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| Record Name(s) | Tay Canal Sample 1809 - 1923, Perth Sandstone - 1923 |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2013-Nov-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Sandstone
Secondary Commodities: Silica Sand
Township or Area: Elmsley
Latitude: 44° 53' 38.51" Longitude: -76° 12' 18.35"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 404845 Northing: 4971885 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C16NE
Point Location Description: flat lying units above the Tay canal
Location Method: Data Compilation
Pre-1923 : sandstone on lot 22, con 10 has been worked for building stone.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sandstone | 1 | Is |
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Nov 28, 2013 (A Wilson) - The sandstone is described as being purple in colour and iron-stained.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Silica | Economic | Ore |
Nov 28, 2013 (A Wilson) - A sample collected by the DEMR 1923 returned an average assay of: 96.54% SiO2, 0.57% Fe2O3, 2.08% Al2O3, and 0.55% CaO. . Sample # 1809 was taken from flat-lying units just above the water level in the canal. Here iron stain is abundant and there is also considerable purple staining, characteristic of some sandstones in the Perth area.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 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
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Book - Silica in Canada: Its occurrence, exploitation and uses pt1, p. 46-47, 74, 78, 83
Publication Number: No. 555 Scale: Date: 1923
Author: L. Cole
Publisher Name: DEMR/CANMET
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Part - Sandstone as a source of silica sands in southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV55-05 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Keith M.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Part of southeastern Ontario showing distribution of Potsdam sandstone
Publication Number: M1946-09 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Keith M.L., Baker M.B., Wright J.F., Wilson A.E., Wilson M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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