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| Record Name(s) | Border Quarry - 1990 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1990-Nov-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Marble (Building Stone)
Township or Area: Elzevir
Latitude: 44° 32' 52.94" Longitude: -77° 17' 27.09"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 318030.809 Northing: 4935297.917 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C11SW
Point Location Description: Point 3 km E of Actinolite.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Circa 1863-66 : marble is said to have been quarried on this lot. In 1890, marble which may be on this lot, is described as being blue and in a band 50-100 ft wide, 11/2 ml E of Bridgewater (Actinolite) and on a property bought from a Mr. Clapp. A serpentine marble is also described (300-600 ft wide), but it's location is unclear.
Province: Grenville
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - Marble - possibly blue in a 50-100 ft band.
Publication - Geology of Canada - Rreport of progress from its commencement to 1863; Geological Survey of Canada, Report of Progress 1863
Publication Number: Rep Prog 1863 Page: 107 Date: 1863
Author: Logan, W E; Murray, A; Hunt, T S; Billings, E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/123563
Mono - Report Of The Royal Commission On The Mineral Resources Of Ontario And Measures For Their Development
Publication Number: NSP011 Page: 81-82 Date: 1998
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Publication - Report on the building and ornamental stones of Canada, vol. I; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 100
Publication Number: CMB Pub 100 Page: 309 Date: 1912
Author: Parks, W.A.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/19686
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