 | | Journal (issue) | | Ann Arbor, MI Andrew C. Roberts Geol. Surv. of Canada Ottawa George W. Robinson Seaman Mineral Museum...Famous mineral localities: The Francon Quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....annual FM-MSA-TGMS Tucson Mineralogical Symposium: CANADA! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Chairman:...crystal, 4 cm, on matrix, from the Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada. (See the article in this issue...localities: The Francon Quarry, `ÉÇàÜ°tÄ? dâ°uxv Peter Tarassoff 91 Lakeshore Road Beaconsfield, Québec, Canada |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University 859 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0C4 Well-crystallized dawsonite, a species...relatively rare. In the Montreal region, the Francon quarry has produced some of the world’s best dawsonite...campus of McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its full characterization took almost a century...dawsonite localities in the Montreal region, the Francon quarry has produced some of the world’s best dawsonite...chemist and mineralogist to the Geological Survey of Canada. As Harrington was a mineral collector1 as well |  | | Book | | Sites "Re miniets Aitus du Canada Joel D. Grice A # ds. «< RE « "1 é+ Le: . 0 7, 22 L # ... SITES MINIERS CANADA CÉLÈBRES DU “Joel D. Grice L'ouvrage Sites miniers célèbres du Canada est un heureux...s'étend sur près de la moitié de la superficie du Canada et constitue l’une des régions minières les plus...zinc, de cuivre et d’or. Sites miniers célèbres du Canada est un ouvrage passionant et d’érudition rédigé... Sites miniers célèbres du Canada Gites miniers célèbres du Canada Joel D. Grice Musée national |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in Canada Fluorite Occurrences Downloaded by [Korea University] at 04:52 06 January 2015 Figure 1...1. Map of Canada, generally showing localities mentioned in the article. Figure 1. Fluorite, crystals...L’Amable, Ontario, Canada K0L 2L0 melanson@northcom.net 114 ROCKS & MINERALS A lthough Canada is not particularly...University] at 04:52 06 January 2015 Figure 2. Map of Canada, generally showing locations mentioned in the article...near Olalla; 9. Niagara Falls area; 10. Steetley quarry, Dundas; 11. Highway 17 road cut, Rossport; 12 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | this quarry. Ms. Sabina's paper notes that Dresserite has its only known occurrence at the Francon Quarry...Star Rt. 62, Box 370 pedia is also present in the quarry. Al Center Harbor, N.H. 03226 though the Canadian...C I M E N T H A T Plagioclase a mineral at the quarry, pri vate communique identifies this mineral W...cavi FRANCON QUARRY ties. by The most spectacular specimen to be Norman B. Biggart found at Francon in...know just where to start. marcasite, celestite, cryolite, dawsonite Perhaps the recent interest in the |  | | Report (issue) | | © Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1983 Available in Canada through authorized bookstore agents...and Services Canada Hull, Québec, Canada K1A 0S9 and from Geological Survey of Canada 601 Booth Street...Street Ottawa, Canada K1A 0E8 A deposit copy of this publication is also available for reference in public...public libraries across Canada Cat. No. ISBN Price M41-8/32E 0-660-11547-6 Canada: $7.50 Other countries:...without notice $9.00 PlateI Mont St-Hillaire quarry. (GSC 138741) CONTENTS ix | Abstract l Introduction |  | | Report (issue) | | 958(3) X-ray Powder Pattern: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada. 8.96 (100), 3.251 (50), 2.990 (50), 2.017 (45)... 19.79 Total 99.57 [99.11] 100.00 (1) Francon quarry, Canada; by electron microprobe, TiO2 , ZrO2 ,...Ti0.94 O4.14 (CO3 )3.86 . (2) Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada; by electron microprobe, average of five analyses...mineral in vugs in a silicocarbonatite sill (Francon quarry, Canada); in cavities in sodalite syenite associated...(Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada). Association: Calcite, dawsonite, weloganite, cryolite, pyrite, galena, barite |  | | Report (issue) | | 980(2) X-ray Powder Pattern: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada; minor preferred orientation. 