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Maxwell quarry, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada

Geikielite
Maxwell quarry, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada

Photo: Rob Lavinsky
Latitude: 45°37'N
Longitude: 75°55'W
Formerly: Maxwell quarry, Wakefield area, Hull Township, Gatineau Co., Québec, Canada

A quarry in crystalline limestone enclosed in syenite. Discovered in 1938 and operated from 1942 until 1968.

References

Sabina, A.P. (1987) Rocks & Minerals for the collector; Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec, Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario. GSC Misc. Report 41, 34-35 p.

Mineral List

'Apatite'
Aragonite
Artinite
Brucite
Calcite
Celestine
Chrysotile
Clinohumite
Galena
Geikielite
Graphite
Hydromagnesite
Hydrotalcite
Ilmenite
Ludwigite
Magnetite
'Mica Group'
'Olivine'
Periclase
Perovskite
Pyrite
Pyroaurite
'Pyroxene Group'
Pyrrhotite
Rutile
'Serpentine Group'
Sphalerite
Titanite
Tochilinite
'Tourmaline'
Valleriite
Vesuvianite


32 entries listed. 26 valid minerals.

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