Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

mindat Locality ID: 247963
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-247963.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Canadian National Railway Tunnel
Corporation (Forsyth's) Quarry
McGill University Campus
McTavish Reservoir (Rutherford Park; Lower Reservoir; Montreal Reservoir)

Latitude: 45°30'29"N
Longitude: 73°36'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.508055555556,-73.6

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Astrophyllite	Calcite	Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chlorite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Ettringite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum
Hydrotalcite	Kaolinite	Lovozerite	Melilite	Mica	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sapphirine	Serpentine	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Talc	Titanite	Tridymite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wöhlerite	Zircon

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As C Ca Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Analcime Apatite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Astrophyllite Calcite Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Chlorite
Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Diaspore Epidote Ettringite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum
Hydrotalcite Kaolinite Lovozerite Melilite Mica Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sapphirine Serpentine Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel
Talc Titanite Tridymite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wöhlerite Zircon

67 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Aenigmatite ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anatase ()*
Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Astrophyllite ()*
Augite ()*	Berthierine ()*	Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*	Caresite ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Corundum ()*	Dawsonite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gehlenite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gonnardite ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Haüyne ()*
Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaersutite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Låvenite ()*	Lovozerite ()*	Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Microcline ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Nordstrandite ()*
Nosean ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pargasite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Riebeckite ()*
Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*
Talc ()*	Thaumasite ()*	Titanite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wöhlerite ()*
Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	2	34770,34771	1022
Aenigmatite ()*	Sapphirine	Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]	1	34770	133
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	34770,34771	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	3	34770,34771,34773	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	34771	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	2	34770,34771	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1	34770	1588
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	1	34771	379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	34772	9052
Astrophyllite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaFe²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F	2	34770,34771	161
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	34770	2060
Berthierine ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄	1	34771	59
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	34770,34772,34773	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	1	34770	232
Caresite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Fe²⁺₄Al₂(OH)₁₂(CO₃)·3H₂O	1	34771	3
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	34771	1756
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1	34770	1797
Dawsonite ()*	None	NaAl(CO₃)(OH)₂	4	34770,34771,34772,34773	90
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2	34770,34771	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3	34770,34772,34773	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	34770	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	34770	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	3	34770,34771,34772	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	34772,34773	24243
Gehlenite ()*	Melilite	Ca₂Al(SiAl)O₇	1	34770	114
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	34770	7437
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O	1	34771	167
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	34770	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	34770	6890
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	2	34770,34771	158
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1	34770	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	34770,34771	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	34771	5433
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	2	34770,34771	179
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	34770,34772	5591
Låvenite ()*	Wöhlerite	(Na,Ca)₄(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(Zr,Ti,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂(O,F)₄	1	34771	58
Lovozerite ()*	Lovozerite	Na₃CaZrSi₆O₁₅(OH)₃	1	34771	19
Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	34770	80
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	34770	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	34770	14899
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	34771	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	34770,34771	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	3	34770,34771,34773	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	2	34770,34771	884
Nordstrandite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	1	34771	64
Nosean ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·H₂O	1	34770	75
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	34770	2349
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	34770	313
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	2	34770,34771	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2	34770,34771	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4	34770,34771,34772,34773	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	34770	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	34770	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	1	34771	712
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	34770	375
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	34770	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	34770	6417
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	3	34770,34771,34773	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	34770	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	34770	1934
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	34770	3337
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O	1	34771	183
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	34771	4899
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	2	34770,34771	1395
Wöhlerite ()*	Wöhlerite	Na₂Ca₄Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si₂O₇)₂(O,F)₄	1	34770	83
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	2	34770,34771	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2	34770,34771	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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