Stone type: Slate
Colour: Black
Description
Bluish black slate belonging to the Témiscouata
Formation. The quarry, which has been in operation since 1997, is
located in Saint-Marc-du-Lac-Long, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent Region.
The stone, mainly used for roofing tiles, can be split to a thickness
of three millimetres. It is exported to France, England, Belgium,
Holland, Luxembourg, Germany, and the United States. Slate is also
used to produce landscaping stone.
Operator: Glendyne
Detailed fact sheet (available in French): CAR.
GLENDYNE - NOUVELLE
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