Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Escott Clay - 1993 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1993-Mar-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Clay
Township or Area: Escott, Escott
Latitude: 44° 27' 27.89" Longitude: -75° 54' 53.06"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 427227.765 Northing: 4923122.727 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31B05NW
Point Location Description: Point 1.3 km S of Quabbin.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: A narrow strip lying between the highway and the CNR, extending from Mallorytown to Waterton.
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - A narrow strip of stoneless clay; stiff, plastic, brownish, apparently free from pebbles and lime concretions, burning red. It would require the addition of sand if used for making brick or tile. N of the railway at Waterton, Vanston pond has been drained and there are deposits of Recent clay in the dry basin.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 5 | Clay | Economic | Ore |
Publication - Preliminary report on the clay and shale deposits of Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 142
Publication Number: GSC Mem 142 Page: 52-53 Date: 1924
Author: Keele, J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100854
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