| โ Actinolite Formula: โปCa2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 Localities: Bruceton deposit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaCrawford Quarry, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
โ 'Aeschynite'References: Piilonen, Paula C.; Rowe, Ralph; Poirier, Glenn; Friis, Henrik; Robak, Chris; Bainbridge, Michael (2024) The First (and Second) Known Occurrences of Bazzite in Canada โ The Quadeville Rose Quartz Quarry, Ontario, and the Bugaboo Castles Aquamarine Deposit, British Columbia โ Description and Crystal Structure. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 62 (3). 457-478 doi:10.3749/2300035 |
| โ Aeschynite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(TiNb)O6 |
| โ Aeschynite-(Nd) ? Formula: Nd(TiNb)O6 |
| โ Aeschynite-(Y) Formula: Y(TiNb)O6 Localities: Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaBeryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada ? (more information) |
| โ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Localities: Beryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaRose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ Albite var. Cleavelandite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: Sangster, P.J., McGuinty, W.J., Papertzian, V.C., Steele, K.G., Lee, C.R., Barua, M., Laidlaw, D.A. and Carter, T.R. 2003. Report of Activities 2002, Resident Geologist Program, Southern Ontario Regional Resident Geologist Southeastern and Southwestern Districts, Mines and Minerals Information Centre, and Petroleum Resources Centre |
| โ Albite var. Peristerite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: Sangster, P.J., McGuinty, W.J., Papertzian, V.C., Steele, K.G., Lee, C.R., Barua, M., Laidlaw, D.A. and Carter, T.R. 2003. Report of Activities 2002, Resident Geologist Program, Southern Ontario Regional Resident Geologist Southeastern and Southwestern Districts, Mines and Minerals Information Centre, and Petroleum Resources Centre |
| โ Allanite-(Ce) Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| โ 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| โ 'Almandine-Spessartine Series' |
| โ Anatase ? Formula: TiO2 |
| โ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Localities: Jamieson Mine, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaBeryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 References: Piilonen, Paula C.; Rowe, Ralph; Poirier, Glenn; Friis, Henrik; Robak, Chris; Bainbridge, Michael (2024) The First (and Second) Known Occurrences of Bazzite in Canada โ The Quadeville Rose Quartz Quarry, Ontario, and the Bugaboo Castles Aquamarine Deposit, British Columbia โ Description and Crystal Structure. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 62 (3). 457-478 doi:10.3749/2300035 |
| โ Bazzite Formula: Be3Sc2(Si6O18) References: Piilonen, Paula C.; Rowe, Ralph; Poirier, Glenn; Friis, Henrik; Robak, Chris; Bainbridge, Michael (2024) The First (and Second) Known Occurrences of Bazzite in Canada โ The Quadeville Rose Quartz Quarry, Ontario, and the Bugaboo Castles Aquamarine Deposit, British Columbia โ Description and Crystal Structure. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 62 (3). 457-478 doi:10.3749/2300035 |
| โ Bertrandite Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 Localities: Rose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaBeryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Localities: Beryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaRose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada Habit: Occurs as hexagonal prisms Colour: blue, teal, brown, brown/black Fluorescence: none |
| โ Beryl var. Aquamarine Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18 Habit: Occurs as small hexagonal crystals in quartz & as fragments in the dumps. Colour: sky blue Fluorescence: none Description: Most Aquamarine is found in the dumps but some can be found with quartz in the rock floor area. Usually aquamarine crystal are small, in the range of a few centimeters long. |
| โ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 References: Piilonen, Paula C.; Rowe, Ralph; Poirier, Glenn; Friis, Henrik; Robak, Chris; Bainbridge, Michael (2024) The First (and Second) Known Occurrences of Bazzite in Canada โ The Quadeville Rose Quartz Quarry, Ontario, and the Bugaboo Castles Aquamarine Deposit, British Columbia โ Description and Crystal Structure. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 62 (3). 457-478 doi:10.3749/2300035 |
| โ Bismite Formula: Bi2O3 |
| โ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| โ Bismutite Formula: (BiO)2CO3 |
| โ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Bruceton deposit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaJamieson Mine, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| โ Chamosite Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 References: Piilonen, Paula C.; Rowe, Ralph; Poirier, Glenn; Friis, Henrik; Robak, Chris; Bainbridge, Michael (2024) The First (and Second) Known Occurrences of Bazzite in Canada โ The Quadeville Rose Quartz Quarry, Ontario, and the Bugaboo Castles Aquamarine Deposit, British Columbia โ Description and Crystal Structure. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 62 (3). 457-478 doi:10.3749/2300035 |
