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Record: MDI31F01SE00014

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Northeast Franktown - 1901
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1993-Feb-25
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-04
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Peat



Location

Township or Area: Beckwith, Beckwith, Beckwith, Beckwith, Beckwith, Beckwith

Latitude: 45° 3' 57.28"    Longitude: -76° 0' 42.17"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 420353   Northing: 4990770    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31F01SE

Point Location Description: Point 4.9 km northeast of Franktown.

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: On Lots 17 ,18 and 19 along the road between Cons. 3 and 4.





Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Lignite 1 Peat Is

Lithology Comments

Sep 04, 2015 (A Wilson) - The deposit has a proven depth of 4 to 7 feet.




Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Peat
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Unconsolidated

References

Publication - Report on the geology of a portion of eastern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 14

Publication Number: Ann Rep 14 Pt J Scale:     Date: 1901

Author: Ells, R.W.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/247604


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