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Evans-Lou Mine, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada

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Formerly: Evans-Lou Mine, St-Pierre-de-Wakefield, Portland Township, Papineau Co., Québec, Canada

A abandoned mine (quarry ?) located near Wakefield Lake, 40 km North of Ottawa. A rare-earth granitic pegmatite dike containing Y, Nb, Bi and V was exposed. Mined for feldspar, quartz and REE. Started 1932 and closed 1956.

Coordinates extrapolated from topographic map.



References:
- Am. Mineral. 56, 395-410
- Hogarth, D.D. (1972): The Evans-Lou pegmatite, Quebec: a unique yttrium-niobium-bismuth-vanadium mineral assemblage. Mineralogical Record, 3 (2), 69-77.
- Hogarth, D. D.; Chao, G. Y. & Harris, D. C. (1972): New data on hellandite. Canadian Mineralogist 11: 760-776
- Can. Min. 24, 665-673
- Sabina, A.P. (1986) Rocks & Minerals for the collector; Buckingham - Mont-Laurier - Grenville, Quebec Hawkesbury - Ottawa, Ontario. GSC Misc. Report 33, 27,30-31 p.





 Map Reference: 45°45'35"N , 75°42'17"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Actinolite
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  'Albite-Anorthite Series'
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  'Allanite'
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Anatase
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Description: Yttrian variety.
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  β-Uranophane
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[HSiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Beyerite
    Ca(BiO)
     
    2
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 29: 164.]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Bismuth
    Bi
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 29: 164.]
  		•  Bismuthinite
    Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 29: 164.]
  		•  Bismutite
    (BiO)
     
    2
    		CO
     
    3
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 29: 164.]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Caysichite-(Y) (TL)
    Ca
     
    2
    		Y
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Evans-Lou Mine, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
    Reference: [Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 12, pp. 298-298 (1974)]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Chamosite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg)
     
    5
    		Al[(OH)
     
    8
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Chrysocolla
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Eulytine
    Bi
     
    4
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 29: 164.]
  		•  Euxenite-(Y)
    (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Fergusonite'
    Reference: [Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 12, pp. 298-298 (1974)]
  		•  Fergusonite-(Y)
    YNbO
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Graphite
    C
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Hellandite-(Y)
    (Ca,Y)
     
    6
    		(Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		)Si
     
    4
    		B
     
    4
    		O
     
    20
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 12, pp. 298-298 (1974)]
    Site Photo
    Evans-Lou Mine, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
    © Leon Hupperichs
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  'Hornblende'
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Jarosite
    KFe
    3+
     
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Kainosite-(Y)
    Ca
     
    2
    		(Y,Ce)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		CO
     
    3
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 12, pp. 298-298 (1974)]
  		•  Kamphaugite-(Y)
    Ca(Y,REE)[OH|(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Hogarth, D.D. (1972): The Evans-Lou pegmatite, Québec: a unique yttrium-niobium-bismuth-vanadium mineral assemblage. Mineralogical Record, 3, 69-77.]
  		•  Lokkaite-(Y)
    Ca(Y,Gd,Nd,Dy)
     
    4
    		[CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    7
    		 · 9H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 12, pp. 298-298 (1974)]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Metatorbernite
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [CM 24, 665]
  		•  Metatyuyamunite
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[VO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 3-5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [CM 24, 665-673]
  		•  Microcline
    var: Amazonite
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Montmorillonite
    (Na,Ca)
     
    0.33
    		(Al,Mg)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Moydite-(Y) (TL)
    Y[CO
     
    3
    		|B(OH)
     
    4
    		]
    Type Locality: Evans-Lou Mine, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
    Description: Occurs in the Evans-Lou pegmatite.
    Reference: [Grice, et al (1986) Canadian Mineralogist: 24: 675.]
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Namibite
    Cu(BiO)
     
    2
    		(VO
     
    4
    		)(OH)
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 29: 164.]
  		•  'Perthite'
    Reference: [Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéralo. Cristallo. (1974), 97, p. 501.; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 12, pp. 298-298 (1974)]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Pyrochlore
    (Ca,Na)
     
    2
    		Nb
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH,F)
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 12, pp. 298-298 (1974)]
  		•  Rowlandite-(Y)
    (Y,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ce)
     
    3
    		[O|(F,OH)|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [www.minsocam.org/msa/Handbook/RowlanditeY.PDF.]
  		•  Spessartine
    Mn
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Description: Yttrian variety.
    Reference: [Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 12, pp. 298-298 (1974)]
  		•  Synchysite-(Y)
    Ca(Y,Ce)[F|(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    Reference: [Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 12, pp. 298-298 (1974)]
  		•  Tengerite-(Y)
    Y
     
    2
    		[CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    3
    		 · 2-3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 12, pp. 298-298 (1974)]
  		•  Thorite
    var: Uranothorite
    (Th,U)SiO
     
    4
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Thorogummite
    (Th,U)[(OH)
     
    4x
    		|(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    1-x
    		]
    Description: Yttrian variety.
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 12, pp. 298-298 (1974)]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    AD
     
    3
    		G
     
    6
    		(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		[T
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]Y
     
    3
    		Z
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Uraninite
    UO
     
    2
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Uranophane
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[HSiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Wakefieldite-(Y) (TL)
    YVO
     
    4
    Type Locality: Evans-Lou Mine, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
    Reference: [Nickel & Nichols (1991) Mineral Reference Manual; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 12, pp. 298-298 (1974)]
    Site Photo
    Evans-Lou Mine, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
    © Knut Eldjarn
  		•  Xenotime-(Y)
    YPO
     
    4
    Reference: [Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 12, pp. 298-298 (1974)]
  		•  Zavaritskite
    BiOF
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.]


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