Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Dutchak Marble - 1996 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1996-Dec-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Marble (Building Stone)
Township or Area: Mikinak Lake Area
Latitude: 49° 15' .19" Longitude: -88° 59' .55"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 355654.719 Northing: 5457146.613 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 52H02NW
Point Location Description: Outcrop
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: GENERAL LOCATION: The occurrence is approximately 2 km (1 mile) west of Muskrat Lake. ACCESS: The area can be reached by road as follows: Travel north on Hwy. 527 for approximately 91 km. Start (0 m) -turn off Hwy. 527 to GLP camp 45 road 13.9 km (13.9 km) -turn right; sign points to Muskrat Lake 5.8 km (19.7 km) -at junction with Pebble Lake road (goes to left) go straight through 1.1 km (20.8 km) -turn left; sign to Muskrat Lake 12.3 km (33.1 km) -at junction with road to Can-opener Lake go straight through 0.8 km (33.9 km) -turn right onto Agate Lake road; Chesekan Lake road goes to the left 0.4 km (34.3 km) -turn right onto Agate Lake road; Black Bay road goes to the left 3.4 km (37.7 km) -turn right 0.5 km (38.2 km) -site.
1984: the occurrence was staked by W.D. Dutchak. These were cancelled later in the year. Mr. Dutchak was then issued a quarry permit to remove small amounts of stone.
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Nipigon Basin
Formation Group: Sibley Group
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (W Bellinger) - The area is underlain by calcareous sediments of the Mesoproterozoic Sibley Group that have been intruded by later diabase sills and dikes.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Calcite Marble | 1 | Calcareous | Layered | Host |
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| Diabase | 2 | Diabase | Sill And Dikes, Logan | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (W Bellinger) - Colour: The stone occurs as greys, greens, and reds. Texture: Hand samples show continuous and discontinuous layers. Physical Properties: Dutchak Marble Compressive Strength: 9,964 psi (68.72 MPa). Modulus of Rupture: 3,609 psi (24.97 MPa). Absorption: 0.05%. Bulk Specific Gravity: 2.69. Testing conducted by Geoscience Laboratories, Ontario Geological Survey, Toronto. Chemical Analysis: Sample No. 85MCK-0014: 25.32 SiO2, 0.75 Al2O3, 0.59 Fe2O3, 0.16 MnO, 17.56 MgO, 55.47 CaO, 0.06 Na2O, 0.00 K2O, 0.03 TiO2, 0.06 P2O5. Analyses by Geoscience Laboratory, Ontario Geological Survey, Toronto.
Mono - Dimensional Stone Occurrences and Deposits in Northwest Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5890 Date: 1994
Author: Hinz P., Landry R.M., Gerow M.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Black Sturgeon River area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R098 Page: 5 Date: 1972
Author: Coates M.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
File - Industrial minerals geologist files
Publication Number: IMF Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Thunder Bay RGP
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