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Hessonite from
Orford Nickel mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada


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Hessonite, etc.

Orford Nickel mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
04123390017754187309104.jpg
Hessonite, etc.

Orford Nickel mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
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Hessonite, etc.

Orford Nickel mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Grossular var: Hessonite
Formula:Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
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Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hessonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Orford Nickel mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:812628
Long-form Identifier:1:3:812628:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hessonite
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘJeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘBelvidere Mountain Quarries, Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA
References
Gault, Robert A., Tarassoff, Peter (1994) Famous Mineral Localities: The Orford Nickel Mine, Quebec, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (5) 327-345
 
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