Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Lawson Quarry - 1989, Brundige Construction Quarry - 1963, Athens No. 2 Quarry - 1963, G. Tackaberry & Sons - 1979 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Producing Mine |
| Date Created | 1991-Jul-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-25 |
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Primary Commodities: Sandstone (Silica), Dolostone
Secondary Commodities: Silica Sand
Township or Area: Yonge, Yonge, Yonge, Yonge
Latitude: 44° 38' 46.56" Longitude: -75° 58' 42.42"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 422410 Northing: 4944122 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31B12NW
Point Location Description: quarry face
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: 1.1 km northwest of Wights Corners.
1963- present: G. Tackaberry & Sons - in production
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Dolostone | 1 | Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone | 2 | Is |
Nov 29, 2013 (A Wilson) - The face of the quarry exposes a 12.45 m section of sandy Beekmantown dolostone. Brown dolostone and grey mottled glauconitic dolomitic sandstone are interbedded. The upper unit consists of medium-bedded, brown sandy dolostone and interbedded grey mottled glauconitic sandstone. The lower part of the face consists of medium brown, thin- to medium-bedded dolostone with white calcite spots. The sandstones consist of fine- to coarse-grained, well-rounded, well-sorted, quartz arenite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silica | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Glauconite | Economic | Gangue |
Nov 29, 2013 (A Wilson) - Chip samples taken from the face of the quarry between 10.9 and 22 ft above the quarry floor assayed: 26.9% SiO2, 0.56% Fe2O3, 2.87% Al2O3, 9.95% MgO and 26.3% CaO. Chip samples taken from the face of the quarry between 3 and 10.9 ft above the quarry floor assayed: 21.0% SiO2, 0.56% Fe2O3, 3.39% Al2O3, 12.0% MgO and 26.7% CaO. Samples were collected by the Ontario Department of Mines.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Industrial |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Stratiform |
MonoMap - The limestone industries of Ontario, 1958-1963
Publication Number: IMR013 Page: 22 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - The limestone industries of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR039 Page: 8 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Limestone Industries of Ontario, Volume II -- Limestone Industries and Resources of Eastern and Northern Ontario
Publication Number: NSP002 Page: 90-92 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
Location:
Mono - Paleozoic geology of the Ottawa-St. Lawrence Lowland, southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5770 Page: 216-217 Date: 1991
Author: Williams D.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Paleozoic geology of the Brockville-Mallorytown area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2495 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1982
Author: Carson D.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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