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Hessonite from
Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Grossular var: Hessonite
Formula:Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Colour:orange; cinnamon
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Diopsideⓘ23 photos of Hessonite associated with Diopside at this locality.
Prehniteⓘ8 photos of Hessonite associated with Prehnite at this locality.
Pectoliteⓘ8 photos of Hessonite associated with Pectolite at this locality.
Grossularⓘ5 photos of Hessonite associated with Grossular at this locality.
Clinochloreⓘ5 photos of Hessonite associated with Clinochlore at this locality.
Fluorapophyllite-(K)ⓘ4 photos of Hessonite associated with Fluorapophyllite-(K) at this locality.
Tremoliteⓘ2 photos of Hessonite associated with Tremolite at this locality.
Vesuvianiteⓘ2 photos of Hessonite associated with Vesuvianite at this locality.
Chlorite Groupⓘ2 photos of Hessonite associated with Chlorite Group at this locality.
Albiteⓘ2 photos of Hessonite associated with Albite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hessonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (93 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:6202
Long-form Identifier:1:3:6202:2
GUID (UUID V4):aca78e82-6d84-4400-aae9-ffc07355fd8c
Nearest other occurrences of Hessonite
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘOrford Nickel mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, QuĂ©bec, Canada
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GROSSULAR Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources Municipalité Régional de Comté Estrie, Québec, Canada A lthough...the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Les Sources Municipalité, Régional de Comté, Estrie, Québec, Canada. The...grossular dodecahedra is commonly observed on Jeffrey mine specimens. This particular specimen is one of...single crystal of grossular from the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Québec, Canada. The Arkenstone specimen, Joe Budd...group of grossular crystals from the Jeffrey mine, Québec, Canada. Formerly in the Charles Key collection
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
vesuvianite. Varietal names include goldenorange hessonite, hibschite, hydrogrossular (Transvaal jade), and...Variably colored grossular specimens from the Jeffrey mine in Canada have previously been featured as a Connoisseur’s...Tsavo National Park, and was granted a permit to mine the deposit. In 1973 the name tsavorite was coined...1980 Bridges opened the Scorpion mine in Taita-Taveta County. This mine continuously produced outstanding...in 2009. For six years following this tragedy the mine lay dormant, but it was reopened by his son, Bruce
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
carats, from Baicheng. Diopside from the Handan iron mine, Wu’an County, Handan Prefecture, Hebei Province...An unusual locality in the collection is the Posu mine, Changbak, Hangyong, North Korea. The lone specimen...pale green crystals to 1.5 cm come from the Horado mine, Gifu Prefecture. These are bladelike crystals with...diopside also occur at the Kamaishi mine, Iwate Prefecture, and the Yaguki mine, Fukushima Prefecture. Specimens...diopside variety schefferite have come from the Kuga mine, Yamaguichi Prefecture, and from Sarukabeyama, Iwate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Pendant made with garnets from Perpignan. PHOTO SOURCES : GALLICA .BNF.FR / BIBLIOTHÈQUE N ATIONAL DE FRANCE...gemstone, due to the abundant garnets from the Barton mine (Adirondack Mountains, NY). In 1967, a star garnet...crystals of almandine on matrix, from Fanny Gorge mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA...color-change malaya garnets from Tanzania. PHOTO SOURCES : JOHN PARISH (PHOTOS) AND L ARRY WOODS (CUTTING)...from the Pyrope Family garnets come from a few sources in Tanzania, Idaho, India, and Sri Lanka (see inset
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
