Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Edwards Farm - 1928 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Jun-30 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Diatomite
Township or Area: Medora
Latitude: 45° 1' 51.1" Longitude: -79° 38' 38.68"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 606809.998 Northing: 4987273.003 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E04SE
Point Location Description: Approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Clay | 1 | Diatomite | Is |
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Apr 04, 2011 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is described as a 1 foot thickness of diatomite lying in a bay. It is covered with 1 foot of mud and underlain by sand resting on blue clay. The diatomite is of good white colour but is badly contaminated with silt. The deposit is quite high in silica and alumina. An analysis of the sample returned 66.80% SiO2, 14.00% Al2O3, and 2.63% CaO.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 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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