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Permanent Link to this Record: MDI31G05SW00012

Record: MDI31G05SW00012

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Clarke Quarry - 1991, West Carleton - 1979
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Producing Mine
Date Created 1991-Feb-04
Date Last Modified 2024-Sep-05
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Limestone (Building Stone)



Location

Township or Area: Huntley

Latitude: 45° 15' 57.45"    Longitude: -75° 57' 55.64"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 424260.174   Northing: 5012948.897    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31G05SW

Point Location Description: Precise, Quarry symbol 3.2 km south of Huntley.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: The quarry is located 3 km west of Stittsville.



Exploration History

H.J. McFarland Construction first opened the quarry to supply aggregates for the construction of Hwy 417. 1979: Quarry purchased by West Carleton Sand and Gravel Inc.


Geology

Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins

Geological Age: Paleozoic  



Geology Comments

May 24, 2007 (D Laidlaw) - BOBCAYGEON FORMATION (LOWER MEMBER, UNIT B): 10.5 M THICK




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Limestone 1 Host

Mineral Record Details

References

Mono - Limestone Industries of Ontario, Volume II -- Limestone Industries and Resources of Eastern and Northern Ontario

Publication Number: NSP002 Page: 55-57  Date: 1998

Author: Derry, Michener, Booth and Wahl, Engineering and Terrain Geology Section

Publisher Name: Derry, Michener, Booth and Wahl, Engineering and Terrain Geology Section

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Mono - Paleozoic geology of the Ottawa-St. Lawrence Lowland, southern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5770 Page: 237  Date: 1991

Author: Williams D.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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