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Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | James - 1981, Carleton Place Silica - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Jun-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Aug-21 |
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Primary Commodities: Sandstone (Silica)
Township or Area: Ramsay
Latitude: 45° 10' 5.17" Longitude: -76° 9' 41.31"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 408726 Northing: 5002281 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F01NE
Point Location Description: Precise, quarry symbol 3.0 km NNW of Carleton Place. Flooded quarry on satellite imagery
Location Method: Data Compilation
1962: Ontario Building Materials Limited opened a small sandstone quarry on the James Farm.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Subprovince: St. Lawrence Basin
Geological Age: Paleozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (D Laidlaw) - Nepean Formation: 3.75 m thick.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sandstone | 1 | White | Host |
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| Dolomitic Rock | 2 | Blue | Very Fine Crystalline Dolomite | Host |
Oct 31, 2017 (A Wilson) - The Potsdam sandstone is exposed in Ramsay Township, north of Carleton Place. In 1962, Ontario Building Materials Limited opened a small sandstone quarry on the James Farm, lot 5, concession 7, Ramsay Township, a mile north of Carleton Place.
Mono - Silica in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR009 Page: 23 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Silica sand potential in eastern Ontario, preliminary report 1
Publication Number: OFR5265 Page: I-8 Date: 1979
Author: Powell R.D., Klugman M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 2
Publication Number: OFR5296 Page: 242 Date: 1980
Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Paleozoic geology of the Ottawa-St. Lawrence Lowland, southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5770 Page: 225 Date: 1991
Author: Williams D.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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