Ontario Geological Survey
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Record Name(s) | East Lake - 1923 |
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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' 31.32" Longitude: -76° 20' 49.2"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 392719 Northing: 4916299 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C08SW
Point Location Description: approximate location of sample
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Just northwest of Washburn.
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) - The sandstone located at this site is salmon pink in colour as a result of iron oxide coating on the quartz grains.
Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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1 | Silica | Economic | Ore |
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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 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
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