Leucophanite 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: | Leucophanite | |
| Formula: | NaCaBeSi2O6F | |
| Formation: | Primary | |
| Habit: | tabular, equidimensional, elongate prismatic, rosettes | |
| Colour: | yellow to pale greenish, white | |
| Luminescent properties: | Fluorescent: strong violet-pink under SW and LW UV radiation | |
| 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: | ||
| Aegirine | ⓘ86 photos of Leucophanite associated with Aegirine at this locality. | |
| Polylithionite | ⓘ58 photos of Leucophanite associated with Polylithionite at this locality. | |
| Serandite | ⓘ58 photos of Leucophanite associated with Serandite at this locality. | |
| Albite | ⓘ34 photos of Leucophanite associated with Albite at this locality. | |
| Microcline | ⓘ28 photos of Leucophanite associated with Microcline at this locality. | |
| Analcime | ⓘ21 photos of Leucophanite associated with Analcime at this locality. | |
| Fluorite | ⓘ10 photos of Leucophanite associated with Fluorite at this locality. | |
| Birnessite | ⓘ10 photos of Leucophanite associated with Birnessite at this locality. | |
| Pectolite | ⓘ10 photos of Leucophanite associated with Pectolite at this locality. | |
| Rhodochrosite | ⓘ10 photos of Leucophanite associated with Rhodochrosite at this locality. | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Leucophanite 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 (86 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 6926 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:6926:7 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 3b9e942d-96a2-4f2b-9b89-af372c177fd9 | |
| References | ||
Chao, G. Y. (1967) Leucophanite, elpidite, and narsarsukite from the Desourdy quarry, Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec. The Canadian Mineralogist, 9 (2) 286-287 | ||
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada