West of Kahnawake
village, many large blocks of stone were extracted
to build bridge piers (Goudge, 1935, p. 203;
Parks, 1914, p. 48-49). The stone
was a grey, medium- to coarse-grained limestone
from thick strata of the Saint-Martin Facies belonging
to the Laval Formation, Chazy Group (Clark,
1972).
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Limestone
from the Laval Formation
at the Bédard quarry in Kahnawake,
1982. |
Detailed fact sheet (available
in French): CAR.
BÉDARD
References
GOUDGE, M. F., 1935, Limestones
of Canada. Their Occurrence and Characteristics.
Part III: Quebec, Ottawa, Department
of Mines, Mines Branch, coll. Report (Canada.
Mines Branch), n° 755, 274 p.
PARKS, W.A, 1914, Report
on the Building and Ornamental Stones of Canada,
Volume III: Province of Québec, Ottawa, Department of Mines, Mines Branch, coll. Report
(Canada. Mines Branch), n° 279, 304 p.
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