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Montréal-Broughton mine, Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Montréal-Broughton mine | Mine |
| Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus | Municipality |
| Les Appalaches RCM | Regional County Municipality |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | Administrative Region |
| Québec | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 12' 25'' North , 71° 7' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Adstock | 2,643 (2016) | 17.7km |
| Thetford-Mines | 25,704 (2016) | 18.9km |
| Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce | 4,454 (2010) | 22.2km |
| Vallée-Jonction | 1,940 (2016) | 24.3km |
| Beauceville | 6,226 (2016) | 26.4km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mine Montréal-Broughton, Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus, MRC des Appalaches, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
Formerly: Montreal-Broughton Mine, East Broughton, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada
The Montreal Broughton Mine is another part of asbestos deposits following the Pennington Sheet on a NE strike roughly parallel to route 112. The mine is an open pit located 1.2 km from Rt. 112 on the 9e Rang (road) in East Broughton. It is 2.4 km south west of the Fraser Mine. The open pit is to the left of the road, with extensive dumps to the right side. The open pit is 400 m x 60 m large and 20 m deep. It is dry and has easy acess. (however permission must be given. It is private property.)
This quarry like pit seems to expose rock from the Thetford mines ophiolitic Serpentinites, Steatite, and Talc carbonate schists. In this case the serpentinization caused chrysotile asbestos veins. Discovered in 1907, mining began in 1931 and asbestos and some steatite was mined sporadically. The dumps contain rock resembling the Rosaire Group, volcanic basic rock with chlorite and albite schists. Extensive albite veining was seen in the open pit.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Antigorite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 References: Shann Whynot-Young CollectionIdentified by Rob Woodside: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.00. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Laurentides DomainPassive Margin
- Quebec basinBasin
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Montréal-Broughton mine, Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada