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Demix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

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Formerly: Demix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Verchères Co., Québec, Canada

The Demix-Varennes quarry is an operating quarry and a "mini Mont St Hilaire"(see Mineral. Rec. 29, 83-118). The quarry is exploiting an alkaline sill 12-20 m thick that covers a large area. It is on the municipal boundary of the towns of Varennes and Saint-Amable. The gate is located at the Varennes end but the workings and crushing plant are in St-Amable (approx. 1.6 km from the gate).



References:
- Horváth, L., Pfenninger-Horváth, E., Gault, R. A., & Tarassoff, P. (1998): Mineralogy of the Saint-Amable Sill, Varennes and Saint-Amable, Québec. Mineralogical Record, 29: 83-118.
- Horváth, L. et al. (1999): Die Mineralien des Saint-Amable sill, Quebec, Canada. Mineralien-Welt, 2/99, 53-64 & 3/99, 45-63 (in German).
- ZAITSEV, A.N., YAKOVENCHUK, V.N., CHAO, G.Y., GAULT, R.A., SUBBOTIN, V.V., PAKHOMOSKY, Y.A., and BOGDANOVA, A.N. (1996): Kukharenkoite-(Ce) Ba2Ce(CO3)3F, a new mineral from Kola Peninsula, Russia and Québec, Canada. European Journal of Mineralogy, 8, 1327-1336.
- GRICE, J.D. & GAULT, R.A. (1995): Varennesite, a new species of hydrated Na-Mn silicate with a unique monophyllosilicate structure. Can. Min. 33, 1073-1081.





 Map Reference: 45°40'2"N , 73°20'36"W

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
  		• Arsenopyrite2.EB.20
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
  		• Erdite2.FD.20
    NaFeS
     
    2
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Galena2.CD.10
    PbS
  		• Löllingite2.EB.15a
    FeAs
     
    2
  		• Marcasite2.EB.10a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Pyrite2.EB.05a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Pyrrhotite2.CC.10
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
  		• Sphalerite2.CB.05a
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Group 3 - Halides
  		• Cryolite3.CB.15
    Na
     
    3
    		[AlF
     
    6
    		]
  		• Fluorite3.AB.25
    CaF
     
    2
  		• Thomsenolite3.CB.40
    NaCaAlF
     
    6
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Villiaumite3.AA.20
    NaF
    Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
  		• Anatase4.DD.05
    TiO
     
    2
  		• Birnessite4.FL.45
    (Na,Ca)
     
    0.5
    		(Mn
    4+
     
    		,Mn
    3+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    		 · 1.5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Doyleite4.FE.10
    Al(OH)
     
    3
  		• Franconite4.FM.15
    Na
     
    2
    		Nb
     
    4
    		O
     
    11
    		·9H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Gibbsite4.FE.10
    Al(OH)
     
    3
  		• Goethite4.FD.10
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
  		• Hematite4.CB.05
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
  		• Hochelagaite4.FM.15
    (Ca,Na,Sr)(Nb,Ti,Si,Al)
     
    4
    		O
     
    11
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Lueshite4.CC.30
    NaNbO
     
    3
  		• Magnetite4.BB.05
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
  		• Opal4.DA.10
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Pyrophanite4.CB.05
    Mn
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
  		• Quartz4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
  		• Ranciéite4.FL.40
    (Ca,Mn)Mn
     
    4
    		O
     
    9
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Rutile4.DB.05
    TiO
     
    2
  		• Todorokite4.DK.10
    (Ca,K,Na,Mg,Ba,Mn)(Mn,Mg,Al)
     
    6
    		O
     
    12
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Woodruffite4.FL.25
    Zn(Mn
    4+
     
    		,Mn
    3+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		O
     
    10
    		·3½H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
  		• Ancylite-(Ce)5.DC.05
    SrCe[OH|(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Ancylite-(La)5.DC.05
    Sr(La,Ce)[OH|(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Aragonite5.AB.15
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Bastnäsite-(Ce)5.BD.20a
    (Ce,La)[F|CO
     
    3
    		]
  		• Calcite5.AB.05
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Cerussite5.AB.15
    PbCO
     