predated in use by hessonite, now considered just a varietal term for orange grossular. Hessonite takes its meaning...(grossular, variety hessonite) was also depicted on the 1992 mineral stamps issued by Canada Post (Gault 1992)...selection of sources that are of particular interest. The following are some of the best general sources of information...species. Descriptive mineralogy: Standard reference sources such as Dana (1892), Ford (1932), Sinkankas (1959...manganese minerals from the Tachgagalt manganese mine, Morocco (Gaudefroy et al., 1969). The minerals
Journal (issue)
XVIII, 2 GROSSULAR GARNET FROM THE JEFFREY MINE, ASBESTOS, QUEBEC, CANADA By WILLOW WIGHT, B.A., F.G.A.,...Museums of Canada, Mineral Sciences Division, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A OM8, Canada The Jeffrey Mine is the second... Located about 160 km east of Montreal, the Jeffrey Mine has been producing since 1881. Now owned by...commonly found on granitic rocks that intrude the Jeffrey Mine ore body. The grossular varies from colourless...Since about 1950, the orange-coloured variety, hessonite, has been known to mineral collectors in North
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Recent Discoveries at the Jeffrey Mine Asbestos, Québec Marco Amabili Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale...Hutcheson, Asbestos, Québec Canada J1T 4J8 The Jeffrey mine in Asbestos, Québec, Canada, is world-famous...INTRODUCTION The Jeffrey mine in Asbestos, Québec, Canada, is a huge chrysotile mine which began operating...operating in 1879. The mine is worldfamous for beautiful crystals of orange grossular (see the cover of the...species was characterized. 123 Figure 1. The Jeffrey mine in 1996. The arrow shows the location of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from Canada Downloaded by [Florida International University] at 19:52 23 August 2013 C anada is home...from emerald to sapphire, Canada has it all. Yet, for most of its history, Canada has been regarded as a...species have been found at one time or another in Canada (fig. 1). Some gem localities, such as those for...S. WILSON PO Box 352 Kingston, Ontario K7L 4W2 Canada brad@alpinegems.ca   96*2: 405,9(3: The...the emerging diamond mining industry has turned Canada into a gemproducing giant. Possibly encouraged
Journal (issue)
Design Articles Famous mineral localities: The Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Q u ebec...........................people: telephone: COVER: ADAMITE from the Ojuela mine near Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Collection of Wayne...2 Wellsic Lane, Rothley Leicestershire LE7 7Qb Canada: Mrs. J. W. Peat 36 Deepwood Crescent Don Mills...JeffreyAsbestos, Mine Quebec by J. D. Grice and R. Williams The National Museums of Canada The National Museum...Grossular crystals of exceptional quality from the Jeffrey mine at A s b e s t o s ,Qare to be found in collections
Report (issue)
cm tall andradite on hematite is from the Wessels Mine near Hotazel in northern Cape Province, South Africa...diopside; 7.1 cm tall Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Richmond County, Quebec, Canada Paul Stahl specimen Jeff...and laser rods (page 80); photo Lothar Ackerman Jeffrey and Lac d'Amiante: Two of Quebec's Great Gamet-Bearing...defects in the crystal structure are frequently sources of color in minerals. But color is imparted to...Spessartine, schorl, and a/bite from the Little Three Mine in San Diego County, California; 6. 6 cm tall; Bryant
Catalog/List
- ·MINERALS 200 Napier Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Telephone: 1 (705) 726-~713 o LIST #3 - APRIL...ACTINOLITE: Gooderham, Ontario, Canada. crystals ACTINOLITE: St. Hilaire. Qu0bec, Canada, acicular sprays and tufts...Italy. massive, green 2 variety ADAMITE: Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. crystals ADAMITE,variety...sections AS /\BOVE AEGERINE: St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. acicular sprays and tufts, crystal sections AEGERINE...AEGERINE,ALBIT~: St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. crystal sections, sprays and tufts AENIGMATITE, varfoty
Journal (issue)
