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White Road roadcut (Mathilda Lake roadcut), Harrington, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada

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(Chemin White, Lac Mathilda / Mathilde)

Formerly: White Road (Mathilda Lake) Roadcut, Harrington township, Argenteuil Co., Québec, Canada

Locality known for superb brownish-pink zircon crystals up to 5 cm long (usually repaired) and titanite crystals up to 4 cm across, along with fairly decent zeolites.

Situated near the towns of Lakeview and Arundel, the locality consists of a long roadcut on the eastern edge of Mathilda lake.



References:
Van Velthuizen et al. (2006) Min. Rec. 37, 283-296 [locality #47].
László Horváth (2006): Pers. comm. to Uwe Kolitsch.
Philippe Belley (2008 field observations)





 Map Reference: 45°54'45"N , 74°35'53"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [Canadian Museum of Nature collection; Min. Record 22, 386]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Canadian Museum of Nature collection; Min. Record 22, 386]
  		•  Chabazite-Ca
    (Ca,K
     
    2
    		,Na
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 12H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Van Velthuizen et al. (2006). Min. Record 37, 283]
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Canadian Museum of Nature collection; Min. Record 22, 386]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [Canadian Museum of Nature collection; Min. Record 22, 386]
  		•  Heulandite-Ca
    (Ca,Na)
     
    2-3
    		Al
     
    3
    		(Al,Si)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    13
    		O
     
    36
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Van Velthuizen et al. (2006). Min. Record 37, 283]
  		•  Mesolite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
     
    3
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Van Velthuizen et al. (2006). Min. Record 37, 283]
  		•  Phlogopite
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Canadian Museum of Nature collection; Min. Record 22, 386]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Canadian Museum of Nature collection; Min. Record 22, 386]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Canadian Museum of Nature collection; Min. Record 22, 386]
  		•  Thomsonite-Ca
    NaCa
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    5
    		Si
     
    5
    		O
     
    20
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Van Velthuizen et al. (2006). Min. Record 37, 283]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Canadian Museum of Nature collection; Min. Record 22, 386]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Canadian Museum of Nature collection]


    13 entries listed. 12 valid minerals.

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