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| Keywords: Phillipsite-K-298604.jpg Phillipsite-K FOV 3 5 x 2 3 mm Locality Poudrette quarry Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire Mont Saint-Hilaire Rouville RCM Montérégie Québec Canada Found July 1997 Optical ID by WH on another specimen MOB coll The phillipsite from the Poudrette pegmatite contact zone is probably -K since that is the only variety listed by Horvath Lapis Rivista 2000 for this environment See child photo for optics These phillipsite balls are superficially similar to gobbinsite balls from the same environment But the individual phillipsite xls clearly have squarish cross-sections This type of phillipsite was associated with faujasite-Na and may be an indicator for the latter As far as I know faujasite was found only once at MSH The diaphanous white rosettes are probably gmelinite-Na but chabazite can look similar in this environment Phillipsit-K Sichtfeld 3 5 x 2 3 mm Fundort Steinbruch Poudrette Demix Uni-Mix Desourdy Mont Saint-Hilaire Rouville RCM Montérégie Québec Kanada http //www mindat org/photo-298604 html 2010-04-14 http //www mindat org/user-11235 html 0 Modris Baum Modris Baum Phillipsite-K Files by Modris Baum from mindat Poudrette Quarry | ||||
