Ashcroftine-(Y) from
Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Ashcroftine-(Y) | |
| Formula: | K5Na5(Y,Ca)12Si28O70(OH)2(CO3)8 · 8H2O | |
| Habit: | Capillary to acicular, tetragonal prisms. | |
| Colour: | Purple to pale pink. | |
| Luminescent properties: | None observed. | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Calcite | ⓘ8 photos of Ashcroftine-(Y) associated with Calcite at this locality. | |
| Fluorite | ⓘ3 photos of Ashcroftine-(Y) associated with Fluorite at this locality. | |
| Elpidite | ⓘ3 photos of Ashcroftine-(Y) associated with Elpidite at this locality. | |
| Aegirine | ⓘ2 photos of Ashcroftine-(Y) associated with Aegirine at this locality. | |
| Polylithionite | ⓘ2 photos of Ashcroftine-(Y) associated with Polylithionite at this locality. | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Ashcroftine-(Y) data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (24 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1261 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1261:4 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | c25ed9df-0797-461e-a3fe-7ef4b8fbbf10 | |
| References | ||
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada