Boston Mine, Tring-Jonction, Robert-Cliche RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Boston Mine | Mine |
| Tring-Jonction | - not defined - |
| Robert-Cliche RCM | Regional County Municipality |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | Administrative Region |
| Québec | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 14' 54'' North , 71° 3' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce | 4,454 (2010) | 15.9km |
| Vallée-Jonction | 1,940 (2016) | 17.7km |
| Sainte-Marie | 11,584 (2010) | 21.0km |
| Beauceville | 6,226 (2016) | 21.9km |
| Adstock | 2,643 (2016) | 22.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
205554
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:205554:4
GUID (UUID V4):
86685420-7400-4163-873a-8f91a6484dc2
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mine Boston
Formerly: Mine Boston, East Broughton, Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, Québec, Canada. The Boston Mine, East Broughton, Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
The Boston Mine is part of asbestos deposits following the Pennington sheet on a NE strike roughly parallel to route 112. The Boston mine, located between 5e Rang and the 4e Rang, adjoining the 5e Rang to the east with 1 mile WSW of the Carey open pit mine. It is 4.8 km long.
460 14’ 54” N 710 03’ 35” W
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
| ⓘ Antigorite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Laurentides DomainDomain
- Quebec basinBasin
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Boston Mine, Tring-Jonction, Robert-Cliche RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada