Detailed outcrop and core measured sections of Upper Cambrian and Middle Ordovician sandstones (and associated facies), southwestern Ontario / A.P. Hamblin.: M183-2/6856E-PDF

Upper Cambrian and Middle Ordovician units, particularly the Potsdam and Shadow Lake sandstone units, of southwestern Ontario may harbour potential for natural gas resources, groundwater resources, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), and/or toxic waste disposal, but have not been fully studied in detail over the region. This report presents 5 outcrop and 16 core measured sections of these strata, descriptions of the facies encountered, and a few comments on their resource potential. ...

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Department/Agency Canada. Natural Resources Canada.
Geological Survey of Canada.
Title Detailed outcrop and core measured sections of Upper Cambrian and Middle Ordovician sandstones (and associated facies), southwestern Ontario / A.P. Hamblin.
Series title Open file (Geological Survey of Canada)6856
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, 2011.
Author / Contributor Hamblin, Anthony P.
Description 15, [20] p. : figures.
Catalogue number
  • M183-2/6856E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number doi:10.4095/288671
Subject terms Stratigraphy
Sedimentology
Lithology
Cores
Sandstones
Facies
Tectonic environments
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