Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Clarke Quarry - 1991, West Carleton - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Producing Mine |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-04 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Limestone (Building Stone)
Township or Area: Huntley
Latitude: 45° 15' 57.45" Longitude: -75° 57' 55.64"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 424260.174 Northing: 5012948.897 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31G05SW
Point Location Description: Precise, Quarry symbol 3.2 km south of Huntley.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The quarry is located 3 km west of Stittsville.
H.J. McFarland Construction first opened the quarry to supply aggregates for the construction of Hwy 417. 1979: Quarry purchased by West Carleton Sand and Gravel Inc.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
May 24, 2007 (D Laidlaw) - BOBCAYGEON FORMATION (LOWER MEMBER, UNIT B): 10.5 M THICK
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Limestone | 1 | Host |
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Mono - Limestone Industries of Ontario, Volume II -- Limestone Industries and Resources of Eastern and Northern Ontario
Publication Number: NSP002 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Derry, Michener, Booth and Wahl, Engineering and Terrain Geology Section
Publisher Name: Derry, Michener, Booth and Wahl, Engineering and Terrain Geology Section
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Mono - Paleozoic geology of the Ottawa-St. Lawrence Lowland, southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5770 Scale: Date: 1991
Author: Williams D.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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