Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Battersea East - 1946, Sample No. 123 - 1946 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1993-May-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jun-15 |
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Primary Commodities: Sandstone (Silica), Silica Sand
Township or Area: Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
Latitude: 44° 25' 48.13" Longitude: -76° 22' 26.73"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 390632 Northing: 4920556 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C08NW
Point Location Description: Sample 123 on M1946-9
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 0.7 km east of Battersea.
1945: Ontario Department of Mines - sampling
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sandstone | 1 | Host |
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Nov 21, 2013 (A Wilson) - Keith noted that there appeared to be a large reserve of coarse-grained, friable sandstone in the area that could be suitable to the production of foundry sands. No additional work has proven a reserve.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Silica | Economic | Ore |
Nov 21, 2013 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by the ODM in 1945 assayed: 98.21% SiO2, 0.14% Fe2O3, 0.50% Al2O3, 0.02% MgO and 0.11 CaO.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Industrial |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Stratiform |
Part - Sandstone as a source of silica sands in southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV55-05 Page: 25-26 Date: 1997
Author: Keith M.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Silica sand potential in eastern Ontario, preliminary report 1
Publication Number: OFR5265 Page: II-7 Date: 1979
Author: Powell R.D., Klugman M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Part of southeastern Ontario showing distribution of Potsdam sandstone
Publication Number: M1946-09 Date: 1997
Author: Keith M.L., Baker M.B., Wright J.F., Wilson A.E., Wilson M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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