Front cover: Sulfur on Aragonite, 25 cm Cozzodisi mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. Adalberto...crystal, 4.5 cm long, with grossular (variety hessonite) and vesuvianite, from Pian della Mussa, Ala VaUey...Maggiore; and the first samples of grossular gamet (hessonite variety) and diopside from the Ala Valley. MINERAL...place in the Sardinian mines and the Traversella mine (Piedmont). The second edition of the Catalogue...climbing rocks exploring for epidote in the famous Val di Viu area, western Alps. Marco Lorenzoni photo
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Division Canadian Museum of Nature Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 6P4 A SERIES OF FIVE commemorative postage...the 150th anniversary of the Geological Survey of Canada. Whereas some twenty-five stamps have been issued...Canadian Museum of Nature presented a proposal to Canada Post, a crown corporation that oversees such projects...the Geological Survey of Canada and later by the Mining Association of Canada, which sponsored the project...Museum of Nature (CMN) and the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) as possible candidates for the stamp series
Report (issue)
Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 46 ROCKS AND MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR Estrie and Gaspesie... © Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1992 Available in Canada through authorized bookstore agents...bookstores or by mail from Canada Communication Group - Publishing Ottawa, Canada K1A OS9 and from Geological...Geological Survey of Canada offices: 601 Booth Street Ottawa, Canada KlA OE8 3303-33rd Street N.W., Calgary...available for reference in public libraries across Canada Cat. No. M41-8/46E ISBN 0-660-14391-7 Price subject
Journal (issue)
Lasuritkristalle aus Afghanistan - Ein Beitrag zum Farbproblem des Lapis-Lazuli. Z. Dt. Gemmol. Ges., 24, 26-36. McLaughlan...trapezohedral crystal habits in hessonite garnets from Québec, Canada, results in considerable internal...technique. INTRODUCTION The Jeffrey mine, at Asbestos, Québec, Canada, has long been known for the splendid...whatsoever. Why would these hessonites from the Jeffrey mine contain so many fractures while those from other...1985,XIX,7 FIG. 1. The surface of this Canadian hessonite grossular garnet displays growth features resulting
Book
Pyrope occurrences 44 Pyrope sources 44 The Bohemian mines 45 Other pyrope sources 47 Summary of pyrope properties...Almandine sizes 62 Almandine occurrence 63 Almandine sources 63 Almandine phenomena stones 65 Summary of almandine...Rhodolite classificationdisputes 71 Rhodolite sources 73 Malaya garnet: a pyrope spessartite intermediate...sizes 84 Spessartite occurrence 85 Spessartite sources 85 Summary of spessartite properties 88 Bibliography...physical properties 95 Grossular inclusions 97 Sources for hessonite and colourless grossular Tsavolite garnet
Catalog/List
y box.-i}x-i}",:t.14.00~ and AZURITE. Tsumcorp Mine,Otavi,S.W.Africa. These 3 specimens are inexpensiye...about Ÿ11 face. 2~x2}x1" ,s8. oo. CALCITE. Buick Mine, Reynolds Co. , U. S .A. Choice twinned twinned... u 24. CASSITERITE/B0RNITE/CHALC0CITE. Geevor Mine, Pendeen, 1·/"Cornwall. ally rich cryEtalline mass...richly carpcting Malachite CERUSSITE. Tsuli]corp Mine,0tavi,S,H.Africa. Very attractivc bright group of...lcite~2x1Ÿx1-J- 11 1 :t,7,00. 30. CHALC0CITE. Levant Mine,Pendeen 1 WuCornwall. Rich blue-grey matallic mass
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
thermodynamically. The calculations yield best‑fit val‑ ues of ∆fH° = –6627.0 kJ/mol and S° = 258.8 J/(mol⋅K)...garnets from the well‑known Jeffrey mine locality of Asbestos, Quebec, Canada (Allen and Buseck 1988; Rossman...(Gr‑)82‑112 Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec Natural Gr (Hessonite); CMNMC (Gr‑)44091 Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos...S(ξS) are Debye, Einstein, and Schottky functions (DES), respectively, and m, n, ns, ξD, ξE, and ξS are...aggregates. The natural grossular samples from the Jeffrey mine are opti‑ cally complex and notably anisotropic
Catalog/List
