Sintra quarries, Saint Wenceslas, Nicolet-Yamaska RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canadai
Regional Level Types | |
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Sintra quarries | Group of Quarries |
Saint Wenceslas | Municipality |
Nicolet-Yamaska RCM | Regional County Municipality |
Centre-du-Québec | Administrative Region |
Québec | Province |
Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 7' 54'' North , 72° 18' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Daveluyville | 1,318 (2016) | 15.3km |
Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover | 1,279 (2016) | 24.2km |
Bécancour | 11,134 (2016) | 24.5km |
Nicolet | 5,257 (2016) | 25.8km |
Victoriaville | 34,426 (2016) | 27.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
210185
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:210185:2
GUID (UUID V4):
9ff00560-8470-4658-bd69-2e2cea670b8c
There is an active and abandoned quarries in the village of Saint Wenceslas.
At the time of L. Horvath's visit in 2005 the active quarry was operated by Sintra Inc.
The rock formation is a basalt, showing brecciation. This is part of the Mt Saint Anselme volcanic formation, which is part of the Saint Roch Group of the Humber Zone. This is thought to have been formed in the Japetus Ocean rifts and folded into the Taconic allochthons with the closing of the Japetus Ocean during Cambian Ordovican Period.
These quarries were mining basaltic rock (ordovician or cambrian flows) from the Formation de la Montagne Saint Anselme, Armagh Nappe.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Laurentides DomainDomain
- Quebec basinBasin
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