Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI31C07SE00035
| Record Name(s) | Township of Kingston Quarry - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Limestone (Building Stone), Limestone (Crushed Stones)
Secondary Commodities: Fossil Specimen
Township or Area: Kingston
Latitude: 44° 16' 52.66" Longitude: -76° 34' 1.67"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 374951.382 Northing: 4904310.48 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C07SE
Point Location Description: Precise, quarry symbol 2.0 km S of Bur Creek.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The quarry is located just southeast of the Hwy 38 - Hwy 401 interchange.
The quarry has been operated by the Township of Kingston as a source of aggregate.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Limestone | 1 | Host |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Celestite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Calcite | Economic | Ore |
MonoMap - The limestone industries of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR039 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Building stone of eastern Ontario, southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5556 Scale: Date: 1985
Author: Verschuren C.P., van Haaften S., Kingston P.W.
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:
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