Quebec
Occurrence

Asbestos Island

Quebec, Canada
Asbestos
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Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model18: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
Deposit sizeU
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysotile
Geology
Host rockDunite
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1904
Identification
Deposit ID10023440
MRDS IDI000401
Alternate namesAmiante Island, Isle D'Amiante
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates49.96526, -74.15283
References
CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1980, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1980: MINERAL POLICY SECTOR INTERNAL REPORT MRI 80/7. 294 P