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Saint-Urbain ilmenite deposits
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: ilmenite, hemo-ilmenite, rutile, sapphirine reported.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Charlevoix anorthosite hosting massive ilmenite bodies mined intermittently since the 1870s
Classic Quebec locality in mineralogical literature, type area for several oxide species.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
forest workings
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