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| Record Name(s) | OGS Sample LE-3 - 1978, Mooneys Bay - 1982, Sample No. 99 - 1946, OGS Site LE-1 - 1979 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1982-Apr-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Silica Sand
Township or Area: North Crosby, North Crosby, North Crosby
Latitude: 44° 41' 5.29" Longitude: -76° 16' 54.21"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 398428 Northing: 4948736 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C09NW
Point Location Description: 1.5 km west of the east boundary, and 1.1 km north of the south township boundaries
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Sample taken from scarp just west of the tip of Hudson Bay, 3/4 ml north of a crossroads. ( Site le-1 - see OFR 5265 maps ).
Circa 1949: Ontario Department of Mines - sampling. 1961-62: Rio Tinto Canadian Exploration - DD, feasibility study. 1978: Ontario Geological Survey - DD-1-15.2 m
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sandstone | 1 | Impure Calcitic | Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conglomerate | 2 | Adjacent |
Nov 20, 2013 (A Wilson) - The sandstone is exposed in a 12-foot scarp at the tip of Hudson Bay at the south end of Big Rideau Lake. The sandstone comprises 10 feet of the scarp and is underlain by 2 feet of conglomerate. Both units overlie Precambrian granite. The sandstone is described as buff- to grey-weathering friable sandstone, some which is limonite-stained.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Silica | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Nov 20, 2013 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by the OGS in 1978 assayed: 99.19% SiO2, 0.04% Fe2O3, 0.33% Al2O3, 0.05% MgO and 0.04 CaO. Analysis from OGS DDH 1eC returned 99.71% SiO2, 0.049% Fe2O3, 0.21% Al2O3, 0.01% MgO and 0.18 CaO over 3.2 m.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Industrial |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Stratiform |
Mono - Silica sand potential in eastern Ontario, preliminary report 1
Publication Number: OFR5265 Page: I-12 Date: 1979
Author: Powell R.D., Klugman M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Part - Sandstone as a source of silica sands in southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV55-05 Page: 23-24 Date: 1997
Author: Keith M.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
File - Resident Geologist 1985 Building Stone Inventory # NR02.0
Publication Number: Bld St Date: 2000
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Tweed RGP
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 Page: 21-22 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Part of southeastern Ontario showing distribution of Potsdam sandstone
Publication Number: M1946-09 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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