Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Lot 26 Concession A Grindstones - 1870 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Sandstone
Township or Area: Clara
Latitude: 46° 15' 22.65" Longitude: -78° 19' 54.94"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 705636 Northing: 5125984.004 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31L08SW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sandstone | 1 | Is |
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Dec 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - Between 1870 and 1875, grindstones, which were stated to be of excellent quality, were made from the sandstone which borders the Ottawa River some two miles west of Deux Rivieres portage. The beds are thin and are suitable for the production of small stone or scythestones
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Industrial |
Book - Abrasives, products of Canada, technology and application, part I, siliceous abrasives, sandstones, quartz, tripoli, pumice, and volcanic dust
Publication Number: GSC Vol 673 Page: 22, 59 Date: 1927
Author: V.L. Eardley-Wilmot
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/306497
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; GSC Ann Rep vol. 10 pt. I
Publication Number: GSC AR 10-I Page: 157 Date: 1899
Author: Barlow, A E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/293884
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 252 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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