Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Rear of Front A Peat - 1891 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1993-May-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Peat
Township or Area: Westmeath, Westmeath, Westmeath, Westmeath, Westmeath
Latitude: 45° 47' 1.01" Longitude: -76° 54' 38.11"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 351484 Northing: 5071781 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F15SW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 4.5 km north of Westmeath.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Lignite | 1 | Peat | Is |
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May 14, 2013 (A Wilson) - The site was estimated to have 3000 acres of peat.
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Unconsolidated |
Publication - Bulletin on peat; Geological Survey of Canada Separate Report 880
Publication Number: Report 880 Page: 21 Date: 1904
Author: Chalmers, R.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297617
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area
Publication Number: ARV53-03 Page: 131 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Peat, its use and value for fuel
Publication Number: ARV01.008 Page: 190 Date: 1998
Author: Gibson T.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
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:
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