Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Cranston Quarry - 1991, Kepler - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Producing Mine |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Sep-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Limestone (Crushed Stones)
Township or Area: Loughborough
Latitude: 44° 21' 57.65" Longitude: -76° 34' 36.45"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 374361.358 Northing: 4913735.533 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C07SE
Point Location Description: Quarry visible on satellite photo
Location Method: Other
Access Description: The quarry is located approximately 1 km north of Kepler on Sydenham Road.
The Cranston property covers 18 ha and was purchased in 1978 by W.J. McKendry and Sons Ltd.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (D Laidlaw) - The 9.0 m deep quarry exposes alternating intervals of limestone and dolostone of the lower member of the Gull River Formation.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Limestone | 1 | Host |
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| Dolostone | 2 | Host |
Mono - Limestone Industries of Ontario, Volume II -- Limestone Industries and Resources of Eastern and Northern Ontario
Publication Number: NSP002 Page: 133-134 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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