price paid for the mineral(s). CTINCX..ITE: M179. Mine Mompti, Spain; (a) rich vuggy intergrown prisms...6-$3.50 NALCIME: M68. Mont-St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada; (a) T/N, white single xl, complete except for...an rock; 1.5-3 cm-$1.50 NHYDRITE: M204. Campiano Mine, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; good for species; pale...shaped rock; 6xS.3x3-S12.50 -~ AUTUNITE:M95. Oaybreak Mine, Spokane, Washington; (a) 5 xls & groups, 1-1 .8...(e) 6x3.6x1 .5-$20.00 AZURITE:M37. United Verde Mine, Jerome, Arizona; (a) lustrous ball af intergrcwn
Journal (issue)
Foote also made several collecting visits to the mine in 1890-1891, and brought back many good specimens...chemist and physicist). In 1895 Niven purchased the mine from its owner, on behalf of Thomas Edison. In the...dozen mines were opened, one of which (the Mariposa mine) produced a wider variety of mercury minerals than...Morgenstern photo. Calcite, 5.8 cm, from the Mariposa mine, Terlingua; Roh Lavinsky (The Arkenstone) specimen...Calomel crystals on terlinguaite, 3 mm, Mariposa mine, Terlingua. Celestine, 4.5 cm, Burnet, Burnet County;
Journal (issue)
, 1983, XVIII, 6 FIG. 4. Sorting apparatus at mine location. (Photo by Laura J. Ramsey) The colour-distribution...produced some years ago by heating Brazil's Montezuma Mine stones. (We proposed the name 'peridine' for this...COLLOPHANE By J.-P. POIROT Service Public du ContrÎle des Diamants, Perles Fines et Pierres Précieuses, Paris...BIBLIOGRAPHY Bariand, P., Cesbron, F. and Geffroy, J. 1978 Les Minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations, vol...& Sons, New York. Webster, R. 1975 Gems, their sources, description and identification, 3rd edn, Newnes-Butterworths
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
symmetry of grossulargarnetsfrom the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos,Quebec,Canada Mrzurrrro Arrzurr Institute of Mineralogy...orangegrossulargarnetsfrom the Jeffreymine, Asbestos,Quebec,Canada, have noncubic ordered arrangementsof the Al3*...orangegrossular garnets from the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada,which are the samecrystalsstudied...grossularandradite garnet from the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, and to explain the crystal symmetry...nets from the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada. Orange-coloredgrossular(var. hessonite)has flat (110)
Book
© 2011 Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. All rights reserved. No part of this publication...Cataloging-in-Publication Data (U.S.) Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Tait, Kimberly. Tait...States by Firefly Books (U.S.) Inc. Published in Canada by Firefly Books Ltd. PO. Box 1338, Ellicott Station...at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Photography: Brian Boyle, MPA, FPPO, and Miguel...publishing program by the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund as administered by the Department
Journal (issue)
address Articles Famous mineral localities: The Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec ............................2 Wellsic Lane, Rothley Leicestershire LE7 7Ob Canada: Mrs. J. W. Peat 36 Deepwood Crescent Don Mills...Ontario M3C 1NB COVER: ADAM ITE from the Ojuela mine near Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Collection of Wayne...JeffreyAsbestos, Mine Quebec by J. D. Grice and R. Williams The National Museums of Canada The National Museum...Grossular crystals of exceptional quality from the Jeffrey mine at Asbestos, Quebec, are to be found in collections
Book
written permission of the Publisher. Ontario, Canada. First printing Publisher Cataloging-in-Publication...8 dc22 QE392.T358 2011 Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Tait Kimbeny T Gems...C32T67 2011 Firefly Books (U.S.) Inc. Published in Canada by Firefly Books Ltd. Buffalo, New York Richmond...at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Illustrations: Crowle Art Group Note: For illustrative...publishing program by the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund as administered by the Department
 
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