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| Record Name(s) | Eganville Quarry - 1912, Dowdall Quarry - 1912 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1994-Jun-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Limestone (Building Stone)
Township or Area: Wilberforce, Wilberforce
Latitude: 45° 32' 23.27" Longitude: -77° 5' 39.25"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 336500 Northing: 5045051 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F11SE
Point Location Description: approximate location of abandoned quarry
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: South of the Lutheran church between the Bonnechere River and the road east of the river.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Limestone | 1 | Is |
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May 14, 2013 (A Wilson) - Stone was quarried from the north side of the river near the village, where stone also has been quarried from several locations along the bank. The beds range from 6 inches to 3 feet in thickness. The limestone is often interbedded with shale and thin brittle beds of limestone. The quarry was 210 feet long and 75 feet wide and was operated in two benches, the lower being 2 1/2 feet and the upper from 4 to 6 feet high. The lower bench is 15 feet above the river level.
May 14, 2013 (A Wilson) - The stone from this quarry may have been used to construct the bridge at Eganville and in the construction of the Roman Catholic church. The stone is grey and granular in nature and, over time, the stone gains a bluish hue. It wad difficult to obtain substantial quantities of stone that was free of flaws. Stone for heavy construction was easier to obtain.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Dimension Stone |
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| 1 | Stratiform |
Book - Resident Geologist files1994
Publication Number: Date: 1996
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Publisher Name:
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Publication - Report on the building and ornamental stones of Canada, vol. I; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 100
Publication Number: CMB Pub 100 Page: 195 Date: 1912
Author: Parks, W.A.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/19686
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area
Publication Number: ARV53-03 Page: 110 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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
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Map - Cobden, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2460 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1983
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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