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Monteregianite & Calcite

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Monteregianite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2 × 1 cm
Description

Uncommon type locality specimen of monteregianite-(Y) crystals associated with calcite and an amphibole.  The Poudrette Quarry is the only locality where monteregianite-(Y) is found.  Collected by Gilles Haineault.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Monteregianite

Synonym Of: 

Monteregianite-(Y)

Formula: 
(Na,K)6(Y,Ca)2Si16O38·10H2O
Strunz: 
9.EB.15
Hardness: 
3.5

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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