    3
  		• Cordylite-(Ce)5.BD.05
    (Na,Ca)BaCe
     
    2
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    4
    		F
  		• Dawsonite5.BB.10
    NaAlCO
     
    3
    		(OH)
     
    2
  		• Dolomite5.AB.10
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
  		• Donnayite-(Y)5.CC.05
    Sr
     
    3
    		NaCaY(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    6
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Kukharenkoite-(Ce) (TL)5.BD.10
    Ba
     
    2
    		Ce[F|(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Parisite-(Ce)5.BD.20b
    Ca(Ce,La)
     
    2
    		[F
     
    2
    		|(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Rhodochrosite5.AB.05
    MnCO
     
    3
  		• Siderite5.AB.05
    FeCO
     
    3
  		• Strontianite5.AB.15
    SrCO
     
    3
  		• Synchysite-(Ce)5.BD.20c
    Ca(Ce,La)[F|(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
  		• Celestine7.AD.35
    SrSO
     
    4
  		• Gypsum7.CD.40
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Halotrichite7.CB.85
    FeAl
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·22H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Jarosite7.BC.10
    KFe
    3+
     
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Wulfenite7.GA.05
    Pb[MoO
     
    4
    		]
    Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  		• Apatite-(CaF)8.BN.05
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
      var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaF)8.BN.05
    Ca
     
    5
    		[(F,O)|(PO
     
    4
    		,CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50
    (Ce,La,Nd,Th)PO
     
    4
  		• Rhabdophane-(Ce)8.CJ.45
    (Ce,La)PO
     
    4
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 9 - Silicates
  		• Aegirine9.DA.25
    NaFe
    3+
     
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
  		• Albite9.FA.35
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Analcime9.GB.05
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Annite9.EC.20
    KFe
    2+
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Arfvedsonite9.DE.25
    [Na][Na
     
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    4
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
  		• Astrophyllite9.DC.05
    (K,Na)
     
    3
    		(Fe,Mn)
     
    7
    		Ti
     
    2
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    24
    		(O,OH)
     
    7
  		• Britholite-(Ce)9.AH.25
    Ca
     
    2
    		(Ce,Ca)
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)|(SiO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Calciohilairite9.DM.10
    CaZr[SiO
     
    3
    		]
     
    3
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Catapleiite9.CA.15
    Na
     
    2
    		Zr[Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]·2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Chabazite-Na9.GD.10
    (Na
     
    2
    		,K
     
    2
    		,Ca,Sr,Mg)
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 12H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Elpidite9.DG.65
    Na
     
    2
    		ZrSi
     
    6
    		O
     
    15
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Epididymite9.DG.55
    Na
     
    2
    		Be
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    15
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Epistolite9.BE.30
    Na
     
    2
    		(Nb,Ti)
     
    2
    		[O
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		] · nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Eudialyte9.CO.10
    Na
     
    15
    		Ca
     
    6
    		(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		Zr
     
    3
    		[Si
     
    25
    		O
     
    73
    		](O,OH,H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    3
    		(OH,Cl)
     
    2
  		• Gaidonnayite9.DM.15
    Na
     
    2
    		Zr[Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]·2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Gmelinite-Na9.GD.05
    (Na
     
    2
    		,Ca)[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Gonnardite9.GA.05
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 7H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Hilairite9.DM.10
    Na
     
    2
    		Zr[SiO
     
    3
    		]
     
    3
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Kaolinite9.ED.05
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
  		• Labuntsovite-Fe9.CE.30e
    Na
     
    4
    		K
     
    4
    		(Ba,K)
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		(Ti,Nb)
     
    8
    		[(O,OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		]
     
    4
    		 · 10H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Labuntsovite-Mn9.CE.30e
    Na
     
    4
    		K
     
    4
    		(Ba,K)
     
    2
    		Mn
    2+
     
    		(Ti,Nb)
     
    8
    		[(O,OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		]
     
    4
    		 · 10-12H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Lemoynite9.DP.35
    (Na,K)
     
    2
    		CaZr
     
    2
    		Si
     
    10
    		O
     
    26
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Lorenzenite9.DB.10
    Na
     
    2
    		Ti
     
    2
    		[O
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
  		• Låvenite9.BE.17
    (Na,Ca)
     
