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Record: MDI30M05SW00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) East Flamborough - 1981, Halton Ceramics - Burlington Quarry - 1981, Natco Clay Products - 1981, Natco Quarry - 1981, National Fireproofing - 1981
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1981-Aug-31
Date Last Modified 2024-Apr-08
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Shale (Structural Material)



Location

Township or Area: East Flamborough

Latitude: 43° 17' 54.09"    Longitude: -79° 52' 39.06"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 591048.17   Northing: 4794559.5    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 30M05SW

Point Location Description: Precise, LOT: 11, 12 CONC: 1

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

TOWNSHIP: NOW PART OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTON.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided 1 Red shale/ Queenston Formation Is

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5ClayEconomicOre
10CalciteEconomicOre
15ChloriteEconomicOre
20DolomiteEconomicOre
25PlagioclaseEconomicOre
30QuartzEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Sedimentary

References

Book - Preliminary report on the clay and shale deposits of Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 142

Publication Number: GSC Mem 142 Page: 96  Date: 1924

Author: Keele, J

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100854


Mono - The Clay and Shale Industries of Ontario

Publication Number: NSP005 Page: 153  Date: 1998

Author: Guillet G.R.

Publisher Name:

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Book - A survey of potentially available shale resources for brick manufacturing in southern Ontario

Publication Number: Page: 38  Date: 1988

Author: Gartner Lee Limited

Publisher Name: Niagara Escarpment Commission

Location:


Part - The ceramic industry of Ontario

Publication Number: ARV39-04 Page: 158  Date: 1997

Author: Montgomery R.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - The clay products industry of Ontario

Publication Number: IMR022 Page: 91-95  Date: 1997

Author: Guillet G.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Paleozoic geology, Hamilton, southern Ontario

Publication Number: M2336 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1976

Author: Liberty B.A., Bond I.J., Telford P.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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Mono - Mineral resources of south-central Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5431 Page: 118-119  Date: 1983

Author: Guillet G.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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