Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Three Sisters Area - 1863 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-May-21 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Silica Sand
Secondary Commodities: Hematite (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Bastard
Latitude: 44° 35' 38.56" Longitude: -76° 7' .1"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 411368 Northing: 4938462 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C09SE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sandstone | 1 | Is |
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Sep 02, 2015 (A Wilson) - At the site there is a 30 foot exposure of the Potsdam formation which has been coloured by hematite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silica | Economic | Ore | ||||
| Hematite | Alteration | Hematization | 1 | Unknown | Disseminated |
Publication - Limestones of Canada, their occurrence and characteristics, part IV, Ontario
Publication Number: CMB Pub 781 Scale: Date: 1938
Author: Goudge, M F
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: Tweed RGO
Map - Gananoque area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2054 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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