Ontario Geological Survey
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Record Name(s) | Indian River Quarry - 1991 |
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Related Record Type | Simple |
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Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
Date Created | 1991-Jun-11 |
Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Limestone (Building Stone), Limestone (Chemical/Flux)
Township or Area: Ramsay
Latitude: 45° 9' 8.59" Longitude: -76° 10' 47.99"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 407244.96 Northing: 5000555.94 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F01NW
Point Location Description: Precise, quarry symbol 2.3 km north of Birch Point.
Location Method: Data Compilation
Beyond this, the river continues to deepen as it opens into what is known as Quarry Lake for the former quarry operation that took limestone from here for use in the construction of locks along the Trent Canal and in several local buildings.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (D Laidlaw) - March Formation: 3.0 m thick.
Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Limestone | 1 | Host |
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Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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1 | Graphite | Economic | Ore |
Mono - Limestone Industries of Ontario, Volume I -- Geology, Properties and Economics
Publication Number: NSP001 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Derry, Michener, Booth and Wahl, Engineering and Terrain Geology Section
Publisher Name: Derry, Michener, Booth and Wahl, Engineering and Terrain Geology Section
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