Pilgrim Island
Les Pelerins Islands Sector
Despite the absence of mining exploitation, the region is recognized by sedimentologists for its quartzites, which are particularly well exposed on the Pèlerins (Pilgrim) Islands bordering the coastline of the south shore of the St. Lawrence.
Source: GM18030 – Geologic Report, Pilgrim Islands Quartzite – K.W. Greig – dated 1945
Data Source: Geology of Quebec, SIGEOM – Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests
Residual Magnetic Field map Source: Canada 200m Residual Magnetic Field (RMF) GSC.
Historical Rock Assay map source: GM18030 – Geologic Report, Pilgrim Islands Quartzite – K.W. Greig – dated 1945
