Stone type: Serpentinite
Colour: Black
Description
Black serpentinite containing green chlorite can
be found as enclaves in talc schist near the contacts of the Pennington
sheet within the Thetford-Mines Ophiolitic Complex. This rock has
been quarried for several years at East Broughton in the Chaudière-Appalaches
region. It is used as carving and decorative stone.
Operator: Les
Pierres Stéatites
Detailed fact sheet (available in French): CAR.
DU RANG VII
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