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Petarasite : Na5Zr2[(OH,Cl)|Si6O18]·2H2O

Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

A 5 cm specimen with sharp, deep yellow crystals of Petarasite to 1 cm. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.
 © Knut EldjarnPhoto ID: 145689    View Count: 131

Petarasite : Na5Zr2[(OH,Cl)|Si6O18]·2H2O, Catapleiite : Na2Zr[Si3O9]·2H2O, Aegirine : NaFe3+[Si2O6]

Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Width of field is 1.8 mm. Collection of Jesse Crawford. The depth of field has been enhanced using Helicon Focus (11 exposures). Equipment: Nikon D-100 digital camera on a homemade microscope. Yellow catapleiite crystals on raspberry colored petarasite on a large piece of dark aegirine.
 © 2008 Jesse CrawfordPhoto ID: 175233    View Count: 78

Petarasite : Na5Zr2[(OH,Cl)|Si6O18]·2H2O

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Picture width 3 mm. Collection and foto Stephan Wolfsried
 © Stephan WolfsriedPhoto ID: 109160    View Count: 334

Petarasite : Na5Zr2[(OH,Cl)|Si6O18]·2H2O

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Picture width 2,5mm. Photographer and collection O. Dziallas
 © O. DziallasPhoto ID: 34833    View Count: 508

Petarasite : Na5Zr2[(OH,Cl)|Si6O18]·2H2O

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

A 1mm xl of petarasite on catapleiite. JBS specimen and photo.
 © 2004 JBSPhoto ID: 19130    View Count: 408

Petarasite : Na5Zr2[(OH,Cl)|Si6O18]·2H2O

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

This specimen was collected by Ron Waddell at the major find of petarasite in 1980 ("The Petarasite Trench"), and remains one of the rare matrix specimens for this species. Not only does it have crystals on matrix, but one is also relatively large. The larger frontally-oriented crystal measures 6 mm, and the smaller crystal (arrow atop specimen) ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 20272    View Count: 373

Petarasite : Na5Zr2[(OH,Cl)|Si6O18]·2H2O

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Petarasite is the brown crystal. Photographed by and in the collection of Doug Merson.
 © 2005 DMPhoto ID: 31930    View Count: 315

Petarasite : Na5Zr2[(OH,Cl)|Si6O18]·2H2O, Catapleiite : Na2Zr[Si3O9]·2H2O, Aegirine : NaFe3+[Si2O6]

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Picture width 3 mm. Collection and photograph Stephan Wolfsried
 © Stephan WolfsriedPhoto ID: 40235    View Count: 294

Petarasite : Na5Zr2[(OH,Cl)|Si6O18]·2H2O

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Excellent crystal of the rare raspberry-colored Petarasite. Picture width is 1,8mm.
 © Elmar Lackner 2009Photo ID: 72347    View Count: 276

Petarasite : Na5Zr2[(OH,Cl)|Si6O18]·2H2O

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Photographed by and in the collection of Doug Merson.
 © 2005 DMPhoto ID: 32060    View Count: 267
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