Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | McNallys Bay - 1982, ODM Sample No. 103 - 1946 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1982-Mar-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Sandstone (Silica), Silica Sand
Township or Area: North Crosby, North Crosby
Latitude: 44° 39' 54.3" Longitude: -76° 18' 33.37"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 396210 Northing: 4946580 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C09NW
Point Location Description: northeast of Newboro
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: One mile northeast of Newboro, on the north side of the power-line, there is a flat-topped sandstone hill, from 1,000-1,200 ft across and rising about 20 ft above the surrounding country.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sandstone | 1 | Is |
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Nov 20, 2013 (A Wilson) - The sandstone is mostly a white quartzitic variety. There is a 12 inch fossiliferous bed near the top of the section.
| 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 20, 2013 (A Wilson) - A sample collected by the ODM in 1956 returned the following analysis: 99.00% SiO2, 0.13% Fe2O3, 0.29% Al2O3, 0.05% MgO and 0.06% CaO. A grab sample collected in 1978 assayed : 99.02% SiO2, 0.20% Fe2O3, 0.33% Al2O3, 0.07% MgO and 0.18% 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 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Keith M.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Silica sand potential in eastern Ontario, preliminary report 1
Publication Number: OFR5265 Scale: Date: 1979
Author: Powell R.D., Klugman M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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:
Mono - Silica in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR009 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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
Location:
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