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


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Spertiniite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
02901800017271996113740.jpg
Spertiniite

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

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Spertiniite
Formula:Cu(OH)2
Habit:botryoidal
Colour:blue
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spertiniite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10292
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10292:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spertiniite
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
179-181.
Nickel, Ernest H. (1959) The occurrence of native nickel-iron in the serpentine rocks of the Eastern Townships of Quebec Province. The Canadian Mineralogist, 6 (3). 307-319
Grice, J.D., Gasparrini, E. (1981) Spertiniite, Cu(OH)2, a new mineral from the Jeffrey Mine, Quebec. The Canadian Mineralogist, 19(1), 337-340.
Grice, Joel D. (1989) The Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec: The Western World's Largest Asbestos Deposit. In Famous Mineral Localities of Canada. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences. p.115-123.
 
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