| โ Columbite-(Fe) Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6 Localities: Rose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaQuadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaBeryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
โ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'Localities: Beryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaRose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Localities: Crawford Quarry, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaLittle-Bryan prospect, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| โ Dravite Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| โ Euxenite-(Y) Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 Localities: Beryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaRose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada Habit: located in rotten looking feldspar Description: originally described as lyndochite (Miller 1898, Ellsworth 1927)
Euxenite crystals of about 3 to 5 cm can be found but they are found infrequently & they occur within a close proximity to each other, so if you locate one other are probably present nearby.
Bob Downs looked at the Ellsworth (1927) analysis (July 23, 2022; per com. R. Gunter) and found a good match for Euxenite -(Y) with a crystal chemistry of:
Y 0.577
Ce 0.095
Th 0.067
Ca 0.310
Fe0.090
Nb 1.115
Ta 0.062
Ti 0.734
Cation Sum 3.048
O 5.995
The older analyses can be used to quantify these niobates into species. |
| โ Fergusonite-(Ce) Formula: CeNbO4 ยท 0.3H2O |
| โ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Localities: Beryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaRose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada Habit: as small globs & massive masses rarely showing crystals structure. Colour: commonly purple, & pink in very rare conditions Fluorescence: purple, & green Description: Most fluorite that is found here is the purple variety, it fluoresces purple under long & short wave light. A very rare variety of fluorite (Pink Fluorite) occurs here also but in very small amounts, it looses its pink color after short exposure to sunlight. It florescence green if no sunlight damage is present, if there is damage it will flouress light pink. The pink fluorite is also extremely phosphorescent. |
| โ Gadolinite-(Y) Formula: Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10 |
| โ Galena Formula: PbS |
| โ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Localities: Beryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaRose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaCrawford Quarry, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| โ Graphite Formula: C |
| โ Hafnon ? Formula: Hf(SiO4) |
| โ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: Beryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaRose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ 'Heulandite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] ยท nH2O |
| โ 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: โปCa2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| โ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| โ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| โ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 References: Piilonen, Paula C.; Rowe, Ralph; Poirier, Glenn; Friis, Henrik; Robak, Chris; Bainbridge, Michael (2024) The First (and Second) Known Occurrences of Bazzite in Canada โ The Quadeville Rose Quartz Quarry, Ontario, and the Bugaboo Castles Aquamarine Deposit, British Columbia โ Description and Crystal Structure. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 62 (3). 457-478 doi:10.3749/2300035 |
โ 'K Feldspar'Localities: Beryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaRose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ Kyanite ? Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| โ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Localities: Beryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaRose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ 'Manganese Oxides' |
โ 'Mica Group'Localities: Jamieson Mine, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaBeryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Localities: Rose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaBeryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ Microcline var. Amazonite Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: Sangster, P.J., McGuinty, W.J., Papertzian, V.C., Steele, K.G., Lee, C.R., Barua, M., Laidlaw, D.A. and Carter, T.R. 2003. Report of Activities 2002, Resident Geologist Program, Southern Ontario Regional Resident Geologist Southeastern and Southwestern Districts, Mines and Minerals Information Centre, and Petroleum Resources Centre |
| โ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 Localities: Jamieson Mine, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaBeryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada ? (more information) |
| โ Molybdite Formula: MoO3 |
| โ 'Monazite Group' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| โ Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 ยท nH2O References: Piilonen, Paula C.; Rowe, Ralph; Poirier, Glenn; Friis, Henrik; Robak, Chris; Bainbridge, Michael (2024) The First (and Second) Known Occurrences of Bazzite in Canada โ The Quadeville Rose Quartz Quarry, Ontario, and the Bugaboo Castles Aquamarine Deposit, British Columbia โ Description and Crystal Structure. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 62 (3). 457-478 doi:10.3749/2300035 |
