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Haineaultite

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Haineaultite

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 4 × 2.2 cm
Description

Type locality specimen rich in haineaultite crystals on matrix, some of which are pointed by the red arrow.  The Poudrette Quarry is the only locality where this mineral species is found.  Collected by Gilles Haineault in April 2000.  Ex-Paul Lortie specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Haineaultite

Formula: 
(Na,Ca)5Ca(Ti,Nb)5(Si6O17)2(OH,F)8·5H2O
Strunz: 
9.DG.50
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

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