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| Record Name(s) | W. R. Barnes Company Ltd. Quarry - 1962 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1990-Dec-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Sandstone (Silica)
Township or Area: Oneida
Latitude: 42° 57' 38.75" Longitude: -79° 57' 1.92"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 585595 Northing: 4756992 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 30L13NW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Data Compilation
1962-81: W. R. Barnes – quarry in operation
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sandstone | 1 | Is |
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Feb 21, 2013 (A Wilson) - Thirteen to 14 feet of sandstone is exposed in the quarry face. The sandstone is grey to brown, iron-stained in part, medium-grained and has mainly thick irregular bedding. It is usually friable but some quartzitic patches were noted. The beds are 1-5 feet in thickness.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Silica | Economic | Ore |
Feb 21, 2013 (A Wilson) - Analysis of the sand produced from the pit returned 97.04% SiO2, 0.30% Al2O3, 0.08% Fe2O3, 0.12% MgO, 0.59% CaO, 0.04% Na2O, 0.10% K2O and 0.04 Ti2O. The silica was used for rock wool insulation towards the end of the production at the quarry.
Mono - Ontario and the mineral filler industry
Publication Number: IMBP005 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Guillet G.R., Kriens J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Location:
Mono - Silica in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR009 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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
Location:
Mono - Mineral resources of south-central Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5431 Scale: Date: 1983
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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