Stone type: Limestone
Color : Grey
Description
Blackish grey, fine-grained, massive limestone,
with millimetric calcareous shale interbedding. The limestone belongs
to Unit 2 of the Simard Formation. Beds are typically 10 to 20 cm
thick. The stone has been quarried since 1960, in Saint-Honoré,
in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Region. It is used to produce landscaping
stone.
Operator: Les Pierres Naturelles Tremblay, e-mail:
yves_ch04@hotmail.com
Detailed fact sheet (available in French): CAR.
DE SAINT-HONORÉ
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