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Lignite and Industrial Mineral Resources possibly that of chromium in some instances. A favourable grain size distribu tion is found in sands 9,10, and 11, while the coarser sands 8 and 12 lend them selves to uses in silica brick and possibly as foundry sand. The depth to which these potentially favourable sands extend, and their proximity to transportation facilities near Smoky Falls, Harmon Township, makes deposits directly north of the Precambrian escarpment in this area par ticularly attractive. DRILLHOLE 75-06 Location: Depth: Log: McCausland Township, central part; on high ground east of Opasatika River, near river crossing. 175 m Pleistocene 52 m Mesozoic 52-140 m Paleozoic 140-175 m Due to the frequently silty nature and high content of impurities of sands in this drillhole (Figure 5.8) only sands in the upper part of the drillhole have been analysed for economic potential. Samples include 70-76 m (sand 13), 76-79 m (sand 14), 84-91.5 m (sand 15) and 91.5-99 m (sand 16). The geologic history of deposits intersected in drillhole 75-06 has not been determined unequivocally. Although the white quartz sand with transparent, angular to subrounded grains of a wide range of sizes is typical of sands of the Mattagami Formation, the possibility exists that this material has been con taminated with clays and organic debris, possibly as a result of reworking in what is now a buried river valley. Clay samples lack kaolinitic clay which is not found until below a depth of 126.5 m. The analysed sands have an unfavourable grain size distribution with too high a percentage of either fines and clay (sands 13,14, and 15) or of coarse ma terial (sand 16) to be useful as a source of glass sand. Impurities include horn blende, chlorite, biotite, magnetite, ilmenite, pyrite, siderite, zircon, and gar net. Red feldspar, white carbonate pebbles and fragments of sandstone occur in sand 16. The presence of carbonates and feldspar, although not detected visual ly, is also expressed in the chemical analyses of sands 13, 14 and 15. Conse quently the sands are also too low in silica content to be of interest as a source of glass sand. Kaolin and Fireclay Clays are the fine-grained alteration or weathering products of rock-form ing minerals. They are made up of finely comminuted clastic particles and newly-formed minerals. The newly-formed clay minerals are hydrous silicates with a layered crystal structure. Common clay minerals are kaolinitic clay, montmorillonite, and illite or hydromica. Members of the kaolinitic clay group 163
Moose River Basin of collar 3072 ft PLEISTOCENE ^"^Q?^ CLAY 16 very light grey quartz lilt. some chlorite SIS')* 325meih SAND 13: white quartz land Si0 2 930* AI2O3 5.1* Fe2O3 0.8* 313* 20AHOOmesh SAND 14 white quartz land SIO2 77.7% AI 2O3 B.7% F. 203 r1* 61.91? MMOOmeih CLAY 18 brownnh grey kaolinite P.C.E. 34 AI2O3 290?. 98.5* 325 me* SAND 15 white quart* land Si02 78.5* AI203 6.1* Fe203 1.2* 52.1* 20/+100 meih CLAY 19: browmih black kaolmi AI 2O3 21.4* 94.0* 32B mesh CLAY 20: olivine grey chloritic da P.C.E. 75 SAND 16 light grey quartz tand SiO2 70.0* AI2O3 5.3* Fe 203 1.6* 47.0* M/nOO BOTTOM OF HOLE Figure 5.8-Analyses of composite sand and clay samples, drillhole 75-06. 164
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Ontario Geological Survey Study 21
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FOREWORD MOOSE RIVER BASIN The Meso
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CONVERSION FACTORS FOR MEASUREMENTS
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Moose River Basin ABSTRACT The vast
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Moose River Basin the Paleozoic and
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Moose River Basin REFERENCES Aquita
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Moose River Basin Henley, T.J., and
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Moose River Basin Shawinigan Engine
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Moose River Basin 2.6-Log of drillh
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Moose River Basin garni and Abitibi
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Moose River Basin DEPTH METRES FEET
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Moose River Basin DEPTH ELEVATION 9
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Moose River Basin vicinity of drill
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Moose River Basin TABLE 3.1 SAND SA
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Moose River Basin PERCENTAGE 57 59
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Moose River Basin clays, carbonate,
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75-02 75-03 75 -05 75 -06 DEPTH LOG
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Moose River Basin ABSTRACT Disperse
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Moose River Basin MOOSE RIVER BASIN
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