Stone type: Block
Colour: Grey and pink
Description
Blocks of Proterozoic granitoid
rock (granite and gneiss of the Grenville Province)
from a Quaternary granular deposit located southwest
of La Baie. The granular material is screened,
but not crushed, to produce six categories of
natural stone based on particle diameter*. The
stone is used for building septic tanks and protecting
riverbanks. It is also a component in landscaping
work such as driveways, walkway borders and sidewalks
or decorating flowerbeds.
*Given that the diameter of gravel varies from
0.5 to 20 cm, that a pebble's varies from 20 to
60 cm and that a block's is greater than 60 cm.
Operator: Sablière B.
Y., e-mail: perron.bezeau@sympatico.c
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