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Biotite from
Mont Shefford, Shefford, La Haute-Yamaska RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mont Shefford, Shefford, La Haute-Yamaska RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:829266
Long-form Identifier:1:3:829266:7
GUID (UUID V4):a336a209-f5c8-48b9-954f-beff34716a88
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘMont Brome, Bromont, Estrie, QuĂ©bec, Canada
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘMont Yamaska, Rouville RCM, MontĂ©rĂ©gie, QuĂ©bec, Canada
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘMont Rougemont, Rouville RCM, MontĂ©rĂ©gie, QuĂ©bec, Canada
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘMont Saint-Gregoire (Mont Johnson; Monoir), Le Haut-Richelieu RCM, MontĂ©rĂ©gie, QuĂ©bec, Canada
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘPoudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; CarriĂšre Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La VallĂ©e-du-Richelieu RCM, MontĂ©rĂ©gie, QuĂ©bec, Canada
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘBelvidere Mountain Quarries, Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘJeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, QuĂ©bec, Canada
76.9km (47.8 miles) ⓘLafarge Montreal East quarry (CarriĂšre Lafarge MontrĂ©al-Est; Francon MontrĂ©al-Est quarry; Canada Cement quarry), MontrĂ©al-Est, MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘRosemont quarry, MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
79.2km (49.2 miles) ⓘCorporation (Forsyth's) quarry, Mont Royal, MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
References
DRESSER, J.A. (1902) Report on the geology and petrography of Shefford Mountain. Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report 13, L: 1-35.
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Grice, Joel D. (1989) Sites miniers célÚbres du Canada. Musée National des Science Naturrelles, Ottawa.
Book
Sites "Re miniets Aitus du Canada Joel D. Grice A # ds. «< RE « "1 Ă©+ Le: . 0 7, 22 L # ... SITES MINIERS CANADA CÉLÈBRES DU “Joel D. Grice L'ouvrage Sites miniers cĂ©lĂšbres du Canada est un heureux...disgresse sur l’histoire du jade, de la ruĂ©e vers l'or et de la pierre des pharaons (le lapis-lazuli)...Bouclier canadien s'Ă©tend sur prĂšs de la moitiĂ© de la superficie du Canada et constitue l’une des rĂ©gions miniĂšres...intĂ©rieurs produisent la majoritĂ© du pĂ©trole et du gaz naturel canadiens, de mĂȘme que la potasse, le sel
HorvĂĄth, L., Gault, R.A., Pfenninger-HorvĂĄth, E., Poirier, G. (2019) Mont Saint-Hilaire: History, Geology, Mineralogy - Special Publication No. 14. The Canadian Mineralogist.
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MONT SAINT-HILAIRE: HISTORY, GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY About the cover The striking specimen shown on...specimens collected at Mont Saint-Hilaire; it features the species that made Mont Saint-Hilaire so well...cover feature two species originally described from Mont Saint-Hilaire; they remain unique to that locality...Monteregianite is named after the Monteregian Hills, of which Mont Saint-Hilaire is a member; carletonite is named...Carleton University, where much of the early work on Mont Saint-Hilaire minerals was carried out. The monteregianite-(Y)
Brotzu, P., Gomes, C.B., Melluso, L., Morbidelli, L., Morra, V., Ruberti, E. (1997) Petrogenesis of coexisting SiO2-undersaturated to SiO2-oversaturated felsic igneous rocks: The alkaline complex of Itatiaia, southeastern Brazil. Lithos, 40 (2) 133-156 doi:10.1016/s0024-4937(97)00007-8
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Dipam’mento di Scienze della Terra, Universith di Roma ‘La Sapienza’, Roma, Italy Received 10 December 1996;...by amphibole, clinopyroxene and biotite. In the R, R, diagram (De La Roche et al., 1980; Fig. 2) most...K)-2(Fe + Ti)]- R, [6Ca + 2Mg + All diagram (after De La Roche et al., 1980); symbols: SA rocks = crosses;...clinopyroxene. hastingsitic to richteritic amphibole, biotite and interstitial nepheline are the essential constituents...discrete grains and/or in complex intergrowths with biotite, nepheline and accessory phases. with narrow variations
Barnes, Calvin G., Prestvik, Tore, Sundvoll, BjĂžrn, Surratt, Denny (2005) Pervasive assimilation of carbonate and silicate rocks in the HortavĂŠr igneous complex, north-central Norway. Lithos, 80 (1) 179-199 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2003.11.002
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three types: rare biotite trondhjemite, uncommon garnet two-mica granite, and common biotite+amphiboleFhedenbergite...zoned, from An77 to An45. Accessory phases are biotite, apatite, calcite, and sparse Fe–Ti oxides. The...combinations of hedenbergite, ferropargasite, and biotite. They also range from plagioclase-bearing syenite...migmatitic gneiss, to pelitic migmatitic gneiss with biotite+ muscovite+quartzFsillimaniteFcordieriteFgarnetF...1617 3949 4564 Key to rock types: amphibole biotite monzonite (93.02H), garnet hedenbergite melamonzonite
Kempe, U., Möckel, R., Graupner, T., Kynicky, J., Dombon, E. (2015) The genesis of Zr–Nb–REE mineralisation at Khalzan Buregte (Western Mongolia) reconsidered. Ore Geology Reviews, 64. 602-625 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.05.003
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the Acme Analytical Laboratories Ltd., Vancouver, Canada. Digestion was achieved by dilute nitric acid after...consist of quartz, perthite, sodic plagioclase and biotite. Primary accessories are magnetite, ilmenite, apatite...and full of small secondary fluid inclusions. Biotite is intensely replaced by chlorite, titanite, a...phase, as in the Strange Lake Zr-Nb-REE deposit, Canada (Salvi and Williams-Jones, 1992). Alternatively...results, chevkinite with the general formula (Ce,La)2(Ti,Nb)2[O4|Si2O7] is a common accessory in alkaline
(2006) January - February 2006. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 37 (1) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.
