Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI31C10NW00007
| Record Name(s) | Melville Smith - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Nov-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Gabbro
Township or Area: Olden
Latitude: 44° 42' 47.15" Longitude: -76° 47' 37.71"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 357916.512 Northing: 4952644.891 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C10NW
Point Location Description: Precise, dot symbol near road intersection 2.8 km SW of O'Reilly Lake.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
In 1938 a short-lived open-pit operation, trucked coarse-textured gabbro to a crushing and grinding facility in Verona, for manufacture of roofing and stucco products. Attempted to use blocks for gravestones.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Coarse-Grained | Host |
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Book - NMI #071216
Publication Number: N/A Scale: Date: 1996
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Part - Geology of the Olden-Bedford area
Publication Number: ARV56-06 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Harding W.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Building stone of eastern Ontario, southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5556 Scale: Date: 1985
Author: Verschuren C.P., van Haaften S., Kingston P.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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