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MDI31F07NW00007
| Record Name(s) | Renfrew Clay - 1977, OGS Sample 63-642 - 1977 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1986-May-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Clay
Township or Area: Admaston
Latitude: 45° 28' 16.61" Longitude: -76° 43' 6.19"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 365680.003 Northing: 5036742.005 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F07NW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Roadcut 1.6 km northeast of Admaston, 10 km west of Renfrew.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Clay | 1 | Is |
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Aug 17, 2011 (A Wilson) - Marine clay is exposed in a road cut 1.6 km northeast of Admaston. The exposure is in the broad level valley of the Bonnechere River. Two samples were collected. Sample 63-643 is a massive brown, blocky marine clay. Sample 63-642 is sandy, stoneless, rubbly brown clay.
Aug 17, 2011 (A Wilson) - Sample 63-642 returned the following analysis: 7.16% Fe2O3, 2.52% CaO and contained abundant illite. Sample 63-643 returned the following analysis: 8.2% Fe2O3, 3.03% CaO and contained abundant illite and trace chlorite. Both samples had fair ceramic properties.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unconsolidated |
MonoMap - Clay and shale deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC015 Scale: Date: 1977
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Geological series, Renfrew area, eastern part, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P1838 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1978
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Renfrew, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2462 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1983
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Renfrew, Renfrew and Lanark counties, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 67G Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1951
Author: Geological Survey of Canada
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
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