Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Meath Gneiss - 1930 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jul-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Gneiss
Township or Area: Westmeath
Latitude: 45° 44' 15.22" Longitude: -77° 0' 11.64"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 344154 Northing: 5066841 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F11NE
Point Location Description: approximate location of disused quarry
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 1.6 km SE of Meath Lake.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
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May 14, 2013 (A Wilson) - The stone is described being well-banded, dark grey, grey and pink hybrid gneiss that dips 20ºE. The quarry was described as being 180 ft by 75 feet with a 50 ft west facing face,
Dec 07, 2005 (D Laidlaw) - Pink and grey banded gneiss.
May 14, 2013 (A Wilson) - The material was used for road metal.
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area
Publication Number: ARV53-03 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Scale: Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Cobden, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2460 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1983
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Renfrew area, Province of Ontario
Publication Number: ARM53B Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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
Location:
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