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


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Wollastonite
Formula:Ca3(Si3O9)
Habit:fine-grained massive, fibrous, prismatic
Colour:colourless, white
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Grossular25 photos of Wollastonite associated with Grossular at this locality.
Diopside15 photos of Wollastonite associated with Diopside at this locality.
Vesuvianite1 photo of Wollastonite associated with Vesuvianite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wollastonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22022
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22022:4
GUID (UUID V4):e6ee5670-9e93-4ed9-8342-acbae2e41be1
Nearest other occurrences of Wollastonite
55.6km (34.5 miles) British Canadian mine (B.C. 1 mine; B.C. 2 mine; Martin mine; Black Lake mine; American mine; Dauville mine), Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
95.4km (59.3 miles) 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
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)
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...tsavorite for the mineral collector. At the Scorpion mine, and in other Neoproterozoic Mozambique Metamorphic
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...collectionneur amateur saura mettre à profit. L'auteur décrit les divers sites miniers de façon très détaillée, ce...pierre des pharaons (le lapis-lazuli). Il n'oublie non plus l'aspect pratique de l’utilisation des minéraux...l'identification des minéraux. Ce dernier élément devrait particulièrement intéresser les jeunes collectionneurs
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...the synthetic samples were corundum for Al, wollastonite for Ca and Si, and a natural fayalite‑rich olivine...(Gr‑)82‑112 Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec Natural Gr (Hessonite); CMNMC (Gr‑)44091 Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos...S(θS) are Debye, Einstein, and Schottky functions (DES), respectively, and m, n, ns, θD, θE, and θS are
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
forsterite, chondrodite, monticellite, clinohumite, wollastonite, grossular, vesuvianite, tremolite, scapolitegroup...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
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 (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)
gem-quality andradite (variety “demantoid”) from Val Malenco, Italy, have been analyzed for major, rare-earth...avons analysé des cristaux gemmes d’andradite (variété “démantoïde”) provenant de Val Malenco, en Italie...Italie, pour les éléments majeurs, les terres rares et autres éléments trace (Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Zn...Sr, Y, Zr), ainsi que des échantillons de la vallée d’Aosta, en Italie, et des gisements classiques à...vert brillant au jaune-vert. Les cristaux sont homogènes compte tenu des erreurs analytiques, et leur
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
vesuvianite crystals to about 1 cm tall from Bellecombe, Val d’Aosta, Italy. from this. Based on their optical...referred to as the Goodall quarry, the Goodall farm mine, and the Webster quarry. The long, productive history...perhaps the classic American vesuvianite locale. The Jeffrey quarry, Asbestos, Quebec, has yielded fine vesuvianite...they are associated with garnet, diopside, and wollastonite; they are also found in regionally metamorphosed...examples of these specimens through commercial sources. Robert J. Lauf is a materials scientist who recently
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
South Africa brucec@uj.ac.za SUGILITE Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field Northern Cape Province...field in South Africa and in one mine in particular, the Wessels mine (Dixon 1985). If it were not for...Natural History in Washington, D.C. The Wessels mine sugilite in South Africa sets the benchmark for...sugilite specimens from a unique find at the Wessels mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa. Desmond...account of the discovery and marketing of Wessels mine sugilite since the early 1980s. Almost all of the
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)
with ilmenite inclusions and sapphires from other sources housing hexagonal haematite flakes, will at least...Poirot, J. (1980) A propos du traitement thermique des Gemmes. Z.Dt.Gemmol.Ges., 29,/2, 58-61. Sasaki, E...Verlag, Vienna, 1928.) Webster, R. Gems, Their Sources, Descriptions and Identification, 3rd edn, Newnes-Butterworths...ordinary gemmologists, who may well be from trade sources (as I was). Despite the facts of today's requirements...feel I must add sound. A non-gemmologist friend of mine—a successful gem merchant—can distinguish between
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Article The Vesuvianite Gems of the Val d’Ala (Piedmont, Italy) Franca Piera Caucia 1 , Luigi...Published: 12 June 2020   Abstract: In Val d’Ala (Western Alps in Piedmont, Italy), the most...vesuvianite crystals from different localities of the Val d’Ala. The refractive index (1.717–1.708) and density...Keywords: vesuvianite; gemstones; geochemistry; Val d’Ala (Italy); SEM/EDS quantitative analysis; XRPD...world are found in Canada (Asbestos, Jeffrey mine and St. Hilaire in Quebec, Long Lake mine and York River
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Copper, and Diopside from THE JEFFREY MINE IN ASBESTOS, QUEBEC, CANADA S T E V E N C. C H A M B E R...report on the mineralogy of the Johns-Manville Jeffrey mine at Asbestos, Quebec. Here are reported several...several discover­ ies that have been made at the mine since that paper was pub­ lished. A l l of the material...vianite and wollastonite was encountered, and two 18-ton loads were dumped. Wollastonite and vesuvianite...n a gray m y l - Figure 1 (left): Colorless wollastonite crystal, collected 9/79; 62 mm long. Figure
Book
À la découverte minéraux pierres précieuses des et des COLLECTION L’AMATEUR DE NATURE Sous la direction...Découvrir les minéraux et les gemmes 6 Qu’est-ce qu’un minéral ?…………………………… 6 Comment identifier les minéraux...minéraux ?… …………… 17 Les gemmes… ……………………………………… 43 Les collections de minéraux et de gemmes… …… 55 Comment...forment les minéraux ?… ………… 61 Clé d’identification… ……………………………… 67 Reconnaître les minéraux et les gemmes...03 Index des minéraux… ………………………………205 Mode d’emploi À la découverte des minéraux et des pierres précieuses
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Rose Road Localities JEFFREY R. CHIARENZELLI Brown Hall 145 St. Lawrence University 23 Romoda Drive...geology and probable geological origin of both the Wollastonite Skarn and the Purple Diopside Mound. Figure...across much of the southern Grenville Province of Canada where they are known as the Grenville Supergroup...metamorphic rock, marble, tend to form in Dr. Jeffrey R. Chiarenzelli is a professor of geology at St...collector of the minerals of upstate New York and Canada. Dr. Steven C. Chamberlain, a passionate collector
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
vesuvianite, glagolevite, and calcite, with accessory wollastonite, pectolite, thomsonite-Ca, strontianite, and...{100} and {001} faces in close association with wollastonite, monticellite, thomsonite-Ca, tobermorite, strontianite...Mg2SiO4 Sanidine Sanidine Barite Vanadinite Wollastonite Rutile Spessartine Hematite Fluorapatite Lorenzenite...a new vesuvianite-group mineral from the Kombat Mine, Namibia. Eur J Mineral 31:637–646. https​://doi...rust, CN205576287U Machatschki F (1932) Zur Formel des Vesuvian. Zeitschrift für Krist Cryst Mater 81:148–152
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mg-silicates, such as clinopyroxene, phlogopite, wollastonite, meionite, olivine, or clinohumite, and other...containing euhedral crystals of vesuvianite, garnet, wollastonite, gehlenite, or anorthite. Mono- or bimineral...includes highly variable amounts of vesuvianite, wollastonite, clinopyroxene (diopside, hedenbergite, low-iron...fluids or associated silicate melts [42].(i)In wollastonite, these calcitic clinopyroxene, sodalite and...vesuvianite is variably associated with (i) wollastonite, clinopyroxene, sodalite and humite; davyne;
Journal (issue)
Ann Arbor, MI Andrew C. Roberts Geol. Surv. of Canada Ottawa George W. Robinson Seaman Mineral Museum...Zaragoza, Spain Joe Polityka Staten Island, NY Jeffrey A. Scovil Phoenix, AZ Pierre-Nicolas Schwab Orléans...Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim, Switzerland Jeffrey A. Scovil Phoenix, AZ Harold and Erica Van Pelt...and CUPRITE in CALCITE, 5.2 cm, from the Onganja mine near Seeis, Namibia. Mike Bergmann specimen, now...were saved, collected and traded by Bisbee miners, mine executives, shop owners, and businessmen. One such
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
High, Yorkshire: azurite, lxxxvi Cornwall Geevor mine, Pendeen, St. Just-inRoseland: uraninite, xc Hingston...1081 South Crofty mine, Illogan, Redruth: coffinite, uraninite, xc South Terras mine, St. Stephen-inBrannel:...ortho- and clinopyroxene, spinel, 483 Golconda mine, Hopton: auricha]cite, 441 Harp Edge: aurichalcite...aurichalcite, 441 Masson Hill, Matlock: cinnabar, xc Nestus mine, Matlock Bath: aurichalcite, 441 Red Rake, Culver;...Ecton Hill, Wetton: aurichalcite, 441 Waterbank mine, Ecton Hill, Wettou: aurichalcite, rosasite, 441
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
a new vesuvianite-group mineral from the Kombat Mine, Namibia Nikita V. CHUKANOV1,*, Taras L. PANIKOROVSKII2...vesuvianite group; crystal structure; Mössbauer; Kombat mine; Namibia. 638 N.V. Chukanov et al. Table 1....milanriederite. Probe standard Albite Diopside Wollastonite Mn Albite Fe YPO4 LaPO4 CePO4 PrPO4 NdPO4 SiO2...& Chaplin, R.C. (1986): Ore bodies of the Kombat mine, South West Africa/Namibia. in “Mineral deposits...vesuvianite-group member from the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Estrie Region, Québec, Canada. Miner. Petrol., 111, 833–842
Journal (issue)
M. Hazen The best grossular garnets from the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec ........ ...................Postscript: Hematite and rutile from Mount Cervandone, Val Devero, Ossola, Italy .................. ..........pale green diopside on syenite matrix from the Jeffrey quarry, Asbestos, Quebec. Collected by miner Bruno...1972, and considered to be the finest known Jeffrey mine grossular specimen. Marco Amabili collection;...along the way, Tom had also been accessing other sources and books from the 3,200-volume Mineralogical Record
 
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