4.794 (100), 2.360...99.72 [100.00] 100.00 1− (1) Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada; H2 O by TGA, (OH) confirmed by IR. (2) Do.; by...electron microprobe, H2 O from (1). (3) Francon quarry, Canada; by electron microprobe, average of four...Saint-Hilaire, Canada); in vugs within silicocarbonatite sills intruding limestones (Francon quarry, Canada); in...Saint-Amable, Canada). Association: Calcite, albite, pyrite (Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada); weloganite, |  | | Report (issue) | | 97 O4.11 [(F1.57 (OH)1.33 ]Σ=2.90 . (2) Francon quarry, Canada; by electron microprobe, corresponding...roscherite, tourmaline (Greifensteine, Germany); cryolite, fluorite, weloganite, dresserite, dawsonite,...calcite, pyrite, galena, sphalerite, quartz (Francon quarry, Canada). Distribution: In the Viitaniemi pegmatite...Saxony, Germany. In the Francon quarry, Montreal Island, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Large crystals from near...and P.J. Dunn (1983) Viitaniemiite from the Francon quarry, Montreal, Quebec. Can. Mineral., 21, 499–502 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University 859 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0C4 peter.tarassoff@sympatico.ca M CGILL...Pinch Medal from the Mineralogical Association of Canada. VISITOR INFORMATION Address: Redpath Museum,...Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C4, Canada Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sunday, 11...Montreal founded in 1827, and the Geological Survey of Canada established in 1842. All three museums were available...scientific endeavor. In 1877 the government of Canada decided to move the Geological Survey and its museum |  | | Report (issue) | | Cryolite Na3 AlF6 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point Group:...natrolite, chabazite, aegirine (Mont St. Hilaire, Canada). Distribution: Formerly in a large deposit at...pegmatite, Amelia, Amelia Co., Virginia. From the Francon quarry, Montreal Island, Montreal, at Mont Saint-Hilaire...Saint-Hilaire, and from near Saint-Amable, Quebec, Canada. From Miass, Ilmen Mountains, Southern Ural Mountains...edition), v. II, 110–113. (2) Donnay, J.D.H. (1952) Cryolite twinning. Amer. Mineral., 37, All rights reserved |  | Young, B., Ryback, G., Braithwaite, R. S. W., Francis, J. G. (1997) Prosopite, doyleite and otavite from Coldstones Quarry, Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 61 (409) 895-897 doi:10.1180/minmag.1997.061.409.11 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Prosopite, doyleite and otavite from Coldstones Quarry, Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire B. Young British...Carboniferous (Dinantian) limestones worked at Coldstones Quarry, Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire [National Grid...(Dunham and Wilson, 1985). Where exposed in the quarry the veins are strongly oxidized and the supergene...associated veins exposed in the southern face of the quarry, has Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History...with other aluminium fluoride minerals such as cryolite, in granitic or alkaline intrusive or volcanic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | W o r l d News on Mineral Occurrences CANADA V A N D A L L T. KING Ward's Natural Science Establishment...sylvite, and anhydrite. Quebec Francon quarry The large Francon quarry in Montreal is located in a residential...little or no land available for expanding the quarry. The economics of dig ging deeper for the construction-grade...of mining offsets transportation costs. The Francon quarry is world-famous for being the first (or only)...are found at the Francon quarry. Dawsonite was first found in a quarry near the Francon. The city of Montreal |  | | Report (issue) | | 585(1) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Mont Saint-Bruno, Canada. 5.67 (10), 2.784 (9), 2.601 (7), 1.988 (7), 1...associated with nepheline syenite (Mont Saint-Bruno, Canada); authigenic in alkaline shales and coal-bearing...quartz (Quebec, Canada); analcime, dolomite, quartz, calcite, pyrite, albite, cryolite, halite, fluorite...Distribution: In Canada, in Quebec, from Mont Royal, on the campus of McGill University, and in the Francon quarry...University, Montreal, Canada. Type Material: McGill University, Montreal, Canada, RMF2381A. References: |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ann Arbor, MI Andrew C. Roberts Geol. Surv. of Canada Ottawa George W. Robinson Seaman Mineral Museum...Vietnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 by D. Blauwet Francon revisited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...price of $475 postpaid in the United States and Canada (write or e-mail for the shipping surcharge to...chance? Within minutes I was at the base of the quarry, but I quickly noticed large square blocks of numbered...Convention Center, the “main show,” where Minerals of Canada was the theme this year. All of these productions | | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 32 Kingston, Ontario to Lac...1983 COVER Left: Weloganite crystals from Francon Quarry, Montreal. Specimen measures 3 cm from tip...Collection specimen (No. 36384). National Museum of Canada photo. Right: Serandite with analcime and mangan-neptunite...mangan-neptunite crystals from Mont St-Hilaire quarry. Specimen 22 is cm long. National Mineral Collection...Collection specimen (No. 37124). National Museum of Canada photo. Miscellaneous Report 32 ROCKS AND MINERALS |  | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 48 Ottawa to North Bay and...Natural Resources Canada Ressources naturelles Canada Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report...Queen in Right of Canada 2007 Catalogue No. M41-8/48E ISBN 0-660-19556-9 Available in Canada from the Geological...Geological Survey of Canada Bookstore (see inside front cover for details) A copy of this publication is...available for reference by depository libraries across Canada through access to the Depository Services Program's |  | | Journal (issue) | | may be made in local currency to the following: Canada: Mrs. J.W . Peat. 36 Oeepwood Crescent. Don Mills...Blount Little Rock, Arkansas 72209 The Jeffrey quarry, near North Little Rock, Arkansas, has produced...to come from the Arkan sas quartz region. The quarry is now closed but specimens of quartz, ankerite...Arkansas, and south of Camp Robinson. The quarry, known as Jeffrey quarry, is just north of McArthur Drive (Conway...and deposited the minerals for which the Jeffrey quarry is now well known. The rocks in the two well mineralized |  | | Journal (issue) | | receive as part of your collection. Tiger's eye Cryolite, Epsomite f7 DISCOVERY ===-------------#7 Cyclic...A WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRIAL USES. IT IS ALMOST Cryolite is a member of the halide group of minerals. Each...aluminium and six atoms of fluorine. Crystals of cryolite conform to the monoclinic system of symmetry in...Granular and massive aggregates are also common. Cryolite is soluble in sulphuric acid, producing fumes...corrosive hydrofluoric acid. INVISIBLE IN WATER Cryolite may be brown, reddish, yellowish, white, or completely |  | | Journal (issue) | | Minerals-Hardness Vandall T. King Thumbnails-Francon Quarry Norman D. Biggarl and John Reiner Chips and...Add $3.00 for subscriptions outside the U.S. and Canada. All orders by indi viduals should be paid in...this quarry. Ms. Sabina’s paper notes that Dresscrite has its only known occurrence at the Francon Quarry...Star Rt. 62, Box 370 pedia is also present in the quarry. Al Center Harbor, N.H. 03226 though the Canadian...ANY SPECIMEN THAT Plagioclasc a mineral at the quarry, private communique identifies this minera WILL |  | | Report (volume) | | MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 77 Kirkland Lake – Rouyn-Noranda...Quebec Ann P. Sabina 2003 Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 77 ROCKS AND MINERALS FOR...in Right of Canada, 2003 Catalogue No. M41-8/77E ISBN 0-660-19062-1 Available in Canada from Geological...Geological Survey of Canada offices: 601 Booth Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8 3303-33rd Street N.W. Calgary...for reference in selected public libraries across Canada Cette publication est aussi disponible en français |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ann Arbor, Ml Andrew C. Roberts Geol. Surv. of Canada Ottawa George W. Robinson Seaman Mineral Museum...Pfenninger-Horvath 594 Main Road Hudson, Quebec, Canada JOP 1H0 Robert A. Gault Research Division Canadian...Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K IP 6P4 Peter Tarassoff 91 Lakeshore Road Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada H9W 4H8 A...Q uebec. Inset: Location o f the DemixVarennes quarry in the Saint-Amable sill. LOCATION The Saint-Amable...River (latitude: 45°39' N; longitude: 73° 17' W; Canada National Topographic System, Map 31 H /ll , Beloeil) |  | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 58 Îles de la Madeleine,...Labrador Ann P. Sabina 2003 Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 58 ROCKS AND MINERALS FOR...in Right of Canada, 2003 Catalogue No. M41-8/58E ISBN 0-660-18932-1 Available in Canada from Geological...Geological Survey of Canada offices: 601 Booth Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8 3303-33rd Street N.W. Calgary...for reference in selected public libraries across Canada Cette publication est aussi disponible en français |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | toys. Francon is primarily layered lime stone that has been intruded with a car bonate rich sill of...sul phides, complex silicates, oxides and both cryolite and fluorite. The relative prevalence of Strontium...articles on this quarry are found in Paper 76-1B of the Geological Survey of Canada. Many Micromount-Thumbnail...the mineral localities and specimens available in Canada. I have for a long time slowly added a number of...other localities recently visited— St. Eustache Quarry and Oka Rare Metals Mine. Permission must be obtained |  | | 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...tufts ACTINOLITE: Bull Run Quarry, Loudon County, Virginia, USA. sprays and tufts ACTINOLITE,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 |
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Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada