Quartz (Var: Ferruginous Quartz)

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Locality: Autoroute 155 roadcut, Mékinac RCM, Mauricie, Québec, Canada

Note: The mineral species Ferruginous Quartz is not listed in our database for this locality. This specimen may be misidentified or the mindat list of minerals at this locality may be incomplete.

This is magnified view of a quartz vein found on a darker rock resembling an amphibolite. The quartz was colored an attractive reddish color. This was collected summer of 2008. The field of view here is about 12mm. There also occured small pyrrhotite xls. and an unidentified mineral in the same vein.

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Photo added: 8th Dec 2008

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