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Francon Quarry, Montreal

Crystal locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Weloganite, dresserite, dawsonite, sabinaite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Cretaceous alkaline sill in Utica shale

Type locality for weloganite and several rare carbonate species.

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