Ontario Geological Survey
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Record Name(s) | Little Manitou Dolomite Quarry - 1899 |
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Related Record Type | Simple |
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Record Status | Prospect |
Date Created | 1991-Feb-01 |
Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-13 |
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Primary Commodities: Dolomite (flux/filler)
Latitude: 46° 15' 22.82" Longitude: -79° 35' 13.81"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 608891.999 Northing: 5123499.004 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31L05SE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1899:limestone was quarried for making lime used in the construction of the Canadian PacificRailway
Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Limestone | 1 | Host |
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May 27, 2009 (A Wilson) - Middle Ordovician limestone on Great Manitou Island was quarried for making lime used in the construction of the Canadian Pacific railway. There are ruins of lime kilns on the south shore of the island.
Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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1 | Dolomite | Economic | Ore |
Publication - Report on the geology and natural resources of the area included by the Nipissing and Temiscaming map-sheets, comprising portions of the district of Nipissing, Ontario, and of the county of Pontiac, Quebec; Annual Report vol. 10, pt. I
Publication Number: Ann Rep vol 10 Page: 46 Date: 1899
Author: Barlow, A.E.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/293884
MonoMap - Geology of the North Bay area, districts of Nipissing and Parry Sound
Publication Number: R094 Page: 92 Date: 1971
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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