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| Record Name(s) | Elora Quarry - 1991, Gypsum Lime & Alabsatine - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-04 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Dolomite (Structural Material)
Township or Area: Nichol
Latitude: 43° 41' 23.11" Longitude: -80° 24' 54.42"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 547136.24 Northing: 4837581.38 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 40P09NW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: This abandoned water-filled quarry is located just east of Elora on the north side of Grand River.
The quarry was opened in late 1800s, increased production in early 1900s and closed in 1932 due to low demand for dolomitic lime. Variety of lime products were made in the kiln and crushed stone from the plant was sold locally.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Subprovince: Michigan Basin
Geological Age: Paleozoic Geochronological Age: MIDDLE SILURIAN Geochron. Age Ref.: OGS MAP 2582
Dec 07, 2005 (M Barua) - The quarry exposes 15-20 m section of light buff-grey and bluish grey, fine grained, porous Guelph dolomite containing many cavities lined with calcite crystals.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Dolostone | 1 | Is |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 5 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Dolomite | Economic | Ore |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1991 | 0 | MDI |
Map - Paleozoic geology, Guelph, southern Ontario
Publication Number: M2342 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1976
Author: Telford P.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Publication - Limestones of Canada, their occurrence and characteristics, part IV, Ontario
Publication Number: CMB Pub 781 Scale: Date: 1938
Author: Goudge, M F
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/75823
Mono - Limestone Industries of Ontario, Volume I -- Geology, Properties and Economics
Publication Number: NSP001 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
Location:
Mono - An Inventory of Inactive Quarries in the Paleozoic Limestone and Dolostone Strata of Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5863 Scale: Date: 1993
Author: Wolf R.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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