| Deposit ID | 10023785 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I001531 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grosse Ile |
| Geographic coordinates: | -61.50908, 47.61657 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Quebec(province)
Canada(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Quebec |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Halite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Ore |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Potash | Gangue |
| Model code | 251 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35a.3 (35ac) |
| Deposit model name | Bedded salt: marine evaporite salt |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Windsor Group | ||||
| Rock description | Windsor Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -61.50908, 47.61657 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1973 |
| Discoverer | Soquem |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Canadian Salt Co. Ltd. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I001531 |
CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1989, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1989: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN MR223, UNPAGINATED
EMR, 1989
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IN MADELEINE ISLANDS AREA, 3 OR MORE E-W TRENDING STEEP ANTICLINAL RIDGES OF WINDSOR EVAPORITE BREAK THROUGH OVERLYING SEDIMENTS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1992 | Wells, Tina M. (Orris, Greta J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.