Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | National Potash Corporation Quarry - 1917 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1992-Feb-10 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Gneiss, Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Muskoka
Latitude: 44° 55' 10.88" Longitude: -79° 22' 55.89"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 627685.997 Northing: 4975301.995 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31D14NW
Point Location Description: Approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
1917-1919: National Potash Corporation Limited - in operation
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Monzogranite | Is |
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Apr 15, 2011 (A Wilson) - In 1917, the National Potash Corporation Limited reportedly was installing a plant with the view to extracting potash from the feldspar. The project was unsuccessful. The company also extracted material for road metal.
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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Part - Statistical review of the mineral industry of Ontario for 1917
Publication Number: ARV27-01.001 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Gibson T.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
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Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area
Publication Number: ARV52-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Gravenhurst Area
Publication Number: P3409 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M., Schwerdtner W.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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