    2
    		(Mn
    2+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		)(Zr,Ti)[(O,OH,F)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
  		• Magadiite9.EA.20
    NaSi
     
    7
    		O
     
    13
    		(OH)
     
    3
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Makatite9.EE.45
    Na
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    8
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Manganoneptunite9.EH.05
    Na
     
    2
    		KLi(Mn
    2+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		Ti
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    24
    		]
  		• Microcline9.FA.30
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Montmorillonite9.EC.40
    (Na,Ca)
     
    0.33
    		(Al,Mg)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Mosandrite9.BE.20
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    4
    		(Ce,La,Nd)Ti(Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		)
     
    2
    		OF
     
    3
  		• Muscovite9.EC.15
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Natrolite9.GA.05
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Nenadkevichite9.CE.30a
    (Na,[])
     
    8
    		Nb
     
    4
    		(Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		)
     
    2
    		(O,OH)
     
    4
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Nepheline9.FA.05
    (Na,K)[AlSiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Paranatrolite9.GA.05
    Na
     
    2
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Pectolite9.DG.05
    NaCa
     
    2
    		[HSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
  		• Phillipsite-Ca9.GC.10
    (Ca
     
    0.5
    		,K,Na,Ba
     
    0.5
    		)
     
    4-7
    		[Al
     
    4-7
    		Si
     
    12-9
    		O
     
    32
    .
     
    		 12H2O
  		• Phillipsite-K9.GC.10
    (K,Na,Ca
     
    0.5
    		,Ba
     
    0.5
    		)
     
    4-7
    		[Al
     
    4-7
    		Si
     
    12-9
    		O
     
    32
    		]
    .
     
    		 12H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Polylithionite9.EC.20
    KLi
     
    2
    		Al[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Rinkite9..20
    Na(Na,Ca)
     
    2
    		(Ca,Ce)
     
    4
    		Ti[F
     
    2
    		|(O,F)
     
    2
    		|(Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		)
     
    2
    		]
  		• Sazhinite-(Ce)9.EA.30
    Na
     
    3
    		Ce[Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    15
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Sazhinite-(La)9.EA.30
    Na
     
    3
    		La[Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    15
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Shkatulkaite9.BE.50
    Na
     
    10
    		Mn
    2+
     
    		Ti
     
    3
    		Nb
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|F|(Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		)
     
    6
    		] · 12H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Sodalite9.FB.10
    Na
     
    8
    		[Cl
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    24
    		]
  		• Sérandite9.DG.05
    Na(Mn
    2+
     
    		,Ca)
     
    2
    		[HSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
  		• Tainiolite9.EC.15
    KLiMg
     
    2
    		[F
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Terskite9.DM.40
    Na
     
    4
    		ZrSi
     
    6
    		O
     
    16
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Thomsonite-Ca9.GA.10
    NaCa
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    5
    		Si
     
    5
    		O
     
    20
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Thornasite9.GF.50
    (Na,K)Th,Si
     
    11
    		(O,OH,F,Cl)
     
    25
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Titanite9.AG.15
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Tuperssuatsiaite9.EE.20
    Na
     
    2
    		Fe
     
    3
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    20
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Ussingite9.EH.20
    Na
     
    2
    		AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		OH
  		• Varennesite (TL)9.EE.50
    Na
     
    8
    		Mn
     
    2
    		Si
     
    10
    		O
     
    25
    		(OH,Cl)
     
    2
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Vuonnemite9.BE.35
    Na
     
    11
    		Ti
    4+
     
    		Nb
     
    2
    		(Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		)
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    		(F,OH)
  		• Yofortierite9.EE.20
    Mn
     
    5
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    20
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·8-9H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Zakharovite9.EE.65
    Na
     
    4
    		Mn
     
    5
    		Si
     
    10
    		O
     
    24
    		(OH)
     
    6
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Zircon9.AD.30
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Unclassified Minerals
  		• 'Amphibole Group'-
  		• 'Chlorite Group'-
  		• 'Smectite Group'-
    A
     
    0.3
    		D
     
    2-3
    		[T
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		]Z
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O


    114 entries listed. 110 valid minerals.

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