Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | A.R. Jeffery Property - 1941 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1992-Feb-10 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Gneiss
Secondary Commodities: Garnet (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Ryerson
Latitude: 45° 35' 56.66" Longitude: -79° 29' 6.93"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 618134.003 Northing: 5050618.999 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E11SW
Point Location Description: Quarry
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From Magnetewan, highway 560 east approximately 18km to Wisemans Corners. Turn southwest on Midlethian Road and follow for 2.5km at the "Ryerson Natural Stone" sign. Main quarry is located ~200m northwest of the driveway entrance.
1941: A. Jeffery - stripping. Circa 1993: Ryerson Natual Stone Quarry - quarrying for flagstone
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Is |
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Jan 04, 2012 (A Wilson) - The gneiss has been classified as a garnet-biotite-hornblende gneiss. The gneiss has been exposed in widths varying from 30-50 feet
Jan 04, 2012 (A Wilson) - The garnets range from ¼ inch to 1 inch in size. The crystals are rounded and have a sugary texture.
Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV51-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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