, it converts to tetranatrolite (another doubtful species). |
| Habit: | prisms and epitaxial overgrowths on natrolite up to 1mm thick |
| Colour: | transparent colourless, grey, yellow, pink |
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| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Paranatrolite 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 (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 8364 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:8364:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 2ed4e1f2-201b-4472-a596-7d3db03497bb |
| Nearest other occurrences of Paranatrolite |
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| 19.5km (12.1 miles) | ⓘDemix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada |
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Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada