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Record: MDI31F01SE00009

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Franktown Quarry - 1992, Thomas Cavanagh Construction Ltd. - 1986
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1990-Sep-24
Date Last Modified 2024-Feb-22
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Dolostone



Location

Township or Area: Beckwith

Latitude: 45° 3' 19.93"    Longitude: -76° 1' 20.37"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 419503   Northing: 4989628    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31F01SE

Point Location Description: Quarry symbol 3.25 km northeast of Franktown.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Geology

Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins

Geological Age: Paleozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Dolostone 1 Is

Lithology Comments

Sep 03, 2015 (A Wilson) - The dolostone is medium grey to light brown, weathers light grey to buff; fine crystalline; thinly bedded. The thickness of the unit is 1.7 m.




Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Industrial
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Stratiform
Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1992 100000

References

Mono - Limestone Industries of Ontario, Volume II -- Limestone Industries and Resources of Eastern and Northern Ontario

Publication Number: NSP002 Page: 51-52  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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Mono - Paleozoic geology of the Ottawa-St. Lawrence Lowland, southern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5770 Page: 224  Date: 1991

Author: Williams D.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Geological series, Paleozoic geology, Carleton Place area, southern Ontario

Publication Number: P2725 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1984

Author: Williams D.A., Wolf R.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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