Edith mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Edith mine | Mine (Swallowed up by other workings) |
| Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine | Municipality |
| Les Appalaches RCM | Regional County Municipality |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | Administrative Region |
| Québec | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 1' 12'' North , 71° 22' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Swallowed up by other workings)
Deposit first discovered:
1920
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine | 1,319 (2016) | 6.0km |
| Thetford-Mines | 25,704 (2016) | 10.0km |
| Adstock | 2,643 (2016) | 23.2km |
| Weedon Centre | 1,059 (2019) | 35.2km |
| Plessisville | 6,677 (2010) | 36.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
157323
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:157323:0
GUID (UUID V4):
4e89791e-36ca-4796-b1f7-5176f6a9bb20
Formerly: Edith Mine, Black Lake, Mégantic Co., Québec, Canada
Chrysotile asbestos mine operated intermittently between 1921 and 1971.
Located west of Black Lake.
Originally operated by the Asbestos Corporation Limited. as an open pit.
Comment - discovery: Discovered: No information History of work: In 1920-21, BENNETT MARTIN ASBESTOS AND CHROME M.L. - Open-cut excavation and trenching. In 1948-50 and 1968, ASBESTOS CORP. LTD - Soundings (300 m) and stripping. In 1981, SOC. NATIONALE DE L'AMIANTE - Holder.
Comment - lithology: The host rock is a serpentinized peridotite cut by a quartz monzonite, all belonging to the Thetford-Mines ophiolitic complex. Alteration along the shear zones consists of carbonation and steatization. The Edith deposit is located at the end of the quartz monzonite mass associated with the Black Lake Group. This granitic dyke, which runs parallel along its entire length to the contact between the ultrabasic rocks of the ophiolitic complex and the Cambrian meta-sedimentary rocks, shows great variations in thickness, even disappearing in places. The Edith deposit lies immediately above the dyke, which dips sub-horizontally to the west (ES-018).
The mine was covered by the LAB mine workings
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Laurentides DomainDomain
- Quebec basinBasin
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