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Record: MDI31B12NE00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Ferguson - 1982, Maitland North - 9999, Wings - 9999
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1982-Jun-14
Date Last Modified 2023-Mar-16
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Dolomite (Building Stone)



Location

Township or Area: Augusta

Latitude: 44° 41' 16.7"    Longitude: -75° 37' 30.76"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 450457   Northing: 4948479    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31B12NE

Point Location Description: Quarry symbol in lot 24, conc. 2 Augusta Twp..

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

Brundige Construction Co. Ltd. then G. Tackaberry and Sons Construction Co. Ltd. [ 1991].


Geology

Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - Oxford Formation - soft, medium grey, medium - grained, medium - bedded [ 15 inches to 3 feet ].Irregular jointing - considerable waste. Stone used locally for building [Brockville and Prescott ] - the prized ' Augusta ' or ' Maitland ' stone. [ c 1912 ].




Mineral Record Details

References

MonoMap - The limestone industries of Ontario, 1958-1963

Publication Number: IMR013 Page: 25  Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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MonoMap - The limestone industries of Ontario

Publication Number: IMR039 Page: Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F., Vos M.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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Mono - Building stone of eastern Ontario, southern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5556 Page: 47  Date: 1985

Author: Verschuren C.P., van Haaften S., Kingston P.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Limestone Industries of Ontario, Volume I -- Geology, Properties and Economics

Publication Number: NSP001 Page: 141  Date: 1998

Author: Derry, Michener, Booth and Wahl, Engineering and Terrain Geology Section

Publisher Name: Derry, Michener, Booth and Wahl, Engineering and Terrain Geology Section

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Mono - Limestone Industries of Ontario, Volume II -- Limestone Industries and Resources of Eastern and Northern Ontario

Publication Number: NSP002 Page: 96-7  Date: 1998

Author: Derry, Michener, Booth and Wahl, Engineering and Terrain Geology Section

Publisher Name: Derry, Michener, Booth and Wahl, Engineering and Terrain Geology Section

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