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| Record Name(s) | Bass Lake Marl - 1964 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1982-Apr-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-17 |
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Primary Commodities: Marl
Township or Area: Elmsley
Latitude: 44° 48' 51.9" Longitude: -76° 8' 14.21"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 410076 Northing: 4962964 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C16SE
Point Location Description: Dot symbol ' ma ' in southeastern part of Bass Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Bass Lake is a large lake, occupying much of lots 23-28, con 3-4. It is about 8 miles southwest of Smiths Falls.
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - Marl underlies Bass Lake and is 3-4 ft thick. The exact extent is unknown (1902). The lake bottom does not appear to be obviously marly. Ther are cottages along the E side.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sedimentary Unconsolidated-unsubdivided | 1 | Is |
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Sep 16, 2015 (A Wilson) - Marl underlies Bass Lake and is 3-4 ft thick. The exact extent is unknown (1902). The lake bottom does not appear to be obviously marly. There are cottages along the east side. Marl is found underlying portions of Bass Lake, of a thickness ranging from 3 to 4 feet, but the exact extent of the deposit is not known. The extent of the deposit was estimated to cover 25 acres with a depth of 15 feet.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Unconsolidated |
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| 1 | Unconsolidated |
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 28 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Marl in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR028 Page: 77 Date: 1997
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - The Ottawa Naturalist, Vol 16
Publication Number: Ott Nat V16 Page: 64 Date: 1902
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location:
Part - Cement industry of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV14-01.006 Page: 121-123 Date: 1998
Author: Gillespie P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 28 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geology Perth, Lanark and Leeds Counties, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 1089A Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1961
Author: Wilson, M E; Dugas, J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/107951
Map - Ontario marl deposits
Publication Number: M2183 Scale: 1:1,013,760 Date: 1969
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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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