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Ontario Geological Survey
Permanent Link to this Record: MDI30L13NW00004

Record: MDI30L13NW00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s)	A.W. Thompson - 1984, Excelsior - 1984, Alabastine Co. of Canada - 1984, Gill Allen & Brown - 1984
Related Record Type	Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status	Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created	1984-Jan-31
Date Last Modified	2022-Feb-25
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gypsum

Location

Township or Area: Cayuga

Latitude: 42° 55' 38.33" Longitude: -79° 49' 44.26"

UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 595562.36 Northing: 4753408.23 UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 30L13NW

Point Location Description: General, LOT: 2 CONC: JONES TRACT

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: On E bank of Grand River, 4 km SE from Cayuga Municipal Hall.

Exploration History

PRODUCTION: 20,000 TONS BETWEEN 1875 AND 1895.

Geology

Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins

Subprovince: Michigan Basin

Formation Group: Salina

Geological Age: Paleozoic Geochronological Age: LATE SILURIAN Geochron. Age Ref.: OGS

Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type	Rank	Composition	Texture	Relationship
Dolostone	1			Adjacent
Gypsum	2			Is

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank	Mineral Name	Class	Economic Mineral Type	Alteration Mineral Type	Alteration Ranking	Alteration Intensity	Alteration Style
1	Gypsum	Economic	Ore
1	Dolomite	Economic	Gangue

Mineral Record Details

Classification
Rank	Classification
1	Evaporite

Characteristics
Rank	Characteristic
1	Stratabound

Mineral Zones - Size and Shape

Rank: 1 Structure Type: None

Zone Name: Detour Lake - Rank 1
Shape	Length	Thickness	Depth	Strike	Dip	Plunge	Trend	Age	Reference
Tabular		1.5	15					SALINA

Production Data
Year	Tonnes	Commodities	Reference	Comment
1984	0		MDI	EXHAUSTED

References

Book - MNDM-SW DISTRICT RES. PROP. REPT.

Publication Number: N/A Scale: Date: 1996

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location:

Part - Geology of the gypsum deposits of southwestern Ontario

Publication Number: ARV34-02.002 Scale: Date: 1998

Author: Dyer W.S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Mono - Gypsum in Ontario

Publication Number: IMR018 Scale: Date: 1997

Author: Guillet G.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Geological series, Paleozoic geology of the Dunnville area, southern Ontario

Publication Number: P0988 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1975

Author: Telford P.G., Tarrant G.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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Map - Bedrock topography series, Dunnville area, southern Ontario

Publication Number: P2402 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1981

Author: Feenstra B.H.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Book - MINE SITE EXAMINATION;FINAL REPORT 1994

Publication Number: Report Scale: Date:

Author: Patrick Chance and Associates

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