Specimen #923

Name: Silicate Serandite with Aergerine

Type: Micromount

Locality: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

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Acquired: 2008-11-09

Source: Ian Heales Collection

Label: N

Comment: Serandite has a beautiful pink color that is only similar to only a few other minerals. It forms nice crystals that are often associated with other rare and interesting minerals.Small amounts of Serandite were found on Rouma Island, Los Islands, Guinea; and in the Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California. However, the finest examples of this mineral occur in relative abundance in Mont Saint Hilaire, Quebec (Canada). Serandite is one of the minerals responsible for making the odd locality of Mont Saint Hilaire famous.

Minerals: Aegirine (NaFe⁺⁺⁺Si₂O₆) Serandite (Na(Mn⁺⁺,Ca)₂Si₃O₈(OH))

There are 2 pictures on file

M00923-01.jpg:

Silicate Serandite with Aergerine, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Magnification: 15X, FOV: 9.0 x 6.0 mm (10 stacked images)

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Silicate Serandite with Aergerine, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Magnification: 75X, FOV: 1.8 x 1.2 mm (6 stacked images)