Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | J. Gates Property - 1923, G.M. Thompson Property - 1928 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-May-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Sandstone (Silica)
Township or Area: Pittsburgh
Latitude: 44° 16' 56.09" Longitude: -76° 19' 30.49"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 394263 Northing: 4904076 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C08SW
Point Location Description: quarry southwest of Pitts Ferry
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 1.0 km east of Pitts Ferry.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sandstone | 1 | Is |
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Feb 20, 2013 (A Wilson) - A geochemical analysis of the silica yielded 98.50% SiO2, 0.39% Fe2O3 and 0.31% Al2O3.
Publication - Silica in Canada, its occurrence, exploitation, and uses, part II - western Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 686
Publication Number: CMB Pub 686 Page: 43 Date: 1928
Author: Cole, L H
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/20727
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1928
Publication Number: ARV38-01.003 Page: 74 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Cleland R.H., Keeley E.C., Jarrett G.S., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Geology of Canada - Rreport of progress from its commencement to 1863; Geological Survey of Canada, Report of Progress 1863
Publication Number: Rep Prog 1863 Page: 799-800 Date: 1863
Author: Logan, W E; Murray, A; Hunt, T S; Billings, E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/123563
Mono - Silica sand potential in eastern Ontario, preliminary report 1
Publication Number: OFR5265 Page: I-5 Date: 1979
Author: Powell R.D., Klugman M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Silica in Canada its occurrence, exploitation, and uses part i. eastern Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 555
Publication Number: CMB Pub 555 Page: 44 Date: 1923
Author: Cole, L.H.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307756
Map - Geology, Gananoque, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 18-1970 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1970
Author: Liberty, B A
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/108909
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