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| Record Name(s) | Gravel Pit - 1993 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1993-Mar-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Gravel
Secondary Commodities: Clay
Township or Area: Fitzroy
Latitude: 45° 25' 30.15" Longitude: -76° 19' 30.82"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 396327.099 Northing: 5031023.168 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F08NW
Point Location Description: Point 5.5 km W of Galetta.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: In a gravel pit.
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - The relationship of the Champlain deposits (a stratified sandy clay) to the underlying glacial drift can be seen in a gravel pit on this lot (and on lot 23, con 10). Here, a section 20 ft high consists of bouldery gravel at the base and uniformly stratified pebbly sand at the top. Between the sand and the gravel there is a gravel zone of closely compacted pebbles showing a rough stratification.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 5 | Clay | Economic | Ore |
Publication - Arnprior-Quyon and Maniwaki areas, Ontario and Quebec; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 136
Publication Number: GSC Mem 136 Page: 62 Date: 1924
Author: Wilson, M E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100837
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