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| Record Name(s) | J. H. Widdicombe Property - 1928, R. Morrow Property - 1930, Spence Lake - 1935 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1981-Jul-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Diatomite
Township or Area: Draper
Latitude: 44° 59' 51.74" Longitude: -79° 17' 34.35"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 634552.998 Northing: 4984113.005 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E03SW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1930: R. Morrow - 10 ton sample shipped. 1935: Spence Lake Diatomite Limited, then Air-Lite Silica Company Limited - aquired property
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sedimentary Unconsolidated-unsubdivided | 1 | Is |
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Apr 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - The deposit is described as grey-white diatomite which in places is 18 inches thick, but averages 1 foot and is underlain by blue-grey silt. It is reportedly exposed in the banks and bed of the creek. In addition, there is a much larger area of grey-brown mud that varies from 6 to10 feet in depth that may contain additional resources.
Apr 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - The deposit reportedly contains at least 200 tons of material. The calcined mud is pure white in colour and consists almost entirely of well-preserved rod and oval-shaped diatoms. When calcined, the diatomite appears to be of better quality than the burnt white material which assumes a slightly pink ting. Almost 250 tons of the dry mud or 200 tons of the calcined would be produced for each foot in thickness. In 1928, Eardley-Wilmot reported that this deposit was the largest and had the best calcined diatomite than any other found in the area. The typical chemistry of a sample of crude white diatomite is 79.9% SiO2, 6.94% Al2O3, 1.30% Fe2O3, 0.85% CaO, 0.56% MgO.
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| 1 | Unconsolidated |
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| 1 | Unconsolidated |
Book - Diatomite: its occurrence, preparation, and uses; Canada Mines Branch Publication 691
Publication Number: Report 691 Scale: Date: 1928
Author: Eardley-Wilmot, V.L.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297008
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area
Publication Number: ARV52-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology and mineral deposits of the Parry Sound-Huntsville area
Publication Number: R052 Scale: Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Statistical review of Ontario's mineral industry in 1930
Publication Number: ARV40-01.001 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Rogers W.R., Young A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Haliburton area, Province of Ontario
Publication Number: ARM52A Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Parry Sound-Huntsville area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2118 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Scale: Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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
Location:
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