Belley, Philippe M., Picard, Michel, Rowe, Ralph, Poirier, Glenn (2016) Selected Finds from the Highway 5 Extension: Wakefield Area, Outaouais, Québec, Canada. Rocks & Minerals, 91 (6) 558-569
| Reference Type | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Selected Finds from the Highway 5 Extension: Wakefield Area, Outaouais, Québec, Canada | ||
| Journal | Rocks & Minerals | ||
| Authors | Belley, Philippe M. | Primary Author | |
| Picard, Michel | Primary Author | ||
| Rowe, Ralph | Primary Author | ||
| Poirier, Glenn | Primary Author | ||
| Year | 2016 | Volume | < 91 > |
| Issue | < 6 > | ||
| Original Entry | Belley, P.M., Picard, M., Rowe, R. & Poirier, G. (2016) Selected Finds from the Highway 5 Extension: Wakefield Area, Outaouais, Québec, Canada. Rocks & Minerals 91, #6, 558-569. | ||
| Classification | Not set | LoC | Not set |
| Mindat Ref. ID | 16319235 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:16319235:6 |
| GUID | 0 | ||
| Full Reference | Belley, Philippe M., Picard, Michel, Rowe, Ralph, Poirier, Glenn (2016) Selected Finds from the Highway 5 Extension: Wakefield Area, Outaouais, Québec, Canada. Rocks & Minerals, 91 (6) 558-569 | ||
| Plain Text | Belley, Philippe M., Picard, Michel, Rowe, Ralph, Poirier, Glenn (2016) Selected Finds from the Highway 5 Extension: Wakefield Area, Outaouais, Québec, Canada. Rocks & Minerals, 91 (6) 558-569 | ||
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| Abstract/Notes | Skarns and calcite veins of the Central Metasedimentary Belt, Grenville Geological Province, are famous for their abundance of interesting and well-formed minerals, often occurring in large crystals (some more than 1 meter in maximum dimension). Most mineral collecting localities in this region consist of old mines, mine tailings, weathered outcrops, and diggings. In the Wakefield, Québec, area, an outstanding opportunity was available to collectors: the extension of Highway 5 resulted in the excavation of many road cuts over a distance of 9 kilometers from 2007 to 2014. Almost every road cut contained mineral specimens of inter est to collectors including impressive specimens of molybdenite, tourmaline, ilmenite, calcite, wollastonite, and zeolites. The Highway 5 road construction attracted many field collectors from Ontario, Québec, and even the United States. We visited the locality on a weekly to monthly basis for the duration of the construction project. This article documents our best finds. | ||
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