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Chromite from
Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Habit:grains
Colour:black
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:357730
Long-form Identifier:1:3:357730:1
GUID (UUID V4):9813be6f-4d39-442b-afd6-f7fc8e0cb13c
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
36.2km (22.5 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
64.6km (40.2 miles) St-Robert meteorite, Saint-Robert, Pierre-De Saurel RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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
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)
MACROCRYSTS IN GABBRO, MONT ROYAL, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA ANDREI Y. BARKOV§ AND ROBERT F. MARTIN Department...3450 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0E8, Canada ABSTRACT We document unusual zones of Cr enrichment...crystallization, Mont Royal intrusive center, Montreal, Canada. INTRODUCTION Although Mont Royal, the prominent...limestone. These sills are well exposed in the Francon quarry, located within the city limits 8 km north...(Ti), orthoclase (K and Al), spessartine (Mn), chromite (Cr), zircon (Zr), metallic V, synthetic (Co,Ni)2As
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)
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
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)
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 (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
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geological Survey of Canada by Ann P. Sabina). Quebec Francon Quarry The Francon quarry in Montreal is famous...dis­ covered what appears to be a first for the quarry—cube faces on analcime. This mineral almost always...shows a trapezohedron with a cube modification. CANADA Newfoundland Hematite Ms. Brenna Lorenz of Syracuse..."dresserite" examined. It was identified in the quarry by an "expert." On the specimens were gray botryoids...also available as tiny, loose crystals. Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos The following note comes from D r . Steve
Catalog/List
Alaska mine in what was then N.Rhodesia ·£5 CHROMITE rich black fine grained granular mass 2x2x2.5...inch rock, Also a Weloganite crystal. (Francon Quarry,Quebec, Canada) £20 n NATIVE GOLD, five 1mm spots...creamy spots in chlorite vein on matrix. (Penlee Quarry, Newlyn, Cornwall) lx2 £3 2x2 £6 WAVELLITE white...long and 1.5 inches across with spots of black Chromite in it (Troodos Mountains, Cyprus) £6 RETROGRESSED
Catalog/List
Ystrad Mine, Betws Garmon, Gwynedd Wales Nant Francon formation small 2x3 inch £15 32 MUSCOVITE variety...attractive, rich yellow platy mass in quartz La Bosse Quarry, Echassieres Allier France 2x3 inch £10 33 MAGNESITE...arfvedsonite cleavages. Strange Lake Deposit, Quebec, Canada 2x2 £15 40 FLUORAP ATITE deep blue, translucent...Schneeberg, Erzgebirge Saxony, Germany £10 52 CHROMITE rich black grains in Serpentine 2x2.5 inch Kraubat... orange coating on Feldspar about 2.5cm Tuften Quarry, Tvedalen Norway £6 CHENEVIXITE green masses on
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
incredibly rare native chromium to the familiar chromite. A relatively high percentage of these are brightly...Lanarkshire, Scotland, and from the Greystones quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England. Surprisingly good thumbnail-...closely associated with the crocoite. The same gold-chromite association is also mentioned about the Edna May...Zimbabwe; the Francon quarry near Montreal, Quebec, and the Tribag mine, Ontario, Canada; the Kasompi...Bob Ramik of the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada. Jeff Scovil and Terry Huizing provided the photographs
Report (issue)
MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 57 Cobalt – Belleterre –...Quebec Ann P. Sabina 2000 Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 57 ROCKS AND MINERALS FOR...in Right of Canada, 2000 Catalogue No. M41-8-57E ISBN 0-660-17726-9 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
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
Journal (issue)
may be made in local currency to the following: Canada: Mrs. J.W . Peat. 36 Oeepwood Crescent. Don Mills...Sphalerite Barite-celestine Oxides Epsomite Brannerite Chromite Goethite Hematite Heterogenite Magnetite Pyrolusite...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
Book
