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Record: MDI31C10NW00178

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Arden Road East Quarry - 1993
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1993-Mar-31
Date Last Modified 2023-Feb-15
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Quartzite



Location

Township or Area: Kennebec

Latitude: 44° 44' 25.25"    Longitude: -76° 55' 55.88"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 347027.482   Northing: 4955922.952    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C10NW

Point Location Description: Precise, Dot symbol Qzt NE of Garrison Lake.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: On the north side of Hwy 7 just east of the Arden road on lot 17, conc. IX.



Exploration History

Circa 1941: Quartzite used as road metal.




Geology Comments

Feb 10, 2023 (Sheree Hinz) - Arden Road East Quarry quartzite is cut by stringers of quartz and pegmatite and is overlain by greywackes




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Quartz Arenite 1 Quartzite

Mineral Record Details

References

Part - Geology of Kaladar and Kennebec townships

Publication Number: ARV51-04.002 Page: 63  Date: 1998

Author: Harding W.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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