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MDI31C16SW00081
| Record Name(s) | Scotch Northwest - 1978 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1993-Feb-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Sandstone (Silica), Sandstone
Secondary Commodities: Silica Sand
Township or Area: Bathurst
Latitude: 44° 52' 7.4" Longitude: -76° 19' 34.76"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 395227.09 Northing: 4969222.88 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C16SW
Point Location Description: Point 2.5 km northwest of Scotch Line.
Location Method: Data Compilation
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sandstone | 1 | Is |
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Nov 27, 2013 (A Wilson) - A large area of flat-lying sandstone lies on either side of the Tay River. The total thickness of the deposit is unknown.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silica | Economic | Ore |
Nov 27, 2013 (A Wilson) - A sample collected from the site assayed : 99.52% SiO2, 0.06% Fe2O3, 0.62% Al2O3, 0.009% MgO and 0.01% CaO.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Stratiform |
Mono - Silica sand potential in eastern Ontario, preliminary report 1
Publication Number: OFR5265 Scale: Date: 1979
Author: Powell R.D., Klugman M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Gananoque area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2054 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Paleozoic geology, Perth area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2724 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1984
Author: Williams D.A., Wolf R.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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