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| Record Name(s) | Southby Farm - 1928, Beaver Meadows - 1928 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Diatomite
Township or Area: Chaffey
Latitude: 45° 24' 25.22" Longitude: -79° 14' 10.85"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 638015.003 Northing: 5029678.003 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E06SW
Point Location Description: Approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sedimentary Unconsolidated-unsubdivided | 1 | Diatomite | Is |
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Apr 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - The deposit reportedly comprises 4 to 6 feet of dark brown diatomaceous peat underlain by silt or sand. The dry peat is self-calcining, leaving a pink and gritty residue containing diatoms and sponge spicules.
Apr 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - The typical chemistry of the dried raw diatomite is 52.10% SiO2, 11.44% Al2O3, 2.46% Fe2O3, 2.16% CaO, 1.00% MgO. The typical chemistry of the calcined diatomite is 76.64% SiO2, 14.34% Al2O3, 2.76% Fe2O3, 2.71% CaO, 1.31% MgO.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Unconsolidated |
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| 1 | Unconsolidated |
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:
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
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, 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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