Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Ogs Gdh-Pe-1 - 1978 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1993-Feb-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Sandstone (Silica)
Secondary Commodities: Silica Sand
Township or Area: Bathurst
Latitude: 44° 52' 2.54" Longitude: -76° 19' 26.36"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 395409 Northing: 4969070 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C16SW
Point Location Description: Point 1.8 km southwest of Glen Tay.
Location Method: Data Compilation
1978: Ministry of Natural Resources – DD-1-5.2 m
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sandstone | 1 | Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite | 2 | Granite | Gneissic | Footwall |
Nov 27, 2013 (A Wilson) - The sandstone is buff-grey in colour, fine-grained, and has sub-angular to rounded grains in a siliceous matrix. The sandstone is dense and locally the matrix is calcareous. The Potsdam Formation forms the lower4.6 m of the section that was drilled
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silica | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue |
Nov 27, 2013 (A Wilson) - Scattered grains of magnetite were observed within the sandstone. A hole drilled by the Ministry of Natural Resources in 1978 returned an assay of: 99.1% SiO2, 0.222% Fe2O3, 0.60% Al2O3, 0.03% MgO and 0.051% CaO.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Stratabound |
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:
Mono - Silica sand potential in eastern Ontario, preliminary report 1
Publication Number: OFR5265 Scale: Date: 1979
Author: Powell R.D., Klugman M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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