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| Record Name(s) | Hanson Brick - Niagara-on-the-Lake Quarry - 2006, Canada Brick Ltd. Niagara Quarry - 1984, Burnstein - 1984, F. R. Paxton - 1930, St Catherines Brick and Tile - 1984 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1984-Feb-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-04 |
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| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Shale (Structural Material)
Township or Area: Niagara
Latitude: 43° 10' 14.35" Longitude: -79° 7' 30.51"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 652394.83 Northing: 4781471.97 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 30M03NE
Point Location Description: LOT: 132
Location Method: Data Compilation
TOWNSHIP: NOW PART OF THE TOWN OF NIAGARA ON THE LAKE.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Subprovince: Niagara Escarpment
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Clay | 1 | Is |
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Aug 26, 2016 (A Wilson) - Burnstein Brick Limited of St. Catharines is the former St. Catharines Brick and Tile Company Limited (Guillet 1967, p.99-100), now owned by Canada Brick Limited. Bricks are made from shale quarried at St. Davids, one of the few places in this area where suitable shale is accessible.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Dolomite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Calcite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sedimentary |
MonoMap - The clay products industry of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR022 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Ceramic properties of selected shale and clay resources in south central Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5571 Scale: Date: 1985
Author: Kwong J.K.P., Martini I.P., Narain M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Mineral resources of south-central Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5431 Scale: Date: 1983
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Paleozoic geology, Niagara, southern Ontario
Publication Number: M2344 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1976
Author: Liberty B.A., Feenstra B.H., Telford P.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Part - The ceramic industry of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV39-04 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Montgomery R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Geology and ceramic properties of selected shales and clays of southwestern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5583 Scale: Date: 1986
Author: Martini I.P., Kwong J.K.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Preliminary Report on the Clay and Shale Deposits of Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 142
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 142 Scale: Date: 1924
Author: Keele, J.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100854
MonoMap - Clay and shale deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC015 Scale: Date: 1977
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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