| Title | Status report on three-dimensional geological and hydrogeological modelling of the Paleozoic bedrock of southern Ontario |
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| Author | Carter, T R; Brunton, F R; Clark, J; Fortner, L; Freckleton, C N; Logan, C E ; Russell, H A J; Somers, M; Sutherland, L; Yeung, K H |
| Source | Summary of field work and other activities, 2017; by Easton, R M (ed.); Bajc, A F (ed.); Hamilton, S M (ed.); Rainsford, D R B (ed.); Duguet, M (ed.); Burnham, O M (ed.); Simard, R -L (ed.); Dyer, R D
(ed.); Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6333, 2017 p. 28-1-28-15  Open Access |
| Links | Online - En ligne
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| Year | 2017 |
| Alt Series | Natural Resources Canada, Contribution Series 20170369 |
| Publisher | Ontario Geological Survey |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Ontario |
| NTS | 30L; 30M; 30N; 31C; 31D; 31E/01; 31E/02; 31E/03; 31E/04; 31E/05; 31E/06; 40; 41A; 41H/01; 41H/02; 41H/03; 41H/04; 41H/05; 41H/06; 41H/07; 41H/08 |
| Area | Lake Ontario; Lake Erie; Lake Huron; Georgian Bay; Lake St. Clair; Niagara Escarpment |
| Lat/Long WENS | -83.5000 -76.0000 45.5000 41.5000 |
| Subjects | regional geology; stratigraphy; hydrogeology; Science and Technology; Nature and Environment; bedrock geology; lithology; sedimentary rocks; evaporites; salt; sandstones; shales; limestones; carbonates;
dolostones; groundwater resources; lithostratigraphy; hydrostratigraphic units; modelling; models; boreholes; oil wells; gas wells; Michigan Basin; Appalachian Basin; Algonquin Arch; Chatham Sag; Findlay Arch; Point Lambton Group; Kettle Point
Formation; Hamilton Group; Marcellus Formation; Dundee Formation; Lucas Formation; Amherstburg Formation; Onondaga Formation; Bois Blanc Formation; Bass Islands Formation; Salina Group; Guelph Formation; Lockport Group; Clinton Group; Cataract Group;
Queenston Formation; Georgian Bay Formation; Blue Mountain Formation; Trenton Group; Black River Group; Shadow Lake Formation; Niagara Cuesta; Fossil Hill Cuesta; Manitoulin Cuesta; Coboconk Cuesta; Databases; Phanerozoic; Paleozoic; Devonian;
Silurian; Ordovician |
| Illustrations | location maps; geoscientific sketch maps; stratigraphic charts; tables; 3-D models |
| Program | Groundwater Geoscience Aquifer Assessment & support to mapping |
| Released | 2017 12 07 |
| Abstract | (unpublished)
Increasing concerns about the cumulative impacts and sustainability of development in southern Ontario, particularly with respect to groundwater and surface water, requires an
improved understanding of the geology, hydrogeology, and in particular the connectivity and continuity of subcrop and subsurface. Paleozoic bedrock underlies all of south-western Ontario and the southern region of south-central Ontario, and forms
prominent geologic features. Improved geologic knowledge and mapping of these rocks supports natural resource extraction (gypsum, salt, gas, oil, aggregate), low level nuclear waste disposal (Ontario Power Generation 2017), exploitation of geothermal
energy, and sustainable waste disposal. Also, because bedrock heterogeneity constrains and controls penetration of meteoric water into the subsurface, management of groundwater for agricultural, industrial, municipal and domestic supply will be
enhanced by an improved understanding of the geometry and physical characteristics of bedrock formations. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
Progress report on the 3D modeling of the Paelozoic geology of southern ON |
| GEOSCAN ID | 306637 |
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