Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Ronan Quarry - 1986, Leeds Asphalt Products Quarry - 1980, G. Tackaberry and Sons Construction Company Ltd. - 1989 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Producing Mine |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Limestone (Crushed Stones)
Township or Area: Kitley
Latitude: 44° 48' 23.27" Longitude: -75° 59' 9.32"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 422033 Northing: 4961924 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31B13SW
Point Location Description: Quarry symbol 1.7km northwest of Newbliss.
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: The quarry is located 1.5 km northwest of Newbliss in Lot 13 Con 3, Kitley Township.
1980: Leeds Asphalt Products – in production. 1986: G. Ronan – inactive. 1989: G. Tackaberry and Sons Construction Company Limited – in production
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Limestone | 1 | Is |
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Sep 17, 2015 (A Wilson) - The 10.4 m deep quarry exposes dolostones of the Oxford Formation which are grey-brown, medium bedded, fine to medium crystalline and commonly contain calcite-filled vugs. Glacial overburden around the quarry is generally thin. The Oxford Formation is 10.4 m thick in the quarry.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Industrial |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Stratabound |
Mono - Preliminary report on the Paleozoic geology of the southern portion of the Ottawa-St. Lawrence Lowland, southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5385 Scale: Date: 1982
Author: Carson D.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Limestone Industries of Ontario, Volume II -- Limestone Industries and Resources of Eastern and Northern Ontario
Publication Number: NSP002 Scale: 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 Scale: Date: 1991
Author: Williams D.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Paleozoic geology of the Merrickville area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2494 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1982
Author: Carson D.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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