Serandite from
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
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Serandite | |
| Formula: | NaMn22+Si3O8(OH) | |
| Habit: | Blocky, tabular, prismatic, bladed | |
| Colour: | red, pink, orange, colourless | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| References | ||
| References: | BOISSONAULT, J., PERRAULT, G. (1964) Serandite from St. Hilaire, Quebec. Canadian Mineralogist, 8, 132.; GRICE, J.D. (1989) Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: Canada's Most Diverse Mineral Locality. In: Famous mineral localities of Canada. Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 190 pages: 100-108; 166-175.; HORVÁTH, L., GAULT, R.A. (1990) The mineralogy of Mont Saint-Hilaire. Mineralogical Record, 21, 281-359. | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Aegirine | ⓘ138 photos of Serandite associated with Aegirine at this locality. | |
| Analcime | ⓘ118 photos of Serandite associated with Analcime at this locality. | |
| Natrolite | ⓘ60 photos of Serandite associated with Natrolite at this locality. | |
| Polylithionite | ⓘ58 photos of Serandite associated with Polylithionite at this locality. | |
| Albite | ⓘ37 photos of Serandite associated with Albite at this locality. | |
| Manganoneptunite | ⓘ34 photos of Serandite associated with Manganoneptunite at this locality. | |
| Rhodochrosite | ⓘ29 photos of Serandite associated with Rhodochrosite at this locality. | |
| Leucophanite | ⓘ27 photos of Serandite associated with Leucophanite at this locality. | |
| Leifite | ⓘ18 photos of Serandite associated with Leifite at this locality. | |
| Behoite | ⓘ17 photos of Serandite associated with Behoite at this locality. | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Serandite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view 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 | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (218 photos) | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Serandite | ||
| 19.5km (12.1 miles) | ⓘDemix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada | |
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada