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Permanent Link to this Record: MDI31C02SW00002

Record: MDI31C02SW00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Lawrence Quarry - 1990
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1990-Aug-17
Date Last Modified 2023-Aug-25
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Limestone (Building Stone)



Location

Township or Area: Adolphustown

Latitude: 44° 4' 3.3"    Longitude: -76° 58' 23.6"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 341977.202   Northing: 4881272.021    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C02SW

Point Location Description: Precise Quarry symbol SW of Cole Point.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: On Hwy no. 33.



Exploration History

In the past this abandonned quarry may have been used for building stone as several farm structures in the area have limestone foundations.


Geology

Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins

Geological Age: Paleozoic  



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (Q Unknown) - Evenly textured, fine to medium grained.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Limestone 1 Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (Q Unknown) - Interbedded limestone and shale (thinly and thickly stratified layers of limestone interbedded with shale.).




Mineral Record Details

References

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

Publication Number: NSP001 Page: 153  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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