Ontario Department of Mines Vol 38 (2): Sudbury Basin Area

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Ontario Department of Mines Vol 38 (2): Sudbury Basin Area

Entry/Object ID

2022.144.01

Tags

Mining History, Mining Industry, Sudbury, Ontario, District of Sudbury, The Sudbury Basin, Rocks and Minerals, Geology

Scope and Content

Book, report published by the Ontario Department of Mines on the geological makeup of the Sudbury Basin.

Context

The book discusses the different types of minerals and rocks in the Sudbury Basin. The book is broken down into chapters, they are as follows: 1. Introduction - acknowledgements - history and access - topography 2. General Geology 3. Lithology: - Onaping Volcanic Fragmentals - Onaping Tuff, Type Specimen - Massive Tuff from Trout Lake - Sheared Tuff - Fine Tuff - Volcanic Breccia and Lavas: explosive Breccia, spherulitic lava, flow breccia, rhyolite, other volcanics 4. Metamorphic Effects on the Micro-pegmatite on the Onaping Volcanics 5. Origin and Extent of the Onaping Volcanics 6. Onwatin Slate 7. Chelmsford Sandstone 8. Basic Intrusives 9. Acid Dikes: Olivine Diabase Dikes 10. Structure: the fault zone, concretions 11. Economic Geology: general description of deposits and origin, vein minerals, ore zone 12. Properties: - Treadwell Yukon - Sudbury Basin Mines - McPherson Property - Lot 7, Concession VI, Balfour Township - Foisey - Gordon Lake Mining Syndicate - Deposits in Hanmer Township - Papinau Claims, Blezard Township - Dowling Township - Lot 4, Concession V, Creighton Township - Proulx - Fairbanks Lake Mining Company Limited - Anthraxolite

Collection

Mining History, Sudbury History, District of Sudbury Collection

Cataloged By

unknown

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Report

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Administrative Records

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Ministry of Natural Resources

Date(s) of Creation

1907

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Published by the Ontario Department of Mines, now known as the Ministry of Natural Resources

Archive Items Details

Title

Ontario Department of Mines Vol 38 (2): Sudbury Basin Area

Description

Book, report published by the Ontario Department of Mines on the geological makeup of the Sudbury Basin.

Creator

A. G. Burrows, H. C. Rickaby

Date(s) of Creation

1930

Subjects

History, Mining, Mineral deposits, Rocks, Minerals

Notes

"Stock, G. R." written on the front cover

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

1895

Dimensions

Width

6-1/2 in

Length

9-3/4 in

Location

Location

Wall

Mining History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

February 4, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Stains, Tear

Date Examined

Feb 4, 2022

Materials

paper, ink, staples

Notes

The stains are on the front cover, two small tears on the spine likely caused by the staples

Provenance

Provenance Detail

George R. Stock

Owner/Agent

George R. Stock

Role

Donor/author

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on February 4, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 4, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 24, 2022