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Record: MDI31F11NE00003

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Stafford - 1938, Stafford Lots 16-17 Con 4 - 1938
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Prospect
Date Created 1986-Jun-26
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-29
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Limestone (Chemical/Flux)



Location

Township or Area: Stafford, Stafford

Latitude: 45° 43' 37.16"    Longitude: -77° 5' 53.67"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 336732   Northing: 5065856    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31F11NE

Point Location Description: approximate location of roadside outcrop

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: Near west township boundary.



Geology

Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins

Geological Age: Paleozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Limestone 1 Host

Lithology Comments

May 13, 2013 (A Wilson) - The limestone is very fine-grained and occurs in flat beds up to 2 feet in thickness separated by thin interbeds of calcareous shale. The material has been used for making lime for local use. (Paleozoic (Chazy) limestone)




Mineralization Comments

May 13, 2013 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by Goudge (sample 117) assayed 1.98% SiO2, 0.25% Fe2O3, 0.65% Al2O3, 0.04 Ca3(PO4)2, 94.84 CaCO3 and 2.28% MgCO3.



Mineral Record Details

References

MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 2

Publication Number: MDC022 Scale:     Date: 1981

Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area

Publication Number: ARV53-03 Scale:     Date: 1998

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Publication - Limestones of Canada, their occurrence and characteristics, part IV, Ontario

Publication Number: CMB Pub 781 Scale:     Date: 1938

Author: Goudge, M F

Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch

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Map - Renfrew area, Province of Ontario

Publication Number: ARM53B Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1998

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Pembroke, Precambrian geology

Publication Number: M2459 Scale: 1:100,000    Date: 1983

Author: Lumbers S.B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Geological series, industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, southern Ontario

Publication Number: P2209 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1980

Author: Vos M.A., Storey C.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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