Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
Mineral Resources Branch
Economic Geology Series ME 2006-1
By R. R. Stea, M. Feetham, S. E. Pullan, W. Ostrom, L. Baechler and R. J. Ryan
Table of Contents
- Summary
- Introduction
- Survey Methods
- Geology of the Clay and Sand Deposits
- Origin and History of the Clay and Sand Deposits in Cape Breton
- Industrial and Hydrogeological Properties and Uses of Inverness County Clay, Sand and Gravel Deposits
- Conclusions
- References
- Appendix 1. Ceramic Analyses and Interpretation from Mission Clay Products, Pittsburgh, Kansas
- Appendix 2. Sand and Gravel Occurrences in Inverness County
- Appendix 3. Pottery Evaluations of the Moran Clay
- Appendix 4. Clay Analyses from the Eden Deposit, River Denys Lowlands
- Appendix 5. Groundwater Report of the Kingsville Drillhole (KV-01-2)
- Appendix 6. Recommendations for the Evaluation of the Resource Potential of Recently Discovered Clay Deposits in Cape Breton Island