Diablo, Arizona. 12 x 13 cm. (Geological Survey of Canada specimen) By studying meteorites such as this one...(Photograph by Michael Hamilton, Geological Survey of Canada) Diffirentiation of magma caused compositional...differences in density, heavy minerals such as chromite, ilmenite, platinum and various metal-sulfide...occurrences I have ever visited was exposed by the Francon quarry on Montreal P L AT E 1 4 Pyrochlore crystals...space-age technology. P L AT E I S Weloganite. Francon quarry, Montreal, Quebec. 4.s-cm crystal. Named for
Report (issue)
MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR Geological Survey of Canada Popular Geoscience 97 Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick...career in mineralogy at the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) in 1952, working in the new field of mineral...for the Collector”, which covers 14 regions of Canada, from Newfoundland and Labrador to the Yukon-Alaska...treasurer for the Mineralogical Association of Canada. After her retirement in the late 1990s, Ann continued...shortly before her death. Geological Survey of Canada Popular Geoscience 97 ROCKS AND MINERALS FOR THE
Report (issue)
Mont-Laurier Grenville, Québec; Hawkesbury - Ottawa, Ontario Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report... @ Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1986 Available in Canada through authorized bookstore agents...Supply and Services Canada Ottawa, Canada K I A OS9 and from Geological Survey of Canada offices: 601 Booth...Booth Street Ottawa, Canada KIA OE8 3303-33rd Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2L 2A7 A deposit copy of this...reference in public libraries across Canada Cat. No. M41-8/33E Canada: $7.50 ISBN 0-660-11941-2 Other countries:
Catalog/List
Hilaire, Quebec with Fluorescent orange Sodalite .Canada Very’ rich mass of black crystals, some Mount Malosa...Arizona Pure green cleavage AMAZONITE Landsverk quarry, Evje, Norway Ixl 50p lx2£l 11 felspar group____________...£3 7 Pure black mica plate new Analysis , Saga Quarry, Tvedalen near ANNITE Mica__________ paper available...Chrysotile, pale grey-green Ixl £1 County Bridge Quarry,Lizard Mg Fe SiO_______ massive. _________ .Cornwall...Columbia masses m Andesite .Collected personally! , Canada Terminated single brownish -grey crystal "'Madagascar'
Report (issue)
MINES AND RESOURCES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA CANADA PAPER 67-51 ROCKS AND MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR...Queen's Printer, Ottawa, from Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth St., Ottawa, and at the followin$ Canadian...of Stationery Ottawa, Canada 1968 - iii - Plate I. Mont St-Hilaire quarry, (GSC 135741) - v -...Kingston - Island of Montreal Kingston township quarry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . McFarland quarry .. . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .'. . . . . .
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 (article/letter/editorial)
Minerals, Rocks and Gemstones, 352 CAGNET (M.), FRANCON (M.), & THRIERR (J. C.), Atlas optischer Erseheinungen...Sheridanite Chondrodite, Norway, anal., opt., Xray, 1066 Chromite, India, anal., opt., 68 Chrysotile, Arizona, Ontario...Faroelite, Antrim & Iceland, 173, 187 Fayalite, Canada & Massachusetts, anal., X-ray, 730; Pantelleria...X-ray, 281 Foresite, a mixture, 260 Forsterite, Canada, anal., X-ray, 730 Framework structures, tetrahedrally...Olivine, determination of by X-rays, 730, 742; Canada & U.S.A., anat., X-ray, 730; Derbyshire, anal.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6 Canada Malcolm E. BACK Department of Natural History...Ontario K1P 6P4 Canada László HORVÁTH 594 Main Road, Hudson Heights, Quebec J0P 1J0, Canada Abstract Peatite-(Y)...peralkaline Poudrette pegmatite at the Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, represents one of...Mont Saint-Hilaire (e.g., rouvilleite) and the Francon quarry, Quebec (e.g., voggite), the Tip Top pegmatite...collection of the Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto, Canada): peatite(Y): specimen number M53894; ramikite-(Y):
Journal (issue)
Roberts Geo!. Surv. of Canada Ottawa George W. Robinson Natl. Museums of Canada Ottawa, Ontario Abraham...List $1. P.O. Box 53077, Dorval, Q uebec H9S 5W4 CANADA Affordable Green APOPHYLUTES . Nice green pieces...is returned, + $2.50 postage] ^ OUTSIDE U.S. & CANADA: We are now able to make foreign video tapes. Tell...Variously known as the Goodall quarry, Goodall Farm mine, and Webster quarry, the deposit consists of one...\/A \/ A \/ A\ \> /A /A / \ A \/ ; • ; ■ x\ quarry v ' V A A A A " .. ' . \ ^ / r ' ^ ^ T
 
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