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MDI31C07NE00069
| Record Name(s) | Petworth - 1991 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Producing Mine |
| Date Created | 1991-Jun-05 |
| Date Last Modified | 2021-Dec-09 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | Sheree Hinz |
Primary Commodities: Limestone (Building Stone)
Township or Area: Portland
Latitude: 44° 25' 21.85" Longitude: -76° 44' 35.15"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 361244.26 Northing: 4920304.57 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C07NE
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: 1.4 km NE of Petworth.
In the early 1990s, building stone (ashlar and sills) was been produced, primarily from broken and loose rock for construction and restoration work in the Kingston area. The stone can be seen in walls of the McDonald's restaurant on Division Street in Kingston (OFR 5730, p51). 2015: Rideauview Contracts Ltd. quarry in operation.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Limestone | 1 | Gull River Formation | Host |
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Nov 23, 2020 (Sheree Hinz) - Gull River formation, lower member: 7.5 m thick. Limestone with dolostone interbeds: limestone-light grey to dark brownish grey, weathers bluish grey; lithographic to sublithographic with shaley partings; thin to thick bedded.
Mono - Limestone Industries of Ontario, Volume I -- Geology, Properties and Economics
Publication Number: NSP001 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
Mono - Carbonate building stone resources of the Lake Simcoe-Kingston area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5730 Scale: Date: 1990
Author: LeBaron P.S., Williams D.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Mono - Report of Activities 2016, Resident Geologist Program, Southern Ontario Regional Resident Geologist Report: Southeastern Ontario and Southwestern Ontario Districts, and Petroleum Operations
Publication Number: OFR6329 Scale: Date: 2017
Author: Tessier A.C., LeBaron P.S., Charbonneau S.J., Laidlaw D.A., Wilson A.C., Fortner L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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