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Dawsonite from
Lafarge Montreal East quarry (CarriÚre Lafarge Montréal-Est; Francon Montréal-Est quarry; Canada Cement quarry), Montréal-Est, Montréal, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Dawsonite
Formula:NaAlCO3(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dawsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lafarge Montreal East quarry (CarriÚre Lafarge Montréal-Est; Francon Montréal-Est quarry; Canada Cement quarry), Montréal-Est, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:358128
Long-form Identifier:1:3:358128:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dawsonite
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘRosemont quarry, MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘFrancon quarry, MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘMiron Quarry, MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘMcTavish Reservoir (Rutherford Park; Lower Reservoir; Montreal Reservoir), Mont Royal, MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘMcGill University campus, Mont Royal, MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘVille Marie Expressway (Autoroute 720), MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
13.8km (8.5 miles) ⓘCorporation (Forsyth's) quarry, Mont Royal, MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘCanadian National Railway tunnel, Mont Royal, MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘDemix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, MontĂ©rĂ©gie, QuĂ©bec, Canada
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘDulude Quarry (DJL - CarriĂšre Mont-Bruno), Mont Saint Bruno, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Longueuil TE, MontĂ©rĂ©gie, QuĂ©bec, Canada
References
Canadian Museum of Nature collection
 
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