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| Record Name(s) | Merritton Quarry - 1982 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Aug-27 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Dolomite (Building Stone), Sandstone
Township or Area: Grantham
Latitude: 43° 8' 36.22" Longitude: -79° 12' 11.12"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 646123.77 Northing: 4778305.89 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 30M03NE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
TOWNSHIP: NOW PART OF THE CITY OF ST. CATHERINES, LOCATION: EXACT LOCATION NOT KNOWN.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Dolostone | 1 | Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone | 2 | Is |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Dolomite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Quartz | Economic | Ore |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0 | MDI |
Publication - Limestones of Canada, their occurrence and characteristics, part IV, Ontario
Publication Number: CMB Pub 781 Page: 250 Date: 1938
Author: Goudge, M F
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/75823
Publication - Report on the building and ornamental stones of Canada, vol. I; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 100
Publication Number: CMB Pub 100 Page: 140-141 Date: 1912
Author: Parks, W.A.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/19686
Book - MNR-CR 1985, INTERNAL REPORT
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location:
Mono - Building stones of Ontario, part 4, sandstone
Publication Number: IMR017 Page: 38 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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:
Mono - Mineral resources of south-central Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5431 Page: 26 Date: 1983
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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