Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Canada Gypsum & Alabastine - 1981, Martindale - 1981, Gypsum Lime & Alabastine Can. - 1981, Ontario Gypsum - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Jul-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jun-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Gypsum
Township or Area: Oneida
Latitude: 43° 0' 47.04" Longitude: -79° 53' 38.85"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 590119.26 Northing: 4762859.25 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 30M04SW
Point Location Description: Precise, LOT: 56,57, CONC: RIVER RANGE
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: On the west bank of Grand River, 1 km S of Town of York.
TOWNSHIP: NOW PART OF THE TOWN OF HALDIMAND 1846-1896-Operated by Martindale-50000 tons production 1896-19008- No production 1908-1916 -Operated by Crown Gypsum Co-62000 tons production 1917- Closed. Operations were done through a tunnel from the river bank and an incline with 1 in 10 gradient.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Subprovince: Michigan Basin
Formation Group: Salina
Dec 07, 2005 (M Barua) - Upper seam(1.2 m thick) of very pure white gypsum occurs at a depth of 21 m Lower seam of white, clean gypsum (upto 5m thick) occurs at a depth of 33m.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Dolostone | 1 | Adjacent |
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| Gypsum | 2 | Is |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gypsum | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Dolomite | Economic | Gangue |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
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Publication - Palaeozoic geology of the Toronto-Hamilton area, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 224
Publication Number: GSC Mem 224 Page: 109 Date: 1940
Author: Caley, J F
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101603
Book - 1988/89: MNDM-SW DISTRICT RES. PROP. REPT.
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996
Author:
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Publication - Gypsum in Canada, its occurrence, exploitation and technology; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 245
Publication Number: CMB Pub 245 Page: 61, 67 Date: 1996
Author: Cole, L H
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/20728
Part - Geology of the gypsum deposits of southwestern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV34-02.002 Page: 47 Date: 1998
Author: Dyer W.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gypsum in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR018 Page: 99-100 Date: 1997
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Paleozoic geology, Grimsby, southern Ontario
Publication Number: M2343 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1976
Author: Liberty B.A., Feenstra B.H., Telford P.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Bedrock topography series, Grimsby area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2401 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1981
Author: Feenstra B.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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