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Mine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; LAB mine; "Black Lake Mine"), Black Lake, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada

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Andradite : Ca3Fe3+2[SiO4]3

Mine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; LAB mine; "Black Lake Mine"), Black Lake, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada

Beautiful from the second only find of Andradite var. Demantoide garnets at this locality. Cabinet 13 x 8 x 13 cm specimen from the back of a miners pickup truck. J. Levinger specimen and photo
 © jonathan levingerPhoto ID: 11708    View Count: 757

Andradite-Grossular Series

Mine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; LAB mine; "Black Lake Mine"), Black Lake, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada

With individual crystals to 15 mm this hand specimen is one of the best matrix specimen collected there.
 © Jonathan Z. LevingerPhoto ID: 132825    View Count: 167

Apophyllite-(KF) : KCa4[(F,OH)|Si8O20] · 8H2O

Mine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; LAB mine; "Black Lake Mine"), Black Lake, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada

Specimen size 7x4x2,5 cm. Crystals up 3 mm. Self collected 2003. Photo and collection Giovanni Fraccaro.
 © GiovanniFraccaroPhoto ID: 53476    View Count: 369

Calcite : CaCO3

Mine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; LAB mine; "Black Lake Mine"), Black Lake, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada

2nd Calcite specimen 10cm x 10cm with scalenohedral crystals.
 © Fred SchusterPhoto ID: 89835    View Count: 190

Calcite : CaCO3

Mine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; LAB mine; "Black Lake Mine"), Black Lake, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada

10 cm x7cn specimen with 2cm x 1cm crystal of calcite on a drusy mineral.
 © Fred SchusterPhoto ID: 89833    View Count: 149

Calcite : CaCO3

Mine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; LAB mine; "Black Lake Mine"), Black Lake, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada

2nd Calcite specimen 10cm x 10cm with scalenohedral crystals.
Photo ID: 145567    View Count: 92

Calcite : CaCO3

Mine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; LAB mine; "Black Lake Mine"), Black Lake, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada

10 cm x7cm specimen with 2cm x 1cm crystal of calcite on a drusy mineral.
Photo ID: 145565    View Count: 83

Calcite : CaCO3, Stilbite-Ca : NaCa4[Al9Si27O72] · nH2O

Mine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; LAB mine; "Black Lake Mine"), Black Lake, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada

Calcite (3.4 x 1.2 cm) on stilbite. Size: 3.5 x 2 x 3 cm. Photograph and collection - Bill Morgenstern
 © Bill Morgenstern - Earth MoodsPhoto ID: 239638    View Count: 31

Multiple photos availableDiopside : CaMg[Si2O6]

Mine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; LAB mine; "Black Lake Mine"), Black Lake, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada

Magnified view of a field about 4mm x 4mm, showing terminated flat prismatic crystals. This was part of botryoidal like aggreagates of these.
I collected these pieces in the dumps 2006.
Photo ID: 148769    View Count: 136

Multiple photos availableDiopside : CaMg[Si2O6]

Mine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; LAB mine; "Black Lake Mine"), Black Lake, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada

This is a macrophoto takenbn of diopside crystals growing between large blade like crystals. The dioside crystals are about 1mm tall. They have a flat priematic form. Larger blades are not defintitely identified but may be diopside.
Photo ID: 148778    View Count: 124
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