Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Orgill Deposit - 1928 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1981-Jun-30 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Diatomite
Township or Area: Medora
Latitude: 45° 6' 19.21" Longitude: -79° 38' 22.77"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 607019.004 Northing: 4995552.001 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E04SE
Point Location Description: Approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
1928: a few tons were reportedly removed and sold for polishing purposes by Thomas Orgill
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Clay | 1 | Diatomite | Is |
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Mar 30, 2011 (A Wilson) - The diatomite is described as greyish brown in colour and covers about 10 acres of a small bay to a depth of between 3 and 5 feet.
Mar 30, 2011 (A Wilson) - An analysis of the sample returned 75.94% SiO2, 6.04% Al2O3, and 0.93% CaO.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Glaciolacustrine |
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
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:
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, Lake Joseph Area
Publication Number: P3412 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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