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Record: MDI31L05SE00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Little Manitou Dolomite Quarry - 1899
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Prospect
Date Created 1991-Feb-01
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-13
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Dolomite (flux/filler)



Location

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



Exploration History

1899:limestone was quarried for making lime used in the construction of the Canadian PacificRailway




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Limestone 1 Host

Lithology Comments

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.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1DolomiteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

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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