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| Record Name(s) | Amsen Quarries - Mar Quarry - 1989, Cedarwell Excavating Ltd - 2023, Bruce Marble & Stone Corp. - 1985, Moor Development Inc. - 1986, Perfect Stone Quarry - 1960, Rouse Quarries Ltd. - 1974, Clearstone Quarry - 1982 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1983-Dec-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Aug-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Dolomite (Structural Material), Dolomite (Building Stone)
Township or Area: Albemarle
Latitude: 44° 52' 12.61" Longitude: -81° 15' 45.48"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 479253.79 Northing: 4968561.62 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 41A14SW
Point Location Description: Precise, LOT: 3 CONC: 1 E.B.R.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1960-1971: Known as Perfect Stone Quarry. 1972-1980: Known as Rouse Quarry. 1982-1984: Known as Clearstone Quarry. 1984-xx: Known as Bruce Marble and Stone Quarry. 2023: Operated by Clearwater Excavating Ltd, likely as an aggregate source.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Subprovince: Niagara Escarpment
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Dolostone | 1 | Amabel Formation | Is |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dolomite | Economic | Ore |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Stratiform |
Map - Geology, Cape Croker, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Preliminary Map 19-1965
Publication Number: GSC 19-1965 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1996
Author: Caley, J F; Liberty, B A
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/108603
Publication - Geology of the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 65-41
Publication Number: Paper 65-41 Date: 1966
Author: Liberty, B.A.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100935
Map - Geology, Bruce Peninsula area, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, "A" Series Map 1194A
Publication Number: GSC Map 1194A Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1969
Author: Liberty, B A
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/108938
Mono - Limestone Industries of Ontario, Volume III --Limestone Industries and Resources of Central and Southwestern Ontario
Publication Number: NSP003A Page: 124-125 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:
Book - MNDM-SW DISTR. 1988, RES.PROP.REPT.
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996
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Book - MNR 1987, OBM 10 17 4750 49650
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996
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MonoMap - The limestone industries of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR005 Page: 59 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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MonoMap - The limestone industries of Ontario, 1958-1963
Publication Number: IMR013 Page: 59 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Building stones of Ontario, part 2, limestone
Publication Number: IMR015 Page: 19 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Stratigraphy and resource potential of the Eramosa Member (Amabel Formation), Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5662 Page: 1,2,53-56 Date: 1988
Author: Armstrong D.K., Meadows J.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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