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Corporation quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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This quarry, operated in the late 1800s and early 1900s, was on the north northeast slope of Mont Royal one of the Monteregian Hills. It is now buried under the Université de Montréal Sports Complex. It is the co-type-locality for caresite (Chao & Gault 1997). The associated minerals are given in the paper. The Corporation quarry is also a Dana locality for native arsenic. Of historical interest is that one of the earliest publication of minerals from the quarry was by A. Lacroix in 1890 (THE Lacroix of "Mineralogie de France" etc.).

Ref:
Chao & Gault (1997) Canadian Mineralogist, vol.35, 1541-1549
Dolan (1923) Trans. Roy. Soc. Can. Ser 3, Vol 17, 127-151.
Evans (1903) Amer. Jour. Sci. Ser 4, Vol 15, 92-93.
Graham (1918) Trans. Roy. Soc. Can. Ser 3, Vol 12, 197-201.
Lacroix, A. (1890)Soc. Geol. France, Bulletin Ser 3, Vol 18, 551-588.
Osann (1892) Neues Jahrbuch Mi. 222-224.





 Map Reference: 45°30'30"N , 73°36'39"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Aegirine
    NaFe
    3+
     
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Lacroix (1890)]
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Lacroix (1890)]
  		•  Analcime
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Lacroix (1890)]
  		•  Anatase
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Tarassoff collection]
  		•  Andradite
    Ca
     
    3
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [Lacroix (1890)]
  		•  Arsenic
    As
    Reference: [Evans 1903]
  		•  Astrophyllite
    (K,Na)
     
    3
    		(Fe,Mn)
     
    7
    		Ti
     
    2
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    24
    		(O,OH)
     
    7
    Reference: [Lacroix (1890)]
  		•  Berthierine
    (Fe,Fe,Mg)
     
    2-3
    		(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [Tarassoff collection]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [Lacroix (1890)]
  		•  Caresite (TL)
    Fe
    2+
    4
    		Al
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    12
    		|CO
     
    3
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Corporation quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    Reference: [Chao & Gault (1997) Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1541-1549.]
  		•  Clinochlore
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		Al[(OH)
     
    8
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Lacroix (1890)]
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Dolan 1923]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [Lacroix (1890)]
  		•  Gonnardite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Tarassoff collection]
  		•  Haüyne
    (Na,Ca)
     
    4-8
    		[Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		(O,S)
     
    24
    		](SO
     
    4
    		,Cl)
     
    1-2
    Reference: [Osann (1892)]
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Lacroix (1890)]
  		•  Kaersutite
    [Na][Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    4
    		Ti][O|OH|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Lacroix (1890)]
  		•  Låvenite
    (Na,Ca)
     
    2
    		(Mn
    2+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		)(Zr,Ti)[(O,OH,F)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [Lacroix (1890)]
  		•  Lovozerite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca(Zr,Ti)[Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    12
    		(OH,O)
     
    6
    		]*H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Tarassoff collection]
  		•  Microcline
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Lacroix (1890)]
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Dolan 1923]
  		•  Nepheline
    (Na,K)[AlSiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Lacroix (1890)]
  		•  Nordstrandite
    Al(OH)
     
    3
    Reference: [Tarassoff collection]
  		•  Perovskite
    CaTiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Lacroix (1890)]
  		•  Phlogopite
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Dolan 1923]
  		•  Realgar
    As
     
    4
    		S
     
    4
    Reference: [Evans 1903]
  		•  Thaumasite
    Ca
     
    3
    		[CO
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|Si(OH)
     
    6
    		] · 12H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Graham 1909]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Lacroix (1890)]
  		•  Vesuvianite
    Ca
     
    10
    		(Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    9
    		O
     
    34
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [Dolan 1923]
  		•  Wollastonite
    Ca[SiO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Lacroix (1890)]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Lacroix (1890)]


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