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| Record Name(s) | Paris Plaster - 1981, Ontario Gypsum Co - 1981, Thomas W. Coleman - 1981, Alabastine Co - 9999 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Aug-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Gypsum
Township or Area: Brantford
Latitude: 43° 10' 20.06" Longitude: -80° 21' 52.42"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 551648.81 Northing: 4780137.88 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 40P01NW
Point Location Description: Concrete foundation for the mine entrance on the south bank of Grand River
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: 9 km NW of Brantford Town Hall or 1.6 km south of present town of Paris.
Opened in 1822 and closed in 1905. Produced: about 68,000 tons between 1822 and 1890. Oldest gypsum mine in Ontario.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Subprovince: Michigan Basin
Formation Group: Salina
Dec 07, 2005 (M Barua) - 1.4 to 1.9 m thick grey gypsum occurrs at a depth of 33 m.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Dolostone | 1 | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gypsum | 2 | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Gypsum | Economic | Ore |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabular | LATE SILURIAN | OGS MAP 2582 |
Book - MNDM-SW DISTRICT RES. PROP. REP
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996
Author: Feenstra, B.H.
Publisher Name:
Location: MMIC
Part - Geology of the gypsum deposits of southwestern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV34-02.002 Page: 48 Date: 1998
Author: Dyer W.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Gypsum in Canada, its occurrence, exploitation and technology; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 245
Publication Number: CMB 245 Date: 1913
Author: Cole, L H
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/20728
Mono - Gypsum in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR018 Page: 101 Date: 1997
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Paleozoic geology, Grimsby, southern Ontario
Publication Number: M2343 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1976
Author: Liberty B.A., Feenstra B.H., Telford P.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Paleozoic geology of the Brantford area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P1984 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1979
Author: Telford P.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - FINAL REPORT ON MINE SITE EXAMINATION, 1994
Publication Number: N/A Date:
Author: Patrick Chance and Associates
Publisher Name:
Location: MMIC
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