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MDI41A14SE00032
| Record Name(s) | Eisen Quarries Inc-Wiarton Quarry - 9999 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Producing Mine |
| Date Created | 2003-Apr-07 |
| Date Last Modified | 2021-Dec-14 |
| Created By | M Barua |
| Revised By | M Barua |
Primary Commodities: Dolostone
Township or Area: Amabel
Latitude: 44° 45' 46.17" Longitude: -81° 11' 30.94"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 484810.843 Northing: 4956621.664 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 41A14SE
Point Location Description: Centre of quarry
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 1 km north of the Wiarton-Oliphant Road on Quarry Road East Side.
New building stone quarry developed in 2002 by splitting an adjoining old quarry.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Subprovince: Michigan Basin
Formation Group: Eramosa
Geological Age: Paleozoic Geochronological Age: SILURIAN
Dec 07, 2005 (M Barua) - Brown-beige dolostone.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Dolostone | 1 | Host |
|---|
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabular | SILURIAN | OGS MAP 2582 |
Book - STRATIGRAPHY & DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRON ETC, BRUCE PENINSULA.(OPI FIELD TRIP GUIDE)
Publication Number: Guide Book Scale: Date: 2002
Author: Armstrong,D.K et al
Publisher Name:
Map - Paleozoic Geology, Central Bruce Peninsula, Southern Ontario
Publication Number: P3191 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1993
Author: Armstrong D.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
MonoMap - Paleozoic Geology of the Central Bruce Peninsula
Publication Number: OFR5856 Scale: Date: 1993
Author: Armstrong D.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Mono - Stratigraphy and resource potential of the Eramosa Member (Amabel Formation), Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5662 Scale: Date: 1988
Author: Armstrong D.K., Meadows J.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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