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Caresite

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1.8 × 1.3 cm
Description

Rare and rich type locality specimen of gemmy orange caresite-3T (ref. mindat min-6848) crystals associated with gemmy zircon.  Caresite-3T is found at only two localities worldwide, both in Quebec, Canada.  Collected by Gilles Haineault in 1997.  Ex-Gilles Haineault collection specimen.

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What's on the rock

Caresite

Formula: 
Fe2+4Al2(OH)12[CO3]·3H2O
Strunz: 
5.DA.40
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

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