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| Record Name(s) | C.P.R. Quarry - 1880, Peninsula C.P.R. Quarry - 1880 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 2001-May-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Granite
Township or Area: Pic
Latitude: 48° 44' .18" Longitude: -86° 22' 41.85"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 545715.49 Northing: 5398004.27 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 42D09NW
Point Location Description: Quarry
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: GENERAL LOCATION: The site lies within Lot 20, Conc. X on the east side of the C.P.R. line, approximately 1 km north of Marathon (Figure 19). ACCESS: The C.P.R. quarry can be reached by following an access road which follows the tracks, north out of Marathon. The quarry is in a rock outcrop at the north end of a sand pit at the end of the road.
1880: Blocks were removed during the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The quarried blocks were used in the building of bridges to cross the Pic and Little Pic rivers. 1994: Patented claims held by the Town of Marathon.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (R Tuomi) - General Geology: The claims are underlain by Fe-rich augite syenite (Walker et al. 1992) of the Proterozoic Coldwell alkalic complex. Geological mapping over the area was done by Puskas (1967) and recently by Walker et al. (1991, 1992, 1993). Walker et al. (1992) described the iron-rich augite syenite as follows: The iron-rich augite syenite appears to be a low angle sheet-like intrusion, which dips approximately 15 degrees toward the centre of the complex. It intrudes the basaltic xenoliths of the roof pendant and the Eastern and Western Gabbro, and it has inclusions of recrystallized amphibole quartz syenite. A variation in mineralogy from the bottom to the top through the sheet is present and consists of: fayalite-iron-rich, augite-magnetite syenite; iron-rich augite syenite; fayalite-iron-rich augite syenite; and amphibole syenite.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Syenite | 1 | Augite Rich, Syenitic | Med To Course Grained | Host |
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Dec 07, 2005 (R Tuomi) - Walker et al. (1992) described the mineralogy of the iron-rich augite syenite: Iron-rich augite syenite, which forms the majority of the intrusion, typically contains iridescent tabular to lath-shaped feldspars with cryptoperthitic intergrowths and up to 30% interstitial, iron-rich augite. Variable amounts of fayalite, amphibole, aenigmatite and rare quartz occur in the subunit. COLOUR: The stone is reddish to dark brown in fresh cut surfaces. TEXTURE: The stone is coarse grained.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Augite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Fayalite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Amphibole | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Biotite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (R Tuomi) - MINERALOGY: Walker et al. (1992) described the mineralogy of the iron-rich augite syenite: Iron-rich augite syenite, which forms the majority of the intrusion, typically contains iridescent tabular to lath-shaped feldspars with cryptoperthitic intergrowths and up to 30% interstitial, iron-rich augite. Variable amounts of fayalite, amphibole, aenigmatite and rare quartz occur in the subunit. COLOUR: The stone is reddish to dark brown in fresh cut surfaces. TEXTURE: The stone is coarse grained. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS: Sample No. 85MCK-0010: 59.88 SiO2, 14.62 Al2O3, 11.59 Fe2O3, 0.29 MnO, 0.17 MgO, 2.95 CaO, 5.43 Na2O, 5.00 K2O, 0.79 TiO2, 0.08 P2O5. Analyses conducted by Geoscience Laboratories, Ontario Geological Survey, Toronto.
Dec 07, 2005 (R Tuomi) - 10) COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS: Although the C.P.R. Quarry site itself is not amenable to quarrying due to its small size, there are numerous sites in the immediate vicinity which may have potential. Since the iron-rich augite syenite outcrops over a very large area within the Coldwell Complex, there may be some suitable sites yet to be found.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1930 | 1200 | Hewitt, 1964, p. 35 | Shipped 24 carloads of black granite during 14 months of operation from 1929-30 |
Map - Port Coldwell area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0114 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Puskas F.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Dimensional Stone Occurrences and Deposits in Northwest Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5890 Page: 108-114 Date: 1994
Author: Hinz P., Landry R.M., Gerow M.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - Geology of the Port Coldwell alkalic complex
Publication Number: MP160.019 Page: 108-120 Date: 1997
Author: Walker E.C., Sutcliffe R.H., Shaw C.S.J., Shore G.T., Penczak R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Port Coldwell Complex, East Half
Publication Number: P3233 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 1993
Author: Walker E.C., Sutcliffe R.H., Shaw C.S.J., Shore G.T., Penczak R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Geology and Geomorphology of Neys Provincial Park, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Park Planning Branch Environmental Planning Series
Publication Number: MNR 1974 Date: 1974
Author: Billings, M.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Port Coldwell area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: OFR5014 Date: 1997
Author: Puskas F.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Article - Geology of the Coldwell alkaline complex
Publication Number: MP157.018 Date: 1998
Author: Walker E.C., Sutcliffe R.H., Shaw C.S.J., Shore G.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Iron ranges of northwestern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV11.011 Page: 128-151 Date: 1998
Author: Coleman A.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Book - A Contribution to the Petrology of the Coldwell Alkaline Complex, Northern Ontario
Publication Number: GSC Bull 287 Date: 1980
Author: Currie, K.L.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/106630
Mono - Building stones of Ontario, part 5, granite and gneiss
Publication Number: IMR019 Page: 35-38 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
File - Industrial minerals geologist files
Publication Number: IMF Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Thunder Bay RGP
Part - Nepheline syenites of Port Coldwell
Publication Number: ARV19-01.008 Date: 1998
Author: Kerr H.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
File - Schreiber-Hemlo Resident Geologist Mineral Deposit Files, Thunder Bay office
Publication Number: Min Dep Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Thunder Bay RGP
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