Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
Permanent Link to this Record: MDI52C12SW00002| Deposit Name(s) | Emo - 1977 |
|---|---|
| Related Deposit Type | None |
| Deposit Status | discretionary occurrence |
| Date Created | 1984-Jan-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2020-Jan-13 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | T Pettigrew |
Primary Commodities: clay
Township or Area: Lash
Latitude: 48° 37' 22.6" Longitude: -93° 49' 15.96"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 439491 Northing: 5385867 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52C12SW
Point Location Description: Description in MDC015
Location Method: data compilation
Source Map: OGS 1954, MAP 1954-2 EMO AREA, IN AR VOL 63 PT 5
Sources Map Scale: 1:50 000
Access Description: Sample was taken from a roadside bank on Highway 602 on the south side of Emo about 300 feet north of the railway.
No assessment reports were found on file
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| clay | 1 | |||
| limestone | 2 |
01/13/2020 (T Pettigrew) - Much of the terrain between Rainy River and Emo is a flat clay plain made more conspicuous by the numerous small yellow-white subangular limestone pebbles on its surface. The upper metre (3 feet) of a 3 metre (10 feet) clay section was accessible. It consists of alternating layers of yellow-brown silty clay 2.5 - 5 cm (1-2 inches) thick, and smooth grey clay up to 0.6 cm (1/4 inch) thick (Guillet, 1977). Upon firing, the clay becomes tan to cream-buff to buff in colour and the hardness varies from soft to almost hard with temperatures of 1660 F, 1840 F and 1980 F respectively (Smith et al., 1982).
Publication - Clay and Shale Deposits of Ontario, p. 113-114
Publication Number: MDC015 Date: 1977
Author: Guillet, G.R.
Publisher Name: OGS
Publication - Industrial Minerals of Northern Ontario, p. 82-83
Publication Number: OFR5388 Date: 1982
Author: Smith, V., Vos, M.A., Abolins, T.
Publisher Name: OGS
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