Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Boundary - 1946 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1993-May-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Sandstone (Silica), Silica Sand
Township or Area: Pittsburgh
Latitude: 44° 23' 14.97" Longitude: -76° 15' 35.11"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 399660 Northing: 4915684 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C08SW
Point Location Description: approximate centre of lots and concessions
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 0.5 km west of Springfield.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sandstone | 1 | Is |
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Nov 21, 2013 (A Wilson) - The sandstone outcrops are similar to the sandstone at the quarry of Kingston Silica Mines although possibly less friable. The exposures are of white, thick bedded sandstone with some buff beds exposed in a westward-facing scarp with a maximum height of 8 feet.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Silica | Economic | Ore |
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Industrial |
Part - Sandstone as a source of silica sands in southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV55-05 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Keith M.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Part of southeastern Ontario showing distribution of Potsdam sandstone
Publication Number: M1946-09 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Keith M.L., Baker M.B., Wright J.F., Wilson A.E., Wilson M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Geological series, Paleozoic geology of the Gananoque-Wolfe Island area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2496 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1982
Author: Carson D.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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