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Tarassoff, Peter, Horváth, László, Pfenninger-Horváth, Elsa (2006) Famous mineral localities: The Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 37 (1) 5-60

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TitleFamous mineral localities: The Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
JournalThe Mineralogical Record
AuthorsTarassoff, PeterAuthor
Horváth, LászlóAuthor
Pfenninger-Horváth, ElsaAuthor
Year2006Volume37
Issue1
PublisherThe Mineralogical Record, Inc.PlaceTucson
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Mindat Ref. ID12909573Long-form Identifiermindat:1:5:12909573:8
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Full ReferenceTarassoff, Peter, Horváth, László, Pfenninger-Horváth, Elsa (2006) Famous mineral localities: The Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 37 (1) 5-60
Plain TextTarassoff, Peter, Horváth, László, Pfenninger-Horváth, Elsa (2006) Famous mineral localities: The Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 37 (1) 5-60
In(2006) January - February 2006. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 37 (1) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.

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LocalityCitation Details
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Miron Quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Lafarge Montreal East quarry (Carrière Lafarge Montréal-Est; Francon Montréal-Est quarry; Canada Cement quarry), Montréal-Est, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Mineral Pages

MineralCitation Details
Dresserite
Franconite
Hochelagaite
Hydrodresserite
Montroyalite
Sabinaite
Strontiodresserite
Voggite
Weloganite

Mineral Occurrences

LocalityMineral(s)
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ⓘ Weloganite
Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canadaⓘ Aegirine, ⓘ Albite, ⓘ Almandine, ⓘ Analcime, ⓘ Anatase, ⓘ Ankerite, ⓘ Baddeleyite, ⓘ Baryte, ⓘ Bastnäsite, ⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Brookite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Celestine, ⓘ Cerussite, ⓘ Chromite, ⓘ Cristobalite, ⓘ Crocoite, ⓘ Cryolite, ⓘ Dachiardite-Na, ⓘ Dawsonite, ⓘ Dickite, ⓘ Dolomite, ⓘ Doyleite, ⓘ Dresserite, ⓘ Elpidite, ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series, ⓘ Fluorapatite, ⓘ Fluorite, ⓘ Franconite, ⓘ Galena, ⓘ Garronite-Ca, ⓘ Gibbsite, ⓘ Gismondine-Ca, ⓘ Glauconite, ⓘ Goethite, ⓘ Graphite, ⓘ Gypsum, ⓘ Halite, ⓘ Halloysite, ⓘ Halotrichite, ⓘ Harmotome, ⓘ Hematite, ⓘ Hochelagaite, ⓘ Humboldtine, ⓘ Hydrocerussite, ⓘ Hydrodresserite, ⓘ Ilmenorutile, ⓘ Kaolinite, ⓘ Magnetite, ⓘ Marcasite, ⓘ Microcline, ⓘ Molybdenite, ⓘ Montmorillonite, ⓘ Montroyalite, ⓘ Mordenite, ⓘ Nahcolite, ⓘ Native Sulphur, ⓘ Natrojarosite, ⓘ Natrolite, ⓘ Paratacamite, ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup, ⓘ Phlogopite, ⓘ Pseudorutile, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Pyrochlore Group, ⓘ Pyrrhotite, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Rozenite, ⓘ Rutile, ⓘ Sabinaite, ⓘ Saponite, ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup, ⓘ Siderite, ⓘ Smythite, ⓘ Sphalerite, ⓘ Strontianite, ⓘ Strontiodresserite, ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce), ⓘ Talc, ⓘ Thaumasite, ⓘ Thénardite, ⓘ Thorbastnäsite, ⓘ Viitaniemiite, ⓘ Voggite, ⓘ Weloganite, ⓘ Zircon
Lafarge Montreal East quarry (Carrière Lafarge Montréal-Est; Francon Montréal-Est quarry; Canada Cement quarry), Montréal-Est, Montréal, Québec, Canadaⓘ Weloganite
Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russiaⓘ Hochelagaite

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Horváth, László, Pfenninger-Horváth, Elsa (2010) Mineralogy of the Alpine-type Fissures and Talc Deposit at Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton Quebec, Canada. Rocks & Minerals, 85 (6) 494-511 doi:10.1080/00357529.2010.517133
Chamberlain, St. C. (1991) Die Mineralien des Francon-Quarry, Montreal-Island, Quebec, Kanada [The minerals of the Francon Quarry, Montreal Island, Quebec, Canada]. Mineralien Welt, 2 (6). 59-69
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