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Fortin and Gravelle Mine, Gatineau Park, Gatineau TE, Outaouais, Québec, Canada

Fluorapatite
Fortin and Gravelle Mine, Gatineau Park, Gatineau TE, Outaouais, Québec, Canada

Photo: JR Montgomery

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"Messrs. Fortin and Gravelle of Hull operated the deposit for mica from 1899 to 1906. Two pits, one 27m., the other 6m deep, were opened. They are situated on the crest of a ridge approximately 730 m north of the Laurentide Mine to which it is connected by a trail."
According to Sabina (p.9) the following minerals have been found at this location:
"mica, apatite,pyroxene,calcite, scapolite,titanite, tourmaline, pyrite, feldspar"

Mineral List

'Biotite'
Calcite
Diopside

Fluorapatite
Microcline
Phlogopite

Pyrite
'Pyroxene Group'
'Scapolite'

Titanite
'Tourmaline'

11 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.

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References

Sabina, Ann P., 1987, Rocks and Minerals for the Collector. Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec; Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario Miscellaneous Report 41 (Geological Survey of Canada)

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