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Lac St. Jean

CA / QC
48.58330, -72.08277View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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About this location

Lac St. Jean is a mineral prospect in Quebec, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Skarn (Tactite). Reported specimens include Calcite, Diopside, Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Wollastonite; logged ore minerals are Wollastonite; gangue is recorded as Calcite, Diopside, Plagioclase, Pyroxene.

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Found Here

CalciteDiopsidePlagioclasePyroxeneWollastonite

Geology and deposit

Host rock
Skarn (Tactite)
Deposit model
65: Skarn wollastonite
Ore minerals
Wollastonite
Gangue minerals
CalciteDiopsidePlagioclasePyroxene

Mining history

Status
Prospect

Records and references

Cited references

INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1991, WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 282, P. 9. NORTHERN MINER, 1990, TRI-ALPHA PROBES WOLLASTONITE BET: V. 76, NO. 38, P. 19. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1995, ORLEANS WOLLASTONITE STUDY POSITIVE, IN WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 328, P. 9.

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10096956view the source record

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Coordinates: 48.58330, -72.08277

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