Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | William R Barnes Company - Milton Quarry - 1963 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1990-Dec-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Sandstone (Silica)
Township or Area: Nassagaweya
Latitude: 43° 31' 7.05" Longitude: -79° 57' 15.18"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 584520 Northing: 4818941 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 30M12SW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Data Compilation
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Dolostone | 1 | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone | 2 | Is |
Feb 21, 2013 (A Wilson) - A 6-10 foot section of fine-grained medium-bedded grey Whirlpool sandstone was exposed in the quarry. It was overlain by Manitoulin limestone and Cabot Head shale to a depth of up to 10 feet.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Ore |
Feb 21, 2013 (A Wilson) - Sandstone was quarried for the manufacture of rock wool, silica grit and ganister for iron foundries and steel plants in the Hamilton area.
Book - MNR-CR 1985, INTERNAL REPORT
Publication Number: Date: 1985
Author:
Publisher Name: MNR
Location:
Mono - Silica in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR009 Page: 25 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Building stones of Ontario, part 4, sandstone
Publication Number: IMR017 Page: 38-41 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial mineral resources of the Brampton area, Halton, Peel, and York counties
Publication Number: IMR023 Page: 10 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Paleozoic geology, Burleigh Falls-Peterborough area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2337 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1980
Author: Carson D.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Depositional characteristics of the Whirlpool sandstone, Lower Silurian, Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5363 Page: 7, 63, 65 Date: 1983
Author: Martini I.P., Salas C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Mineral resources of south-central Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5431 Page: 139-140 Date: 1983
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Depositional characteristics and resources potential of the Whirlpool sandstone, Lower Silurian, Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5549 Page: 2,3,44-59 Date: 1985
Author: Martini I.P., Kwong J.K.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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