Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Willows Quarry - 1991, Newbliss Quarry - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Producing Mine |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Limestone (Crushed Stones)
Township or Area: Kitley
Latitude: 44° 48' 21.96" Longitude: -76° 0' 9.98"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 420700 Northing: 4961900 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C16SE
Point Location Description: Quarry symbol 3.5 km northeast of Motts Mills.
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: The Willows Quarry is located along Highway 29 south of Smiths Falls in Lot 15, Concession 3, Kitley Township.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Dolostone | 1 | Is |
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Sep 17, 2015 (A Wilson) - The quarry is host to an 8.0 m thick section of the Oxford Formation. The quarry has been licensed for 40.5 ha on a single lift. It is operated intermittently by G. Tackaberry and Sons. The 8.0 m deep quarry exposes dolostones of the Oxford Formation. The grey-brown, medium-bedded, fine-crystalline dolostones commonly contain calcite-filled vugs. Glacial overburden around the quarry is usually 1 to 2 m thick.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Industrial |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Stratabound |
Mono - Limestone Industries of Ontario, Volume II -- Limestone Industries and Resources of Eastern and Northern Ontario
Publication Number: NSP002 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Derry, Michener, Booth and Wahl, Engineering and Terrain Geology Section
Publisher Name: Derry, Michener, Booth and Wahl, Engineering and Terrain Geology Section
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Mono - Paleozoic geology of the Ottawa-St. Lawrence Lowland, southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5770 Scale: Date: 1991
Author: Williams D.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Paleozoic geology, Perth area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2724 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1984
Author: Williams D.A., Wolf R.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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