MSH RHODOCHROSITE CRYSTAL, 1.5 X 1.5 CM, MONT-SAINT-HILAIRE, QUEBEC, CANADA #7

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.. I COMBINE SHIPPING . MSH IS FOR MONT ST-HILAIRE . MONT ST-HILAIRE IS A MONTEREGIAN HILL FOUND IN SOUTHERN QUEBEC, CANADA, MORE PRECISELY IN THE SAINT LAWRENCE LOWLANDS. THERE ARE 10 OF THEM, INCLUDING MOUNT ROYAL IN MONTREAL . THEY ARE MONADNOCKS, THAT IS ANCIENT GIANT MAGMA CHAMBERS . OKA AND FRANCON QUARRY IN MONTREAL ARE FAMOUS FOR THEIR RARE MINERALS, BUT MOST FAMOUS OF ALL IS MONT-ST-HILAIRE, WHERE 433 MINERALS ARE FOUND INCLUDING MORE THAN 70 ONLY HERE IN THE WHOLE WORLD ! MOST FAMOUS ARE SERANDITE AND CARLETONITE, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY MORE, AND THE CRYSTALLISATIONS ARE VERY REMARKABLE. A LARGE QUARRY WAS CUT INTO THE SIDE OF THIS 400M MOUNTAIN THAT ALSO MEASURES 4 KM IN DIAMETER.. NOW THEY ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO GO DOWN, NOT ALLOWED TO EXPAND, AND THEREFORE VERY FEW MINERALS HAVE COME OUT IN RECENT YEARS . THEREFORE THESE MINERALS ARE CONSTANTLY GAINING IN VALUE.