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Record: MDI41A11NE00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Francis Lake - 1969
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1983-Dec-19
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Marl



Location

Township or Area: Keppel

Latitude: 44° 40' 24.7"    Longitude: -81° 1' 32.98"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 497952.81   Northing: 4946684.75    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 41A11NE

Point Location Description: Lot: 20-23 Conc: 14, Lot: 22-23 Conc: 15

Location Method: Data Compilation





Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Clay 1 Marl Is

Lithology Comments

Feb 24, 2017 (A Wilson) - Francis Lake marl is of fair quality. An 11 foot section averaged 83.2% CaCO3, O.20% Fe2O3 and 1.82% insoluble.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Feb 24, 2017 (A Wilson) - Particle size is 70% finer than 325 mesh, 45% finer than 10 micron. The crude marl is 68.0 % moisture; 535 pounds of dry marl are contained in one cubic yard of the crude material.



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Proposed high priority industrial mineral resources effective reserve areas, Niagara Escarpment planning area (NEPA)

Publication Number: P1235 Scale: 1:250,000    Date: 1997

Author: Narain M., Telford P.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Marl in Ontario

Publication Number: IMR028 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Guillet G.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Geology Wiarton, Ontario

Publication Number: Map 20-1965 Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1966

Author: Caley, J F; Liberty, B A

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/108583


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