Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Eams - 1975 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1993-Feb-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Dolomite (Structural Material)
Township or Area: Bastard
Latitude: 44° 40' 31.83" Longitude: -76° 7' 39.37"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 410627.44 Northing: 4947522.86 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C09NE
Point Location Description: 4 m deep pit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Dolostone | 1 | Siliceous | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone | 2 | Dolomiticc | Host |
Sep 03, 2015 (A Wilson) - The quarry is in March Formation dolomite. The upper 5 feet of the quarry is light buff to medium brown, aphanitic to fine crystalline, thin- to medium-bedded dolomite with calcite crystals. The next foot is white, medium-grained sandstone. Below this is 5.1 ft of brownish grey to buff, aphanitic to fine crystalline, thin-bedded dolomite with abundant shaly partings and white calcite crystals.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolomite | Economic | Ore |
Sep 03, 2015 (A Wilson) - The chemical analysis from this site averaged 23.88% SiO2, 8.75%Al2O3, 0.07% Fe2O3, MgO 15.318%, 19.32% CaO.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stratiform |
Mono - North Leeds planning area: North and South Crosby, South Burgess, Bastard and Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne townships, Leeds County, Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5142 Scale: Date: 1975
Author: Brinsmead R.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Paleozoic geology, Westport area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2723 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1984
Author: Williams D.A., Wolf R.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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