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Record: MDI31C13SW00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Ebonridge - 1981
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1981-Jul-29
Date Last Modified 2022-Feb-25
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Granite



Location

Township or Area: Wollaston

Latitude: 44° 49' 16.04"    Longitude: -77° 51' 52.65"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 273521.531   Northing: 4967072.302    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C13SW

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: Pink granite quarry between Wollaston and Gilroy Lakes. See MDI 31C13 SW00034, Bachelor Quarry.



Exploration History

Ebonridge Quarries Limited was opened in 1921 by the Morrison brothers and operated until 1930. There are 2 small quarries, one is in pinkish-grey biotite granite, the other (MDI31C13SW00034) is in black, medium- to fine-grained diorite (IMR 19 p.16).




Mineral Record Details

References

Book - NMI #070757

Publication Number: N/A Scale:     Date: 1996

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Part - Mineral occurrences in the north Hastings area

Publication Number: ARV52-03 Scale:     Date: 1998

Author: Thomson J.E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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MonoMap - Geology of Chandos Township, Peterborough County and Wollaston Township, Hastings County

Publication Number: R011 Scale:     Date: 1998

Author: Shaw D.M., Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Mono - Building stones of Ontario, part 5, granite and gneiss

Publication Number: IMR019 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region

Publication Number: OFR5425 Scale:     Date: 1983

Author: Martin W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Reconnaissance survey of building stones of eastern and central Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5585 Scale:     Date: 1986

Author: Verschuren C.P., Papertzian V.C., Kingston P.W., Villard D.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Building stone potential in eastern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5706 Scale:     Date: 1989

Author: LeBaron P.S., Verschuren C.P., Papertzian V.C., Kingston P.W., Chevrier R.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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