Journal (issue)
Ann Arbor, MI Andrew C. Roberts Geol. Surv. of Canada Ottawa George W. Robinson Seaman Mineral Museum...mineral localities: The Francon Quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 by...annual FM-MSA-TGMS Tucson Mineralogical Symposium: CANADA! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Chairman:...matrix, from the Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada. (See the article in this issue on this famous...Beaconsfield, Québec, Canada H9W 4H8 Låszló Horvåth and Elsa Pfenninger-Horvåth 594 Main Road Hudson, Québec, Canada
Ma, Lin, Wang, Qiang, Wyman, Derek A., Jiang, Zi-Qi, Yang, Jin-Hui, Li, Qiu-Li, Gou, Guo-Ning, Guo, Hai-Feng (2013) Late Cretaceous crustal growth in the Gangdese area, southern Tibet: Petrological and Sr–Nd–Hf–O isotopic evidence from Zhengga diorite–gabbro. Chemical Geology, 349. 54-70 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.04.005
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
amphibole, clinopyroxene, biotite and minor magnetite, epidote, zircon and apatite. LA-ICP-MS zircon U–Pb dating...amphibole grains; (d) intergrown amphibole and biotite; (e) small clinopyroxene crystal embedded in larger...An, anorthitic plagioclase; Amp, amphibole; Bi, biotite; Cpx, clinopyroxene; Mt, magnetite; Epi, epidote;...amphibole (~35–45 vol.%), clinopyroxene (~5–15 vol.%), biotite and epidote (~2–5 vol.%) with Fe-oxides, chlorite...dark-blue to opaque. Intergrowths of amphibole and biotite grains are common (Fig. 2d). Clinopyroxene grains
Rakotovao, S. (2009) Les minĂ©ralisations associĂ©es aux intrusions alcalines d’Ampasindava, Ph.D. study, University of Antananarivo. 1-189
Thesis/Dissertation
Raymond, Professeur, DĂ©partement des Sciences de la Terre, FacultĂ© des Sciences - UniversitĂ© d’Antananarivo...RAMANIVOSOA Beby, Professeur, DĂ©partement des Sciences de la Terre, FacultĂ© des Sciences- UniversitĂ© de Mahajanga...par Lui, et pour Lui que sont toutes choses. A Lui la gloire dans tous les siĂšcles ! (Romains 11 :36) ...reconnaĂźtre que cette thĂšse n’aurait pas pu aboutir sans la collaboration des personnes : - Professeur RAMANANTSIZEHENA...et les directives. Merci sincĂšrement surtout pour la comprĂ©hension que vous nous avez tĂ©moignĂ©. - Professeur
(1990) Mont Saint-Hilaire. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 21 (4) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.
Journal (issue)
INTRODUCTION In its short history as a mineral locality, Mont Saint-Hilaire has become a contemporary classic... To date, 250 species have been identified from Mont Saint-Hilaire (including poly types), 16 of which...potentially new species. While the minerals for which Mont Saint-Hilaire is the type locality have been well-characterized...number of rare species have been identified for which Mont Saint-Hilaire is the second known occurrence. Some...to six years have been particularly productive at Mont Saint-Hilaire, especially in terms of the rare species
Sinkankas, John (1997) Gemstones of North America Vol. 3. Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, AZ.
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promising diamond fields being vigorously explored in Canada and the United States. Experts agree that in several...diamond-bearing kimberlite bodies, most likely in Canada. Systematic large-scale mining of sapphire-bearing...:cceseeseeseeseerees Figure 4. Entrance to the La Toca amber mine, Dominican Republic... Figure 5...exposed on Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec........cececseeeees 408 Figure 83. Poudrette Quarry on Mont Saint-Hilaire... California. Van Pelt photo. Black pearls from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, fished from rejuvenated
 
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