Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Law Deposit - 1929 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Jul-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Diatomite
Township or Area: Chaffey
Latitude: 45° 22' 13.16" Longitude: -79° 10' 29.68"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 642915 Northing: 5025709.997 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E06SE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Lignite | 1 | Ditomaceous Peat | Is |
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Apr 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - The deposit reportedly covers 5.5 acres and has a maximum depth of 11 feet.
Apr 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - The calcined diatomite is cream-coloured and consists mainly of broken Eunotia diatoms. The deposit reportedly averages 11.59% diatomite. An analysis of the diatomaceous peat was performed by T Heys and Sons. The analysis is 84.36% SiO2, 10.03% Al2O3, 0.45% Fe2O3, 0.82% CaO, 0.54% MgO and 1.92% alkalis.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Unconsolidated |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Unconsolidated |
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, Huntsville Area
Publication Number: P3413 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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