| โ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: Bruceton deposit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaRose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaBeryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada ? (more information) |
| โ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: Beryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaRose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada Habit: occurs as fine particles and occasionally crystals Colour: vivid to pale green Description: According to the Owner of the beryl pit, the sericite occurs as an alteration mineral of Muscovite, it is usually pale green and poorly crystalline. It is infrequently found at the beryl pit but is far more common at the nearby Rose Quartz Pit, which is thought to be part of the same geological formation. |
| โ Nontronite Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 ยท nH2O References: Piilonen, Paula C.; Rowe, Ralph; Poirier, Glenn; Friis, Henrik; Robak, Chris; Bainbridge, Michael (2024) The First (and Second) Known Occurrences of Bazzite in Canada โ The Quadeville Rose Quartz Quarry, Ontario, and the Bugaboo Castles Aquamarine Deposit, British Columbia โ Description and Crystal Structure. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 62 (3). 457-478 doi:10.3749/2300035 |
| โ Opal Formula: SiO2 ยท nH2O |
| โ Opal var. Opal-AN ? Formula: SiO2 ยท nH2O |
| โ Phenakite ? Formula: Be2SiO4 Description: fine micro xls from Beryl Pit, near Quadeville |
| โ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| โ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 References: Piilonen, Paula C.; Rowe, Ralph; Poirier, Glenn; Friis, Henrik; Robak, Chris; Bainbridge, Michael (2024) The First (and Second) Known Occurrences of Bazzite in Canada โ The Quadeville Rose Quartz Quarry, Ontario, and the Bugaboo Castles Aquamarine Deposit, British Columbia โ Description and Crystal Structure. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 62 (3). 457-478 doi:10.3749/2300035 |
| โ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Jamieson Mine, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaBeryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaRose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ 'Pyrochlore Group' Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| โ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 Localities: Jamieson Mine, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaBruceton deposit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| โ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Jamieson Mine, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaCrawford Quarry, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaBeryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaRose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ Quartz var. Rose Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Beryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaRose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Beryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaRose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada Description: Some has been misidentified columbite |
| โ Rozenite Formula: FeSO4 ยท 4H2O |
| โ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| โ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile ? Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| โ Rutile var. Strรผverite Formula: (Ti,Ta,Fe)O2 |
| โ Samarskite-(Y) Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8 Localities: Rose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaBeryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada ? (more information) |
| โ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| โ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| โ Thorite ? Formula: Th(SiO4) |
| โ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O Localities: Jamieson Mine, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaBeryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Localities: Crawford Quarry, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaBeryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaRose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ Tremolite Formula: โปCa2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 Localities: Crawford Quarry, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaBruceton deposit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| โ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| โ Vigezzite Formula: CaNb2O6 Description: minute brown simple tabular xls, <1mm, Beryl Pit, Quadeville, collected by the author, EDS confirmed by Tony Nikisher |
| โ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Localities: Rose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaBeryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada Habit: classic tetragonal Colour: light yellowish brown to brownish grey, opaque Fluorescence: yellow SW UV Description: The zircons occur up to about 1 cm in size with fergusonite-(Ce)and columbite-(Fe)and possibly other REE minerals in a badly fractured red-stained feldspar in the pit approximately east of the rose quartz pit. |
| โ Zircon var. Cyrtolite Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |