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Dawsonite from
Corporation (Forsyth's) quarry, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Dawsonite
Formula:NaAlCO3(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dawsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Corporation (Forsyth's) quarry, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:946743
Long-form Identifier:1:3:946743:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dawsonite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘCanadian National Railway tunnel, Mont Royal, MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘMcTavish Reservoir (Rutherford Park; Lower Reservoir; Montreal Reservoir), Mont Royal, MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘMcGill University campus, Mont Royal, MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘVille Marie Expressway (Autoroute 720), MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘMiron Quarry, MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘRosemont quarry, MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘFrancon quarry, MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
13.8km (8.5 miles) ⓘLafarge Montreal East quarry (CarriĂšre Lafarge MontrĂ©al-Est; Francon MontrĂ©al-Est quarry; Canada Cement quarry), MontrĂ©al-Est, MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec, Canada
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘDulude Quarry (DJL - CarriĂšre Mont-Bruno), Mont Saint Bruno, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Longueuil TE, MontĂ©rĂ©gie, QuĂ©bec, Canada
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘDemix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, MontĂ©rĂ©gie, QuĂ©bec, Canada
References
Dawsonite, hematite, natrolite, mica 1M, pyrite: Peter Tarassoff Collection. XRD identification by G.Y. Chao, Carleton University. Sodalite: Redpath Museum collection, McGill University
 
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